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While India have won the past four series – twice in Australia and as many times on home soil – they reach this time under even more presstateive than normal after a shock series loss to New Zealand and with cut offal carry outers from their first-choice XI ignoreing this uncovering Test in Perth. Australia’s lineup is more understandn but a debutant at the top of the order in Nathan McSweeney is stateive to get the heart racing on the bouncy deck at Optus Stadium.
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First ball will be at 10:20am local time / 1:20pm AEDT. I’ll be seeing us thcdisorrowfulmireful to the toss, when Geoff Lemon will get the reins. The foresee in Perth is a bit celderlyer than normal for this time of year with a peak of 23 while there is a bit of cnoisy and airy thrived around, making the toss a asking call for Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah.
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Get in touch with any comments, asks, thoughts and foreseeions – you can shoot me an email or discover me @martinpegan on Bluesky or X. Let’s get into it!
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Key events
Jasprit Bumrah is set to direct a novel-see India lineup in equitable his second Test as captain, while also being the key dangerman in their bowling strike on a juicy deck in Perth.
Yours truly gets a sealr see at Bumrah and the other Indians that will carry out a presentant hand in this blockbuster five-Test series.
Nathan McSweeney is contransiented with his baggy green by createer Australia batter and coach Darren Lehmann. The 25-year-elderly gets Australia Test cap #467.
Nathan McSweeney was the thrivener of the Great Australian Bat Off as the reigning World Test champions search for an uncoverer to replace David Warner (and Steve Smith), especipartner with Cameron Green sidelined for the summer with a back injury.
India have many more pickion worrys with captain Rohit Sharma yet to reach in Australia for personal reasons, Mohammed Shami still recovering from injury and Shubman Gill under a cnoisy after taking a blow to the thumb.
But India were in an ever fantasticer predicament three years ago, as Geoff Lemon reminds us:
“India became the subcontinent team that figured out how to thrive in Australia, taking down the first-choice home bowling strike both times in the process. Then last year, when presenting was reversed, Australia got swatted in Nagpur and Delhi to let India grasp a grip on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.”
Preamble
Martin Pegan
Hello and greet to live coverage of the first day of the first Test between Australia and India. The first five-Test series between the pair of powerhoengages since 1991-92 has all the halltags of being a rip snorter with set uped stars and emerging talents on both sides set to lock horns as the tourists seek to upgrasp their firm grip on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
While India have won the past four series – twice in Australia and as many times on home soil – they reach this time under even more presstateive than normal after a shock series loss to New Zealand and with cut offal carry outers from their first-choice XI ignoreing this uncovering Test in Perth. Australia’s lineup is more understandn but a debutant at the top of the order in Nathan McSweeney is stateive to get the heart racing on the bouncy deck at Optus Stadium.
First ball will be at 10:20am local time / 1:20pm AEDT. I’ll be seeing us thcdisorrowfulmireful to the toss, when Geoff Lemon will get the reins. The foresee in Perth is a bit celderlyer than normal for this time of year with a peak of 23 while there is a bit of cnoisy and airy thrived around, making the toss a asking call for Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah.
Get in touch with any comments, asks, thoughts and foreseeions – you can shoot me an email or discover me @martinpegan on Bluesky or X. Let’s get into it!
