ICC World Cup 2023: Zampa not bothered about economy rate, wants to take more wickets

Panned for his poor show in the opening two World Cup matches Australias sole frontline spinner at the World Cup Adam Zampa said that expensive figures dont bother him as he bowls to get wicketsAustralia found themselves in a precarious situation after suffering backtoback losses against India and South Africa before notching up a fivewicket win over Sri Lanka on MondayAlso ReadICC World Cup 2023 Many English players are undercooked Michael AthertonZampa who has enjoyed a lot of success between the 2019 World Cup and the start of the ongoing edition flattered to deceive in the opening two games going for plenty of runsIm very good at selfreflection I look back on the first two games and Ill probably look at the last game as one where I could have made a difference there and made it easy for those other guys Zampa said after Australias winBut yeah the Indian game I mean were under the pump defending 200 and Im always going to be the guy who tries to get wickets Im not going to try and let the game peter out and let it go into nothing So yeah figures whateverHe registered figures of 053 and 170 against India and South Africa respectively for a combined figure of 1123 in 18 oversIts more about my attitude and reflecting on that too Did I bowl the ball where I wanted it to Did I make the right decisions Did I put my game on the line to try and make a difference And thats how I think about itI dont really care about combined figures Its just doing what I can to try and help win the game Zampa addedAgainst Sri Lanka too Zampa looked sluggish at the beginning giving away 22 runs in his first three overs but he roared back to form with a matchwinning spell of 447It took me a lot longer than I wanted to get into the game today Bowling to set batters as well trying to build some pressure I just wasnt really able to do thatI wont make any excuses I think I should be good enough to kind of play that role as wellThe wrist spinner revealed that he suffered random back spasm and had to undergo a fitness test before the game against Sri LankaI did a gym session a couple of nights ago and I dont know if youve ever had a back spasm but I was worse for over the last couple of daysI had to do a fitness test before the game today Yeah I felt like adrenaline was going to get me through and a bit of Panadeine Forte medicine It was a tough one to get through today but as I said one of those random ones that will wear off in the next day or soCummins spell changed the energy for usWith Sri Lanka going strong following a 125run opening stand between Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka it was skipper Pat Cummins who stepped up dismissing both openers before producing a direct throw to mark the end of Dunith WellalageI thought Cummins spell in particular was a bit of a game changer for us and even his energy in the field the runout after the rain break yeah it changed the energy for usHe kind of led from the front His spell changed the momentum of the game And then same as in the field that run out those little things can turn scores from 210 to 260 and its game on So he particularly led from the front Zampa saidAustralia fly off to Bengaluru for their next game against Pakistan on FridayAfter the first two games theres definitely a flat feeling in the changing rooms We all know that you could probably go from 1 to 11 and say we all could do our roles a little bit better particularly those first two gamesBut we know as boss Cummins said the other day we get backed into a corner and guys step up and we get on a roll then anything can happen Its a World Cup so get on a rollObviously really big game against Pakistan in Bangalore and if we can put it all together and play a good game there you go 2 and 2 and the feelings much better he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever