india vs australia
There are less than 24 hours left for the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to begin. Before the Test match to be played at Optus Stadium in Perth, all eyes are on India’s playing eleven, about which many speculations are being made. All-rounders Nitish Reddy and Harshit Rana are being predicted to debut in the first test. However, for this we will have to wait for the morning of 22nd November. Although everyone is waiting for India’s playing-11, but Australia’s line-up also cannot be ignored. After the retirement of David Warner, the Kangaroo team is looking for a solid opener. Steve Smith was tried as Warner’s replacement but to no avail. In this way Smith had to return to number 4 again. This left Australia’s opening slot vacant, where currently 25-year-old all-rounder Nathan McSweeney is certain to get a chance.
Young player will debut
Nathan McSweeney recently scored 166 runs at an average of 55 in 4 innings of 2 unofficial test matches against India A. He was the top run scorer in this series. Now it will be interesting to see how Nathan performs against bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj during the debut Test in Perth. The biggest burden of Australia’s batting will be on the middle order which is very strong.
solid middle order
There are dangerous batsmen like Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh in the middle order who can become a cause of concern for the Indian bowlers. Among these, Travis Head can be the biggest threat to India, because last year he performed brilliantly against India in 2 ICC finals. At the same time, due to his excellent form in Sheffield Shield, Alex Carey has managed to make his place in the team as a wicketkeeper-batsman. The responsibility of fast bowling will be on the shoulders of captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood while Nathan Lyon will handle the spin.
Australia’s probable playing eleven for Perth Test against India: Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
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