**Official** 1st Test @ Perth, 22nd-26th November

[Shri]

Rahul
Jaiswal
Padikkal
Kohli
Pant
Jurel
Reddy
Ashwin
Akash
Bumrah
Siraj

think ashwin will start to get phased out if he fails

sundar would be a better choice and we could bat him at 3 too

i'd go

Rahul
Jaiswal
Sundar
Kohli
Jurel
Pant
Jadeja
Rana
Akash
Bumrah
Siraj

feel like prasidh would do well given his height and recent form but picking him would basically give us no tail

 

[govinda indian fan]

Lol at no Jadeja or Sundar

Jadeja will play

 

[govinda indian fan]

I'd play Rana ahead of Reddy.
And I don't want to see Ashwin on this Perth track. I have seen enough of him in SA to know whats gonna happen. Just go with Sundar.

Jaddu and washy

 

[ashley bach]

Jaddu and washy

Does this make sense though if it's a green mamba?

 

[ashley bach]

It really feels like DC Sundar should be in the team. He's such a composed batsman and his recent bowling form is top notch.

 

[Qlder]

 

[Burgey]

Lolz

 

[Daemon]

Hardik quitting tests really sucks balls

 

[andruid]

Saw pic of pitch on x. Looks like a green mamba
Even aussies would struggle. Hope we are lucky with the toss and aus bat first

Is that you Nasser Hussain?

 

[Shri]

This is stupid. Brings our pacers into the game

 

[centurymaker]

yet we could be bowled out in double digits again given the fragile batting. So not exactly stupid. Worth a try early on in the series to expose the tourists.

 

[Hungry Llama]

Odd story stirrer on cricinfo quoting Allan Borders book from 1986, who described the team on tour in india 1979 throwing money to beggars from their hotel windows then pouring water on them.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/why-australia-vs-india-is-test-cricket-s-premier-rivalry-1460143

 

[Qlder]

60 hours to go, anyone getting excited yet

 

[Shri]

60 hours to go, anyone getting excited yet

meh we have held the trophy for 10 years. we should allow them to win it once in a while to keep them interested in cricket

 

[Qlder]

meh we have held the trophy for 10 years. we should allow them to win it once in a while to keep them interested in cricket

Sorry to disappoint but India's only held the trophy since 2017. Australia won 2-0 ten years ago

 

[govinda indian fan]

60 hours to go, anyone getting excited yet

Yes

 

[Shri]

point is we have whipped aus so much in 7 years that even the WC loss didn't matter too much

 

[govinda indian fan]

Sorry to disappoint but India's only held the trophy since 2017. Australia won 2-0 ten years ago

Think no team except atg wi won four consecutive series vs Australia be it home or away. We are only team that has more wins then losses against Australia head to head since 2000.thats enough as indian fan just want team india to play good hard test cricket and compete like tigers irrespective of results

 

[govinda indian fan]

Think no team except atg wi won four consecutive series vs Australia be it home or away. We are only team that has more wins then losses against Australia head to head since 2000.thats enough as indian fan just want team india to play good hard test cricket and compete like tigers irrespective of results

Except a tough fight and great series where teams dont give an inch to each other

 

[Qlder]

point is we have whipped aus so much in 7 years that even the WC loss didn't matter too much

7 years being the longest India holds the trophy is not that long though