AUS vs IND: Justin Langer highlights Australia's batting woes ahead of pink-ball Test
Cricket | December 14, 2020 23:23 ISTThe Australians are fretting over the form of Joe Burns who has been their regular opener with David Warner.
The Australians are fretting over the form of Joe Burns who has been their regular opener with David Warner.
Australian pacer will rejoin the squad in Adelaide on Monday ahead of the first test against India at the venue from December 17.
Marsh, who last played Test cricket against India in January 2019, has opened 4 times in Test cricket and averages 40 with 69 as his highest score.
As per the initial plans, the Australia team members were expected to leave for Adelaide Oval for the first Test, that begins on December 17.
A swashbuckling Pandya struck 42 not out off 22 balls as he finished what Shikhar Dhawan had set out to achieve with a scintillating 36-ball 52 to set up India's series-clinching six-wicket win.
Jadeja was hit on the helment during his knock of 44 off 23 and shortly before he had incurred a hamstring injury for which a physio had come in to the field to ease the pain.
The first Test between India and Australia takes place in Adelaide between December 17-21.
Langer said that given the great cricketers who will be playing the series, the competitive energy would be intense enough on its own.
India are touring Australia with a lethal bowling attack, led by pace-spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, and comprising Mohammed Shami, Navdeep Saini and Shardul Thakur.
Green has been rated highly by the likes of Greg Chappell, who called the 21-year-old the best batting talent he had seen since the great Ricky Ponting.
Cricket Australia replaced him with pace bowler Andrew Tye for the series which includes three ODIs and three T20 Internationals.
It was in August 1994 when a 23-year-old Justin Langer wrote to Sir Don Bradman on how to become a successful Test cricketer.
India had beaten Australia 2-1 a couple of years ago to register their first Test series win on Australian soil.
Australia head coach has hinted that he is likely to stick with Joe Burns at the opening position with David Warner for the first Test against India despite young Will Pucovski's incredible form.
Australia coach Justin Langer heaped praise on Indian captain Virat Kohli, saying that he is "probably the best player I've seen in my life."
After being criticised for not taking a knee to recognise the Black Lives Matter movement during the tour of England in September, Australia cricket coach Justin Langer on Friday
The Australian players return home from IPL to undergo quarantine at the Sydney Olympic Park following which they immediately enter the long series against India,
India registered their first-ever Test series victory Down Under in 2018-19, and Australia coach Justin Langer has said that the players "still have bitter taste" from that series.
Australia coach Justin Langer is not in the favour of fielding separate XIs across different parts of the globe.
The series, India's first since February-March contest in New Zealand, is set to start on December 3 but there is still some confusion over the venues since different Australian states have different lockdown protocols.
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