*Official* Australia in India 2023

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Crap spin is crap whether bowled in India or the backyard

 

[Prince EWS]

I'd have thought they're more likely to play the three spinners given Jadeja is only just returning from injury?

Yeah I'm sure they'll be turners and Axar will play instead of the third quick, especially since all the spinners #CanBat.

 

[Burgey]

Handscomb apparently had a hip injury in club cricket on the weekend, and while I wish him well, it may at least lead to a real keeper being sent as a substitute. There is no way he is up to keeping in a Test match on any deck let alone a turner.

 

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Yeah I'm sure they'll be turners and Axar will play instead of the third quick, especially since all the spinners #CanBat.

The batting of the Australian bowlers is a real worry if Green isn’t fit

There’s 10 frontline bowlers in the squad and 7 should be batting 10/11

Of the remaining 3, Starc and Green are injured while I am being incredibly generous to call Agar a frontline bowler based on what we have seen from him

 

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Handscomb apparently had a hip injury in club cricket on the weekend, and while I wish him well, it may at least lead to a real keeper being sent as a substitute. There is no way he is up to keeping in a Test match on any deck let alone a turner.

Squad of 18 and still has big holes in it

Some achievement

 

[TimAngas]

Not having a reserve wicketkeeper seems especially egregious when the new sub rule means there is immediate benefit to having a quality replacement in the squad, not just for the following match for which a replacement can be flown over (the excuse they are going with).

I understand the decision to let Inglis play first class cricket but can we not pick say Wade (I know he doesn't keep in FC anymore) who is otherwise basically playing out his FC career with Tasmania in the Shield, but can be trusted to step in and keep up to the wicket moreso than Handscomb. We could even justify the selection as such, to avoid it appearing like Inglis had been looked over.

 

[Pup Clarke]

If there was a reserve keeper, would it be between Inglis and Whiteman?

EDIT : don't know the merits of either as a pure wicketkeeper, but have heard good things of Whiteman
I like Phillipe, and would love him to fulfil his undoubted potential, but don't think he's ready for tests

 

[GoodAreasShane]

If there was a reserve keeper, would it be between Inglis and Whiteman?

Whiteman hasn't kept in years. Inglis by far and away the most likely, if not him then Pierson is probably next in line after that

 

[Pup Clarke]

Whiteman hasn't kept in years. Inglis by far and away the most likely, if not him then Pierson is probably next in line after that

Oh really? Thought he was still a gloveman in FC cricket. Remember there were murmerings that he was the best pure gloveman in the country bar Paine. But this was probably a good 4-5 years ago now

 

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Not as if travelling to India is like chucking your gear into the car and driving from Bankstown to SCG either

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Oh really? Thought he was still a gloveman in FC cricket. Remember there were murmerings that he was the best pure gloveman in the country bar Paine. But this was probably a good 4-5 years ago now

Nah pretty much a specialist opening bat these days.

Had some pretty major finger injuries, so I guess he is like Paine in that sense

 

[G. S. Kohli]

No Pant/Jadeja ...Kohli likely to play, Dravid still in charge, Australia start as solid favs.

With Todd Murphy & Hazel aus looks good team under Smith's Vice captaincy job

 

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Oh really? Thought he was still a gloveman in FC cricket. Remember there were murmerings that he was the best pure gloveman in the country bar Paine. But this was probably a good 4-5 years ago now

He’s a better bat than Harris so at least he do us the favour of not seeing him again

 

[G. S. Kohli]

India 3-1 for me. Still too strong

India can not win in india no longer vs Aus anymore

 

[Pup Clarke]

Thanks for clarifying all of that. Only see snippets of the Sheffield Shield. Love a pure gloveman

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Ishan Kishan might play instead of Pant . Anyone knows how he is against spin bowling ( domestic record) ?

Ishan kishan done for test cricket. Rahul k our keeper or no one

 

[Sunil1z]

Ishan kishan done for test cricket. Rahul k our keeper or no one

Slippy is it you ?

 

[G. S. Kohli]

Is Bumrah gonna be fit?

Fot Aus test & WC 50/50 & Few matches ODI vs NZ yes

 

[Socerer 01]

Ishan kishan done for test cricket. Rahul k our keeper or no one

you mean we will not play a keeper if Rahul doesn’t do it? bold strategy there

 

[G. S. Kohli]

you mean we will not play a keeper if Rahul doesn’t do it? bold strategy there

I do not think india dare to try Bharat/ Jitesh sharma or someone from Domestic cricket.
Rahul is okayed even with his some Limitation of Level 1 keeping.

Saha also best keeper but i do not know if he is active or not.