Mitchell Starc on 2018-19 series: I let the noise get to me

Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc says he let the noise get to him when India toured Australia two years ago but couldnt care less now as he gears up for the upcoming home Test series against Virat Kohlis team Starc had received flak for his performance against India after taking 13 wickets during the fourTest series in 201819I think I let the noise get to me to be perfectly honest which is a big reason why I dont pay attention to anything now Starc was quoted as saying by cricketcomau By the end of that summer I was just running in and trying to bowl as fast as I could just to focus on one thing It worked out for the last Test of that summerAustralia lost their firstever Test series to India at home in 201819 going down 12 India is set to tour Australia again for three T20Is as many ODIs and four Tests next month The noise just got to me and so did people who really didnt have any part of the team who voiced opinions which theyre entitled to but now I just couldnt care less what people say said StarcI just dont need to listen to that stuff anymore I dont read it and Im a happier person for it As long as I have people around me who I trust talking to and in the changeroom as well that positive reinforcement is there no matter what Starc said he made some technical changes during last years Sheffield Shield games ahead of the home series against Pakistan after struggling to strike a balance between accuracy and pace during the AshesIts something I changed in between Shield games last year A big part of it was around the philosophy we had in England during the Ashes about controlling the scoreboard and having a really tight pitch map said the 30yearold who played just one Test in the Ashes For me being stuck in controlling that and still trying to bowl really fast thats something I didnt quite have a huge control of coming out of England It was either trying to bowl really tight or bowl really fast Those little changes help me do both easier and with smaller margins of error That was the basis of the change still being able to bowl pretty fast and have better control of where I put the ballWhile Starc along with spinner Nathan Lyon is set to turn up for the Blues against Queensland on Friday his pace colleagues in the Test team Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins and the Indian pacers selected for the tour are currently busy in the IPL in UAE Starc who had skipped the IPL to be with his family said only time will tell if his extra firstclass preparation would hand him an advantage in the upcoming seriesTo have a couple of Shield games now to just focus on that and continue to reinforce some of the little changes Ive made over the last couple of months its a good chance to make that happen against some good domestic playersThe wickets have been quite flat here so its just a chance to hone those skills on wickets that arent offering too much You can look at it either way the guys over in the IPL are over there playing an extremely high level of cricket but I get to hone my skills with the red ballKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereAlso download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis 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