Nathan Ellis, whose well-disguised first-ball slower supply bamboozled Eire opener Ross Adair in its T20 World Cup opener right here Wednesday, mentioned he “doesn’t wish to really feel any stress” about not bowling a selected supply simply because he’s beginning his spell.
Within the absence of males like Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, Ellis stepped up because the chief of the Australian tempo assault and returned glorious figures of 4/12, together with bowling that lovely slower ball from the again of his hand that crashed into Adair’s stumps.
On the post-match press convention, Ellis was requested to speak by the choice and the arrogance to bowl that supply first up.
“Yeah, one thing that I’ve actually tried to problem myself on a bit of bit is making an attempt to bowl at first ball. I combine it up, I bowl at first ball some video games, some video games I don’t, however I would like to have the ability to just about bowl something, any ball that I’ve, first ball of a sport,” Ellis mentioned.
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“I exploit the Huge Bash loads to problem myself to do this. You get a whole lot of completely different situations, a whole lot of completely different wickets, a whole lot of completely different batters. So yeah, I don’t wish to really feel any stress or nervousness to not bowl a sure ball simply because it’s the primary ball.”
This was Ellis’ career-best efficiency whereas skilled leg-spinner Adam Zampa bagged 4 himself.
“I don’t take a look at myself because the chief of the (tempo) assault. It means loads for me to be right here within the Australian jersey at a World Cup. That’s most likely the largest factor.
“So we’ve had a extremely good lead in. We’re all trying ahead to tonight. So yeah, good to get the primary one out of the way in which and a win on the board.”
Australia, whose first-choice pacers had been dominated out with accidents within the run-up to the match, noticed skipper Mitchell Marsh miss the sport attributable to a groin damage, additional weakening the aspect, however it overcame that to begin its marketing campaign on rousing word.
“Yeah, he’s been a bit of bit sore over the previous couple of days, so poor bugger, you don’t envy a person in that place. We type of received an inkling most likely yesterday and it type of performed out at present, so by no means an amazing situation for the workforce whenever you lose a captain, but additionally for the one that goes to mattress final evening considering they’re not taking part in after which has to come back in,” Ellis mentioned.
“However by way of disruption with the workforce, we’ve received the simplest, most easy-going group on this planet. Travis Head stepped in as captain and his coronary heart fee most likely doesn’t get above 25 at the very best of occasions.
“So yeah, fortunately, clearly, all of us need Mitchie there, and we love Mitchie main us. However yeah, it wasn’t spoken about an excessive amount of, and we simply attempt to hit the bottom operating.”
Requested about an replace on Tim David’s possibilities of taking part in within the the following sport, he mentioned he has been coaching properly.
“I hope so. Tim, he’s chomping on the bit to get a sport, and he’s coaching rather well. He’s hitting the ball so far as I’ve seen him hit the ball, he’s had six weeks at house, which he doesn’t typically get to try to get himself match and powerful and get within the health club.
“So, yeah, he’s flying, he’s operating, fielding. And yeah, as I mentioned, he’s hitting the ball miles. So I hope we’d see him within the subsequent sport. If not, possibly the sport after that. Undecided,” Ellis mentioned.
Printed on Feb 11, 2026