‘You don’t take anyone lightly’ - Andrew McDonald ahead of Australia’s World Cup clash against Netherlands

Andrew McDonald, Australia's coach, stated that no team can be taken lightly ahead of their ODI World Cup clash against the Netherlands. Australia and the Netherlands will square off at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 25.

McDonald heaped praise on the Netherlands, given their exceptional performance against South Africa at the HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala, in which Scott Edwards and Co. won by 38 runs.

“I think that the Netherlands have shown against South Africa what they’re capable of, and they’ve got some really good players in decent form as well. Even coming into the tournament, you don’t take anyone lightly. There’s a lot to be gained out of impressive performances against teams that you’re saying that we should beat. They’re sitting in their camp saying we’ve got an opportunity to knock Australia over. We’ve got a few little moving parts [to address],” McDonald was quoted as saying by WAtoday. 

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We have got a short turnaround to the New Zealand game but our focus is firmly on that Dutch game: McDonald

After meeting the Netherlands, Australia will play New Zealand three days apart. However, Andrew McDonald stated that their focus is mainly on the game against the Dutch team. The Aussie coach went on to say that Australia will field their best XI against the Netherlands on Wednesday. 

“We won’t be resting anyone. There won’t be any designed rests. If they are to miss the game, it would be through potential niggles. We have got a short turnaround to the New Zealand game [next Saturday] but our focus is firmly on that Dutch game. 

“We’ve got a big break on the back of New Zealand, not that the players will be thinking about that at this point in time. We feel there’s an ample gaps with the way the tournament is structured that you can get your best players through all the games,” the coach added.

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