Australian tour of India 2023

[locky801]

Cummins remaining home and Smith to captain the side in the third test

[The Dark Knight]

Cummins remaining home and Smith to captain the side in the third test

His mother is ill and in palliative care.
https://www.cricket.com.au/news/pat-cum ... 2023-02-24

[Booney]

F*ck cricket then. Hope he holds her tight.

[northerner]

Very sad circumstances for the skipper.

However, along with Warners injury, these two developments allow selectors to move in the direction they should have but wouldn't have...

Warner/Renshaw and Cummins out
Green and starc in...

That line up is as good as we have. (Although a decent leggie instead of a half decent left arm spinner would be a bonus).

[The Dark Knight]

Update on Mitchell Starc
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indi ... hy-1360906

[Armchair expert]

Update on Mitchell Starc
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indi ... hy-1360906

So Starc for Cummins and Green for WarnerRenshaw

Only other players still over there are Morris & Boland I think

[Lightning McQueen]

Update on Mitchell Starc
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indi ... hy-1360906

So Starc for Cummins and Green for WarnerRenshaw

Only other players still over there are Morris & Boland I think

Khawaja
Head
Labia
Smith
Handscomb
Green
Carey
Starc
Lyon
Potter
Kuhners

It does look a little more balanced but we need a ton from someone, I just think if it isn't Usi then it isn't coming.

Gonna be a good audition for Head and Handscomb, the latter will be hoping Head succeeds at the top of the order to make his middle order spot safer, I'm not a fan of having 4 right handers occupying spots 3 to 6 though.

[amber_fluid]

Head can’t open in England it’ll be like a lamb to a slaughter.
He nicks up far too often.
Leave him at 5.

If he makes runs in India opening what then?
Warner finished?

[Lightning McQueen]

Head can’t open in England it’ll be like a lamb to a slaughter.
He nicks up far too often.
Leave him at 5.

If he makes runs in India opening what then?
Warner finished?

I agree, he has made his craft at 5, Handscomb is quality though.

I think Bancroft goes to England, he will wanna wear some earplugs though, I think his return to test cricket was in England though where he failed miserably.

[The Dark Knight]

I think Bancroft goes to England, he will wanna wear some earplugs though, I think his return to test cricket was in England though where he failed miserably.

Yes it was, made 8 and 7 in the first test and 13 and 16 in the second then was dropped for Marcus Harris.

[Aerie]

Should be:

Khawaja
Labuschagne
Handscomb
Smith
Head
Green
Carey
Starc
Boland
Lyon
Murphy

[The Dark Knight]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rohi ... st-1361038

Rohit Sharma has hinted that India could request a green pitch for the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test in Ahmedabad if they win the third Test in Indore and seal their place in the World Test Championship final. India, currently 2-0 up in the four-Test series, need one more win to confirm their place in the WTC final, which is set to be played at The Oval from June 7 to 11.

Australia are the other favourites to play the final, with Sri Lanka also in with an outside chance.

India have prepared seamer-friendly home pitches in the past with an eye on preparing for major away tours. In the 2017-18 season, shortly before a tour of South Africa, they played on a greentop at Eden Gardens against Sri Lanka - the seamers took 32 of the 35 wickets that fell in the Test match.

On Tuesday, Rohit said something similar could be on the cards if India go 3-0 up in Indore, setting up a potential WTC final dress rehearsal in pace-friendly conditions in Ahmedabad. He added, however, that selection could prove tricky, given that Shardul Thakur, India's preferred pace-bowling allrounder in overseas conditions, isn't part of their squad for this series, and has not played competitive cricket in over a month. Rohit attended Thakur's wedding during the break between the second and third Tests.

"There is definitely a possibility of that," Rohit said. "We've already spoken about it. We need to get the guys ready for it as well.

"The important one is Shardul Thakur, because he comes into that plan for us. I don't know how ready he is, knowing that he just got married. We don't know how many overs he has bowled. But yeah, that thought process is definitely there. If we do what we do here and we get the result we want, we might think of doing something different in Ahmedabad for sure."

[locky801]

India won the toss and batting

Starc and Green back in playing 3 spinners again

[Armchair expert]

Update on Mitchell Starc
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indi ... hy-1360906

So Starc for Cummins and Green for WarnerRenshaw

I AM THE ARMCHAIR EXPERT

[Corona Man]

Update on Mitchell Starc
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indi ... hy-1360906

So Starc for Cummins and Green for WarnerRenshaw

I AM THE ARMCHAIR EXPERT

Was paying $1.05.

[locky801]

Gill in for Rahul and Yadav for Shami

[Armchair expert]

Update on Mitchell Starc
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/indi ... hy-1360906

So Starc for Cummins and Green for WarnerRenshaw

I AM THE ARMCHAIR EXPERT

Was paying $1.05.

Can't go broke backing winners

[Corona Man]

So Starc for Cummins and Green for WarnerRenshaw

I AM THE ARMCHAIR EXPERT[/quote]
Was paying $1.05.[/quote]

Can't go broke backing winners[/quote]

[Armchair expert]

WHAT THE **** ARE YOU IDIOTS DOING

FFS

[amber_fluid]

Anyone else got issues with Kayo?
I can watch anything except the **** cricket?
Throws up an error when I choose the 3rd test match

Edit - Working now but missed first over