The Aussies ruled the world for a long time but they found it difficult to maintain their superiority following retirement of bowlers like Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.
‘If you look at the standard of bowling it’s really changed. At one time they had four frontline bowlers, all great bowlers, match-winners,’ Misbah said.
‘Now it’s a bit changed. They don’t have Warne especially. He was one of the legends of spin bowling. So Australia is suffering a bit of a problem in their bowling, but they’re still a good team. You still have to work hard and you have to play well against them.’
He believes Aussies still pose a difficult task for a young Pakistan side with or without skipper Ponting who is battling for fitness after an elbow injury.
‘They are still performing well and giving tough time to their opponents. It is really tough to beat them in their own conditions. You have to play well to compete with Australia in Australia,’ he maintained.
Misbah, who was called up in place of Younis Khan who preferred to miss the tour citing poor form, said the side responded well to replacement skipper Mohammad Yousuf.
‘Yousuf is a leading run-getter and a senior player, so everyone respects him. Batsmen and bowlers are just looking to their jobs and playing as a unit. Change of captaincy is not an issue to any of them.’
Pakistan trained at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.—Agencies
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