Aus XI announced for T1

[sandeep]

 

1. Marcus Harris,
2. Aaron Finch,
3. Usman Khawaja,
4. Shaun Marsh,
5. Peter Handscomb,
6. Travis Head,
7. Tim Paine (c),
8. Pat Cummins,
9. Mitchell Starc,
10. Nathan Lyon,
11. Josh Hazlewood

 

They drop Mitch Marsh and go with 4 bowlers only.   Strong indication that the track is going to be a bit more bowler friendly than the usual Aussie roads. 

[gattaca]

Their bowlers are good enough. Our are still not good we are really just 1.5 bowlers. Bumrah and Shami when he turns up. I cant trust Ishant and Ashwin. 

[Jimmy Cliff]

Indian 12 announced as well. No Kuldeep and Ashwin the first choice spinner again . Bhuvi not picked either. I suppose 1 out of Rahul/Rohit/Vihari will end up as 12th man.

 

 

[zen]

Could have gone with 4 pace bowlers but Ashwin can use the new ball too so let’s see how it goes 

[Adi BB]

Australian side looks pretty decent ,its pretty clear now that the pitch will have grass on it and more bowling friendly and they have gone with 4 proper bats ,India should do the same .

On such extreme pitches 4 bowlers are enough as it's most likely Gonna be a short test match .

[Lannister]

Rohit Sharma? Da fuq? What the hell this joker will do against Australian best bowlers? He better not be in the team or Kohli, one more ass whooping is coming your way. 

 

Australian batting still looks strong without Smith and Warner. 

[Jimmy Cliff]

7 minutes ago, zen said:

Could have gone with 4 pace bowlers but Ashwin can use the new ball too so let’s see how it goes 

Ashwin with the new ball in Australia???

[Kothili]

1 hour ago, sandeep said:

 

1. Marcus Harris,
2. Aaron Finch,
3. Usman Khawaja,
4. Shaun Marsh,
5. Peter Handscomb,
6. Travis Head,
7. Tim Paine (c),
8. Pat Cummins,
9. Mitchell Starc,
10. Nathan Lyon,
11. Josh Hazlewood

 

They drop Mitch Marsh and go with 4 bowlers only.   Strong indication that the track is going to be a bit more bowler friendly than the usual Aussie roads. 

I am more worried about #8-11. Together they'd add 200 runs minimum to the score.

[Kothili]

34 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

Indian 12 announced as well. No Kuldeep and Ashwin the first choice spinner again . Bhuvi not picked either. I suppose 1 out of Rahul/Rohit/Vihari will end up as 12th man.

 

 

No-hit should never be allowed anywhere near a test ground. Period.

[Kothili]

17 minutes ago, Lannister said:

Rohit Sharma? Da fuq? What the hell this joker will do against Australian best bowlers? He better not be in the team or Kohli, one more ass whooping is coming your way. 

 

Australian batting still looks strong without Smith and Warner. 

Their #8-11 pose a serious threat. Everything else is a bonus. That No-hut clown keeps getting picked by these Bambi buccaneers.

Edited December 5, 2018 by Kothili

[zen]

45 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

Ashwin with the new ball in Australia???

 .... conditions are likely to favor quicks so in the absense of the 4th pacer, hopefully, he can do a relatively better job than other spinners if required to bowl with a relatively new ball in the first session for e.g 

[Global.Baba]

Bowling looks world class. Batting looks 3rd class. 

 

 

[rkt.india]

1 hour ago, zen said:

 .... conditions are likely to favor quicks so in the absense of the 4th pacer, hopefully, he can do a relatively better job than other spinners if required to bowl with a relatively new ball in the first session for e.g 

ashwin can swing the ball with the new ball. 

[AuxiliA]

With all the talk about Pacers, I believe Ashwin will be the key here. He will be bowling a lot as we are playing just 4 bowlers.

 

Good thing for him is that 4 out of top 7 aussies are lefties. But he needs to step up big time.

[SK_IH]

I have no big issues with Hitman playing, its not that this batting lineup is full of world beaters , however Ashwin starting again in a test series away is a poor decision. He never gonna win a match for Ind overseas against a capable side, thast for sure. They should have a taken a chance with Kuldeep.

That also shows how Kohli's thinking has changed. In a supposed aggressive move he opted for Karn Sharma ahead of Ashwin on the last tour. his fake bluster is being exposed time and again these days.

[Global.Baba]

6 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

I have no big issues with Hitman playing, its not that this batting lineup is full of world beaters , however Ashwin starting again in a test series away is a poor decision. He never gonna win a match for Ind overseas against a capable side, thast for sure. They should have a taken a chance with Kuldeep.

That also shows how Kohli's thinking has changed. In a supposed aggressive move he opted for Karn Sharma ahead of Ashwin on the last tour. his fake bluster is being exposed time and again these days.

Ashwin outbowled only relatively speaking Kuldeep on a green track last time they played together. Kuldeep is still not seasoned enough. On flat pitches or bouncy Aussie tracks yes he should be the first spinner but this looks like a green wicket.

 

As much as I detest Jadeja, he seems to be in decent rhythm and keeps consistency which is required on such pitches. So would pick him as the sole spinner. 

[SK_IH]

3 minutes ago, Global.Baba said:

Ashwin outbowled only relatively speaking Kuldeep on a green track last time they played together. Kuldeep is still not seasoned enough. On flat pitches or bouncy Aussie tracks yes he should be the first spinner but this looks like a green wicket.

 

As much as I detest Jadeja, he seems to be in decent rhythm and keeps consistency which is required on such pitches. So would pick him as the sole spinner. 

I am pretty sure, these Aussie hacks wont pick Kuldeep that easily, should have taken a chance for sure.

[zen]

2 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

I am pretty sure, these Aussie hacks wont pick Kuldeep that easily, should have taken a chance for sure.

I would have preferred 4 pacers. But the 12 has been announced so there is no point now in crying over spilled milk .... let's hope for the best  

[The Dark Horse]

Rohit seriously? I'd be gutted if he plays ahead of Vihari. Very much possible with this team management.

Edited December 5, 2018 by The Dark Horse

[Vilander]

Should try Kuldeep againt Aus 11 their batting looks lolz..