Australia expect to have Steve Smith fit for the first Test of the series against India, who named their XI on the eve of the day-night contest in Adelaide.
Australia and India begin their four-Test series바카라 웹사이트in Adelaide바카라 웹사이트on Thursday, with바카라 웹사이트opening batsmen for both teams바카라 웹사이트in the spotlight ahead of the day-night contest.바카라 웹사이트 Tour Schedule바카라 웹사이트|바카라 웹사이트Photo Gallery바카라 웹사이트|바카라 웹사이트News
Already without the injured David Warner, Australia were seemingly set to hand an international debut to바카라 웹사이트Will바카라 웹사이트Pucovski바카라 웹사이트until the 22-year-old was ruled out due to concussion.바카라 웹사이트
Pucovski바카라 웹사이트was struck by a bouncer while playing for Australia A in the first of two warm-up fixtures against India, forcing the hosts to think again over their options at the top of the order.
Captain Tim Paine confirmed on the eve of the game that a decision has been made on the final XI, though he would not reveal it. Joe Burns – who바카라 웹사이트managed just five runs in the tour games when playing for Australia's바카라 웹사이트second string – is expected to keep his place.
Matthew Wade could바카라 웹사이트be promoted to fill the other opening spot. In바카라 웹사이트the middle order, Australia are hopeful Steve바카라 웹사이트Smith will be fit to play.바카라 웹사이트Hampered by a bad back in the build-up, the former skipper did practise on Wednesday.
Coach Justin Langer backed Wade to produce as an opener바카라 웹사이트prior to the series,바카라 웹사이트calling him Australia's바카라 웹사이트"Mr바카라 웹사이트Fix It"바카라 웹사이트as he told the media: "He can definitely do it. We've just got to work out what the best makeup of our team is going to be."
Cameron Green is set to play in his first Test바카라 웹사이트having been바카라 웹사이트a바카라 웹사이트doubt바카라 웹사이트himself바카라 웹사이트due to concussion. The 21-year-old – who바카라 웹사이트has scored 363 runs at an average of 72.6바카라 웹사이트in the바카라 웹사이트Sheffield Shield바카라 웹사이트this바카라 웹사이트season – is "pretty good to go", according to바카라 웹사이트Paine.
India바카라 웹사이트- holders of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy바카라 웹사이트who will aim to seize on any vulnerability in the home side - have announced their line-up.
Mayank Agarwal, who scored 177 runs in his two Test appearances in the triumphant 2018-19 series on Australian soil, will바카라 웹사이트open along with바카라 웹사이트Prithvi Shaw, meaning no place for Shubman바카라 웹사이트Gill.바카라 웹사이트
Virat Kohli is captain, of course,바카라 웹사이트but this will be his only Test outing on the tour. The talismanic batsman바카라 웹사이트is to return home after the pink-ball game to be바카라 웹사이트present at the birth of his first child, with Ajinkya Rahane바카라 웹사이트set to take over in charge of the team for the remainder of the trip.
Kohli will hope to depart on a winning note, and for that to happen India's pace bowlers will be key.바카라 웹사이트Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami and바카라 웹사이트Jasprit Bumrah are the trio selected, while바카라 웹사이트Wriddhiman Saha is the wicketkeeper ahead of바카라 웹사이트Rishabh Pant.
DAY-NIGHT CLASSIC IN STORE?
Australia and India will be playing against바카라 웹사이트each other in a day-night Test for the first time. They are the only two sides with a 100 per cent winning record in such fixtures, albeit the visitors바카라 웹사이트have played in just one - and that was on home soil - compared to seven for Australia.
India's second game with Australia A was played under바카라 웹사이트floodlights in Sydney, with Rahane noticing a difference to how the pink ball behaves during the switch from natural to artificial light.
"Batting in twilight, those 40-50 minutes is the key. If you bat well in that period, it becomes really good," India's vice-captain said, according to ESPNCricinfo.
KOHLI AIMS TO LEAVE LASTING IMPRESSION
Kohli has scored six hundreds in 12 Tests on Australian soil, four of which came in a sensational tour in 2014-15 that saw him finish with an outstanding바카라 웹사이트average of 86.5.
However, India's captain will only get one game to make an impact on this series. His departure will leave a huge hole in the바카라 웹사이트batting line-up, though that does also offer바카라 웹사이트an opportunity for someone else to step in and fill the void.
They will at least still have바카라 웹사이트Cheteshwar Pujara,바카라 웹사이트the star performer in Australia two years ago when averaging바카라 웹사이트74.42 to be named player of the series, helping바카라 웹사이트India record a famous 2-1 triumph.
KEY OPTA FACTS
- India secured their first Test series triumph away in Australia when they last visited (2-1 result in 2018-19) ending a drought of 11 series (D3, L8) without success.
- Australia have won 10 of their last 12 series at home (L2). As well as India, the other team to prevail there were South Africa, by a 2-1 scoreline in 2016.
- Nathan Lyon (50) needs six more wickets to equal Shane Warne (56) for the most in Tests at the Adelaide Oval. His best match figures at the ground came against India (12-286).
- Marnus Labuschagne has a Test batting average of 85.4 on Australian soil. Only two players (with a바카라 웹사이트minimum of 10 innings) have managed better: Donald Bradman (98.2) and Adam Voges (86.3).