Travis Head blew England away in Perth with his match-winning century but the tourists reckon they can take him down if he tries similar tactics in the second Test at the Gabba.
Ben Stokes’ Bazballers are desperate to avoid going 2-0 down in the Ashes in Thursday’s showdown in Brisbane and after dominating the Aussies in the first innings at Optus Stadium, they are keen to make amends for their day-two capitulation.
Much has been made of their batting meltdown but their bowlers sprayed the ball all over the place after Head was elevated to opener for Australia’s run-chase.
Brydon Carse took the only two wickets to fall and he is confident the touring attack can nullify Head in the return bout.
“If (Head) does open the batting again, we’ve got set plans that we’ll look to use,” Carse said.
“I don’t think anything changes from our mindset.”
England will be without Mark Wood after the veteran quick was ruled out with a knee injury and allrounder Will Jacks is firming for a recall ahead of Josh Tongue to boost their batting depth and also give them a spin option.
“I’d like to think there’ll certainly be moments in this game and throughout the series where we can have that sort of impact on the Australian batting line-up,” Carse said.
“Certainly, we’ve got to take massive amounts of confidence from that first day in Perth.
“Reflecting back on it in that second innings, someone played a phenomenal knock over a two-hour period.
Brydon Carse. (Photo by Andy Kearns/Getty Images)
“Sometimes you’ve just got to take your hats off to that.”
England are at a massive disadvantage when it comes to experience in day-night Tests but Carse thinks they can overcome that in Brisbane.
“It certainly is very evident how their new-ball bowling goes with the new ball,” Carse said.
“They strike early and I think that’s going to be important.
“They’ve played some really good cricket with the pink ball. I’d like to say that we’ve had a look at their stuff that they’ve done over the years.”
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