Aus vs Ind: Australia to not change line-up for Boxing Day Test, hints coach Justin Langer
Cricket | December 24, 2020 8:06 ISTThe Australian head coach says he would have to be very courageous to change a team that won so convincingly in Adelaide.
The Australian head coach says he would have to be very courageous to change a team that won so convincingly in Adelaide.
Feels Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami absences have done irreparable damage to India's series-winning ambitions.
The legendary cricketer suggests KL Rahul as the opener instead of Prithvi Shaw; Shubman Gill in the lower middle-order.
Chappell rejected the idea of banning bouncer delivery altogether after recent India vs Australia was marked by a series of blows to the head and concussion-related substitutes.
Oz opener Joe Burns warns they are the best team in the world and are capable of winning at any venue as they did in Adelaide two days ago.
Following a horrendous batting show against Australia in the first Test, where defensive frailties were exposed, Dravid coming to the team's aid in Australia could be the morale boost the squad needs.
The player of the match medal for the upcoming second Test between India and Australia will honour pioneering Australian aboriginal player Johnny Mullagh.
Burns shows confidence in the Australian team saying they are currently the best team in the world.
Burns gives a tongue-in-cheek reply when asked what advice will he give to struggling Indian opener Prithvi Shaw.
The legendary cricketer feels if injured Shami doesn’t recover in time, then Ishant Sharma must be sent to Australia immediately as Navdeep was unimpressive in the warm-up game.
The Oz pacer acknowledged the help offered by the lively track here and wants a similar "sporting" pitch for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne
Following Adelaide Test debacle, Dilip Vengsarkar feels the team will be further demoralised in Kohli's absence and Rahul Dravid would be the right person to be in Australia and give morale boost to the players.
Shaw scored four runs over two innings and it was evident that Aussie pacers came in with the plan to exploit his fault in technique, feels the legendary wicket-keeper.
Cricket Australia interim chief executive Nick Hockley says two and a half weeks time before the third Test keeps them hopeful despite closure of New South Wales border recently due to COVID-19.
Aus vs Ind: Following Adelaide Test debacle, Manjrekar says this was India’s worst batting performance in their 88 years of Test cricket.
Following India’s humiliating defeat in Adelaide Test, Ricky Ponting said India need to strengthen their batting by including Rishabh Pant as he feel there’s nobody left to pick them up with Virat Kohli gone.
Australia vs India: The Daily Telegraph has reported that the New Year’s Test in Sydney could be shifted to another venue due to rising number of COVID-19 cases in New South Wales.
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami's participation in the remainder of the Test series against Australia was thrown into doubt on Saturday after he suffered a wrist injury in the opening Test here and found himself "unable to even lift his arm".
After getting somewhat subdued by Indian batsmen in the first innings, Hazlewood said he is surprised at how Indian wickets fell so quickly after tweaking the line and length on Day 3
After an emphatic eight-wicket win over India with two days to spare, the man of the match admitted he expected a real dog fight from the visitors given the quality of their pace attack.
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