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Weatherald hopeful tweaks will be seen in Darwin Bangladesh series

Weatherald hopeful tweaks will be seen in Darwin Bangladesh series
There's been a few tweaks; hopefully someone sees it, says Weatherald ahead of Bangladesh series · thehansindia.com

Cricket is a sport where batters try to score runs with a bat.

Jake Weatherald plays for Australia's national cricket team.

He is going back to Darwin, the city where he was born and raised, to play a series against Bangladesh.

Before this series, he practiced in England with a county team called Leicestershire.

While he was there, he made a few small changes to his batting technique.

He wants to hit the ball straighter and hit the stumps more often.

Jake is the first Test cricketer who was born and brought up in Darwin, so local fans are very excited to see him play.

He knows he might face more criticism if he does not perform well at home.

Jake also knows he needs to score runs to keep his place in the Test team.

He hopes his tweaks will help him do that.

Key facts

Player
Jake Weatherald, Australia opening batter
Opponent
Bangladesh
Venue
Marrara Stadium, Darwin
Ashes debut
Averaged 22.33 across 10 innings against England
Preparation
County Championship stint with Leicestershire
Domestic team
Tasmania
Series opportunity
Two games; up to four innings to score runs
Milestone
Darwin's first-born-and-bred Test cricketer

Quotes

Jake Weatherald

Australian Test cricketer and opening batter

“"There's been a few tinkerings, hopefully someone sees it. It feels like I'm completely different, but everyone says I'm still pretty similar, which is sort of what I wanted a little bit."”
thehansindia.com

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