Australia’s senior bowlers must step up to help captain Tim Paine lead an inexperienced team during their next tour against Pakistan, Mitchell Starc has said. Australia head to the United Arab Emirates for a test series slated for October.
Starc said senior players such as himself, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins should support Paine.
“It’s obviously a younger team and there’s some changing faces,” Starc told on Monday.
“I guess as someone who’s been around for a bit longer than some of the other guys, along with Josh and probably Pat as well now … (it’s time) for us to step up a little bit in those senior ranks and maybe have a little bit more of a voice along with Painey there and help him along.”
Australia has a hectic schedule in next four months. The UAE tour will precede a four-test series against India on home soil starting in December, which will be followed by two tests against Sri Lanka.
