'Guys will be hurting': Ryan Cook after Australia crush Netherlands' spirit at World Cup 2023

Nerlands' World Cup 2023 dreams took a significant hit as y suffered a crushing defeat at hands of Australia, leaving ir aspirations for a semi-final spot hanging by a thread. Dutch team had displayed promise with an early upset win against South Africa, igniting hopes of a meaningful campaign in tournament. However, ir latest performance against Australia exposed ir vulnerabilities.

3 things you need to kw

• Nerlands were bundled out for 90 while chasing 400 runs 
• Ryan Cook identified shortcomings that contributed to defeat 
• Cook urged Nerlands to seize even half-chances against star players

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Australia put up a formidable total of 399/8, with Nerlands failing to find answers in bowling department. ir response was dismal, as y were bundled out for a mer 90 runs in just 21 overs. stark contrast between ir pre-match optimism and reality of game was evident.

Ryan Cook, coach of Dutch side, expressed his disappointment, ackwledging pain in changing room. He highlighted disparity between ir pre-match aspirations and ir actual performance, emphasising need for consistent execution of ir game plans to compete with top-tier teams like Australia.

" guys will be hurting in changing room, for sure," Cook said during post-match press conference. "We talked a good game before game, and we didn't play a good game of cricket. We didn't execute our plans quite like we wanted to and n fight that we have shown in lots of matches - we saw only glimpses of that.

"We need to play better cricket for a lot longer if we're going to compete with teams like Australia. Resilience is something as I say we pride ourselves on as a team. We'll be able to get back up for next game and learn our lessons from that."

Ryan Cook wants Nerlands to seize half-chances

Cook identified ir inconsistency in field as a contributing factor to ir defeat, despite some outstanding diving stops. An expensive dropped catch off Glenn Maxwell's bat, when he was on 26, proved costly. Teja Nidamanuru, running back from mid off, could t hold on to catch off bowling of Paul van Meekeren.

Cook stressed importance of seizing even half-chances against formidable players to improve ir chances of victory. "When se types of players give you chances, even if y're half chances, you do have to take m to be able to give yourself a good chance of victory," said Cook.

After an early flurry of boundaries from Vikramjit Singh, who scored a run-a-ball 25, rest of batting lineup crumbled swiftly. lackluster performance with bat left Nerlands with more questions than answers.

Nerlands must regroup, learn from ir mistakes, and rediscover ir fighting spirit to bounce back in upcoming matches. road to semi-finals is challenging, but Dutch team is determined to prove y are more than just participants in this World Cup.