The first five-Test series between Australia and India in more than three decades has finally arrived, as the world cricket heavyweights face off at Perth’s Optus Stadium.
Australia take the field with the oldest team it’s fielded in 80 years of competition against India, as the Pat Cummins-led side strives to end the Border-Gavaskar trophy curse – while India has dropped some selection bombshells of their own.
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In our exclusive Q&A with Robert “Crash” Craddock during the lunch break, the esteemed cricket writer provided more insight into Hazlewood.
He owns one of the greatest, improbable returns to international cricket in the game, and is now being counted upon to deliver India out of trouble against Australia.
Rishabh Pant is the most recognisable batsmen left in India’s lineup, after a horror collapse left the tourists fighting at 6-74.
And who better to have at the crease?
Pant has averaged 62 on his two Australian tours and will never be forgotten for his cavalier 89 not out which broke Australia’s three-decade unbeaten run at the Gabba in January 2021.
Mitchell Marsh has a second scalp in front of his home crowd!
The big Bison brought out an epic celebration as he had Washington Sundar, but needed reassurance from the umpire that the Indian off-spinner was, indeed, out, after he didn’t appeal.
The Australians went up as one, Marsh took 토토사이트 off down the pitch but Sundar lingered at the crease long enough to plant a seed of doubt in the West Australian’s mind.
There wasn’t any doubt
The wizards at CricViz have churned through the numbers to uncover the stats behind Australia’s dominant start to the Perth Test.
Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins combined to keep India on the back foot throughout the first session, and the stats show how they did it.
The trio peppered the channel outside off stump, and were duly rewarded, taking 4-27 off 79 balls bowled in the channel.
And when they hit good and hard lengths, the 6-10m region, they took a staggering 4-8 off 91 balls.
The Bison will feed too!
Mitchell Marsh is in only his second over after taking the first ball after lunch, and he’s added another wicket to the scorebook to leave India wallowing.
Dhruv Jurel, who made his Test debut against England earlier this year, raced to 11 off 20 balls with two boundaries punctuating a more high-tempo innings to what we’ve seen so far.
Hometown hero Mitch Marsh has swung into action with the first over after lunch, as Australia seek to build on their dominant opening session.
Two wickets each for Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc have left India reeling at 4-51, though the controversial dismissal of KL Rahul is still dominating talk.