Matt Renshaw focused ahead of the 2nd Test against Bangladesh

Australia Test opener Matt Renshaw has his focus on the upcoming 2nd Test match against Bangladesh at Chittagong as his side aims to avoid a whitewash. With increasing talks about the upcoming Ashes, Renshaw says that he is currently looking forward to the game against Bangladesh and is learning about commanding spin from his partner David Warner.

Warner, who is well known for his atrocious record in the sub-continent and faltering to spin, struck a brilliant hundred in the 4th innings of the first Test at Dhaka. Renshaw added that the senior pro’s approach in the 2nd innings was visible the way he tackled compared to in the first innings. The 21-year-old scored 45 crucial runs in their first innings after the Aussies were reduced to 33/4.

“You could see the difference from his first innings to the second innings, how light on his feet and how easy it was for him to move out to the ball and then back – as far back as possible,” Renshaw said about Warner. “You hear the greats talk about batting on the subcontinent and it’s trying to get to the ball and smother it or get right back and play it as late as you can,” Renshaw added.

Does height make a difference?

Speaking to the reporters in Chittagong, he felt that himself and Warner batting together makes it difficult for to the bowling side given their contrasting heights. “I’m not a bowler myself but I know that it’s probably tougher to find your length especially against someone who’s as tall as me and as short as Davey. So I think it’s going to be interesting,” the sturdy opener said on Saturday.

Reflecting on the team’s position after the loss in the first Test, the left-hander from Queensland stated that defeats like these give a chance to youngsters in the team to learn from the seniors for the future.

“We’re all new to the team – Ash (Ashton Agar) played four years ago and came back and it’s good to see that he’s come back so well in that first Test. I think we’re all just trying to learn. We’re all quite young and we’ve all got a lot of cricket ahead of us so we just want to try and learn off the senior players and try and help build a bit of our own culture for the future,” he further mentioned.