Australia tour of India [2 T20Is & 5 ODIs] 2019 Thread

[MenInG]

Mitchell Starc is set to miss Australia’s upcoming limited-overs series against India due to injury, according to reports.

Australia’s touring party for the two-match T20I and five-match ODI series against India is expected to be named on Thursday ahead of the squad’s departure for the subcontinent later this month.

Starc was named man of the match for collecting 10 wickets in the second Domain Test against Sri Lanka in Canberra, but News Corp reports the fast bowler is suffering from a soft tissue injury in his upper body, which will sideline him for the India series and place him in doubt for the ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE that will follow.

Starc’s absence would be a hit to Australia’s preparations for the upcoming World Cup in the United Kingdom.

Hazlewood is also expected to miss the ODI tours as he recovers from a back injury picked up in the Domain Test series against India.

But there was better news for fellow injured Australian Steve Smith on Wednesday as his manager dismissed reports the former captain could skip the 50-over showpiece tournament and return to cricket through the Australia A tour of England that runs concurrent to the World Cup.

Smith had surgery on his elbow last month and the first step of his recovery required him to spend six weeks with his right arm in a brace.

Smith's manager, Warren Craig of Turning Point Management, said the former captain remained in the brace after his elbow surgery that had "gone very well".

"Until the brace comes off we don't know for sure but all current opinion is that he'll then have about three and a half weeks (before being ready to play)," Craig told cricket.com.au.

"The intent is that he will play in the IPL and then the World Cup and then the Ashes."

Smith and David Warner will become eligible for international selection again on March 29 after serving their year-long bans, and that is expected to coincide with the final two matches of a five-match ODI series against Pakistan in the UAE.

This year's Indian Premier League, the 12th season of the lucrative T20 tournament, also beings on March 29.

A Cricket Australia spokesperson said: "Return-to-play timeframes will be clearer once the brace has been removed near the end of February. We are working with Steve to ensure he is ready to return to play as soon as practical."

It's understood Smith will embark on a rehab program to strengthen the arm before returning to the nets and building up to match readiness.

Australia have lost their past six bilateral ODI series, last tasting success in January 2017 when they beat Pakistan on home soil. They last won a series abroad in mid-2016 when they beat Sri Lanka.

Qantas tour of India

First T20: February 24, Bengaluru

Second T20: February 27, Visakhapatnam

First ODI: March 2, Hyderabad

Second ODI: March 5, Nagpur

Third ODI: March 8, Ranchi

Fourth ODI: March 10, Mohali

Fifth ODI: March 13, Delhi

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/aus...-mitchell-starc-injury-steve-smith/2019-02-06

 

[hadi123]

Yet more injuries for Australia.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Not a good prep work Hope they at least use duke.

 

[Rahul2020]

India will clean sweep aussie
2-0 and 5-0 coming

 

[giri26]

Cricket Australian announce a 15-man squad for limited overs tour of India

Mitch Marsh is among three Aussie stars to have lost their place in the Aussie ODI squad, named on Thursday for this month’s limited overs series in India.

Marsh, Peter Siddle and Billy Stanlake have all been overlooked in a squad that has included several bolters, highlighted by Ashton Turner and Kane Richardson.

D’Arcy Short has also been recalled to Australia’s ODI squad, with Shaun Marsh set to miss the first half of next month’s series against India.

Marsh will remain in Perth for the birth of his second child but is expected to be available for the third of five ODIs, allowing Short to stake his claims for World Cup selection.

Marsh was selected in the Aussie ODI squad which fell 2-1 to India earlier this year, but was not selected for any of those matches.

“Peter Siddle and Mitch Marsh are unfortunate to miss out, but our message throughout the summer remains true, with such a big schedule ahead opportunities may well present themselves,” selector Trevor Hohns said.

Injured quick Mitchell Starc is a notable omission from the 16-man squad for the tour which begins on February 24 with two T20 internationals.

Cricket Australia announced on Thursday Starc has a “substantial” pectoral injury.

“Unfortunately, scans have revealed that Mitchell Starc sustained a substantial tear to his left pec muscle while bowling on the final day of the Test match in Canberra,” Hohns said.

“This means he will be unavailable for the Tour of India, but we will instead target a return to play for the ODI Series against Pakistan in the UAE in March.”

The star quick, who snared 10 wickets for the match, is targeting a return during Australia’s ODI series against Pakistanin the UAE in late March.

Pat Cummins will lead Australia’s attack in the absence of Starc and Josh Hazlewood, who is recovering from a stress fracture in his back.

Cummins will serve alongside Alex Carey as joint vice-captain and his return to ODI duties has squeezed out towering quick Billy Stanlake.

West Australian pacemen Jason Behrendorff and Jhye Richardson have been retained along with incumbent spinners Nathan Lyon and Adam Zampa.

Selectors have largely backed in the batsmen that faced India on home soil last month, retaining Carey, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell and overlooking Travis Head and Chris Lynn.

The squad to face Pakistan will be named in the later stages of the Indian tour. It remains to be seen whether it will include David Warner, who is recovering from elbow surgery ahead of his 12-month ban expiring on March 29.

AUSTRALIAN ODI SQUAD:

Aaron Finch (c), Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, Ashton Turner, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa, D’Arcy Short* (*injury cover for Marsh)

 

[giri26]

Cricket Australia today announced that Australian Men’s Assistant Coach, David Saker, has tendered his resignation, effective immediately.

Interim EGM High Performance, Belinda Clark, thanked Saker for his service over the past three seasons.

“In discussions with David about the needs of the team, and the unprecedented schedule ahead, it became clear to both of us that this was the right time for David to step away,” Clark said.

“We will provide further information on the coaching structure surrounding the World Cup and Ashes in due course.”

“Troy Cooley has been appointed Assistant Coach for the upcoming ODI series against India and Pakistan to oversee the coaching of the bowling group. Troy is a well-respected coach with great experience having previously worked with the English and Australian Men’s teams.”

Australian Men’s Team Head Coach, Justin Langer, thanked Saker for his contribution noting his service to both Darren Lehmann and himself.

“David joined the Australian Men’s Team as an Assistant Coach in 2016 having achieved success with both the England Cricket Team and Victorian Team,” Langer said

“David and I have had ongoing discussions over the past nine months about his role with the team, and we agreed it’s the right time to head in a different direction in the best interests of the team.”

“I’d like to thank David for his significant contribution, in particular in the role he has played in helping develop a core group of Australian pace bowlers.”

“I wish David all the best for the next chapter in his coaching career.”

Saker said he had enjoyed his time with the Australian Men’s Team.

"I'd like to thank Cricket Australia for the opportunity to help coach the Australian Men's Team over the past three seasons," Saker said.

"I've enjoyed my time with the team, in particular working closely with a great group of fast bowlers and in time will look forward to a new coaching role."

 

[introvert]

Ashton turner is a big hitter & fantastic prospect can be future Australian captain as well. He has bat flow similar to chris morris

Coulter nile is underrated fast bowler among Aussie quicks & should be in the world cup squad imo.
Stanlake unfortunately misses out.

 

[rhony]

Ashton turner is a big hitter & fantastic prospect can be future Australian captain as well. He has bat flow similar to chris morris

Coulter nile is underrated fast bowler among Aussie quicks & should be in the world cup squad imo.
Stanlake unfortunately misses out.

Stanlake blew it in big bash. Coulter Nile is an AR these days

 

[jagatk]

what's even the logic behind playing t20's here, you have got an ipl coming up and world cup followed by that. BCCI being stupid as usual with scheduling.

 

[Etherealistic]

Won't be surprised if Australia are beaten black and blue by the Indian team.

 

[Justcrazy]

I do not see Australia winning any match.

 

[Hyperion66]

I do not see Australia winning any match.

We lack that kind of ruthlessness, i think Aus will win at least one t20. India to win 2-1 and 4-1.

 

[Justcrazy]

We lack that kind of ruthlessness, i think Aus will win at least one t20. India to win 2-1 and 4-1.

Its about India playing badly on any day , only then Aussies can win those games. Otherwise Aussies cannot match India person to person.

 

[Abdullah719]

Hardik Pandya ruled out of home series against Australia

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya will be unable to participate in the upcoming limited-overs series against Australia at home due to lower-back stiffness; Ravidra Jadeja to replace him in ODI squad.

As per a Board of Control for Cricket in India release, Pandya will miss the entire series, and, on advice of the board's medical team, will undergo strength and conditioning training in Bangalore's National Cricket Academy from next week.

Pandya had previously suffered an 'acute lower back injury' during the Asia Cup 2018 in September, when he collapsed onto the field after delivering a ball in the group stage match against Pakistan. He had to be stretchered off the field.

Subsequently, he missed the home series against Windies before returning to the squad for the Tests in Australia towards the end of the year, but wasn't picked. He then missed the limited-overs leg of that tour due to a disciplinary suspension handed to him and KL Rahul by the BCCI over his comments on a talk-show.

He made his international comeback in the ODI series against New Zealand, where he looked in good form with both bat and ball.

He would have liked to build on that momentum but the injury has put paid to those plans. With the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 looming large, India will want to get the all-rounder in prime shape sooner rather than later.

India haven't named a replacement for Pandya in the Twenty20 International squad, but have recalled left-arm spinning all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to the ODI squad.

India commence the two-match T20I series against Australia on 24 February in Visakhapatnam. The five-match ODI series will start on 2 March in Hyderabad.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1058535

 

[MenInG]

Hyderabad: Australia's cricket team are content and confident with security arrangements in India, where their limited-overs tour is coinciding with an alarming escalation in tensions between the host country and Pakistan.

A suicide-bomber attack in Kashmir, which killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops on February 14, has sparked the most concerning military confrontation between the nations since both tested nuclear weapons two decades ago.

Pakistan says it carried out air strikes and shot down two Indian jets, a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a war in 1971.

Players in Australia's squad, currently in Hyderabad for Saturday's first ODI, are aware of the situation but Kashmir was obviously never part of their itinerary.

The closest the touring party will come to the disputed region is when they visit the northern city of Chandigarh for an ODI on March 10.

The advice of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is for travellers to "exercise a high degree of caution" in Chandigarh, as it is for the vast majority of India.

That advice has not changed following the latest flare-up.

"Really confident in our security," Australia coach Justin Langer told reporters.

"We're really confident we're getting the best advice and getting looked after really well. We've got great security."

Langer's team face Pakistan in a five-match ODI series later this month but those matches are being hosted in the UAE as Australia refuse to tour Pakistan because of safety concerns.

Earlier this week, India crossed the ceasefire line and dropped bombs outside the Pakistani town of Balakot then declared they targeted a terrorist camp of the group that claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack.

Conflicting military claims followed but at least one Indian fighter jet was shot down during aerial combat and its pilot taken prisoner in Pakistan.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has indicated the pilot will be released as a "peace gesture" on Friday, when Pakistan airspace is expected to re-open for commercial flights as world leaders urge both nations to exercise restraint.

The terrorist attack prompted calls for India to boycott this year's World Cup clash with Pakistan.

The June 16 fixture at Old Trafford is one of the most anticipated games of the tournament, given the rivals meet so rarely, and attracted almost half-a-million applications for tickets.

"We stick by what the nation wants to do and what the BCCI decides to do," Virat Kohli said last week regarding the mooted boycott.

"Whatever the government and the board decide.

"We're really shocked about what happened. We're really sad."

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...kistan-tensions-escalate-20190301-p5111j.html

 

[MenInG]

Australia‘s Alex Carey will resume wicketkeeping duties in the series opening first ODI against India on Saturday after missing the preceding T20I series.

Confirming his return to the playing XI, Australia captain Aaron Finch also said that Carey will likely bat in the lower middle-order after having opened during the home ODI series against India earlier this year.

“Alex has done well when he’s had his opportunities and I know he was really disappointed missing out on the T20 games,” Finch said. “But Pete had done a good job for the Stars and gave us the luxury of playing that extra bowler as well, which was so important at the end of the day. Going forward, (the keeper) is probably likely to be in that middle-order, No.7 spot.”

Glenn Maxwell‘s excellent performance in the T20Is and his subsequent call for promotion in ODIs has found support from Finch. (READ: Aaron Finch’s 100th ODI – His five best innings)

“His two knocks here were unbelievable. Especially that last one, it was as good a T20 innings I’ve ever seen in terms of a big run chase, where the rate was always hovering around 10-11-12 which makes it difficult to manage your risk-reward scenarios. He’ll get an opportunity a bit higher up the order, no doubt.

Whole refusing to confirm Maxwell’s new batting spot, Finch said it will definitely be above No. 7. “His [Maxwell] record in India is very good, the way he played in Australia, even in the ODIs there was some really good improvement. So, whether that’s six, whether it’s five – I’m not exactly sure yet. But he’ll get an opportunity a bit higher than seven I’d imagine,” he said.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...rns-glenn-maxwell-to-get-odi-promotion-809327

 

[Realromeo]

These morons lost a T20 series at home with IPL and all. Why did these idiots have to lose now ? L on top of L for Indians this week

 

[giri26]

Stoinis admits to 'empty feeling' after another effort in vain

Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis admitted to an “empty feeling” after his team’s defeat to India in the second one-day international in Nagpur.

Stoinis took Australia to the brink in their chase of 251, but became the ninth man dismissed, at the start of the last over, as Australia fell short by eight runs. It was Stoinis’ sixth ODI fifty to go alongside an unbeaten 146 in his second ODI more than two years ago – his only century in the format – and Australia have lost all seven games.

"Just a bit of an empty feeling coming to the end of the game," Stoinis said on Thursday, 7 March, ahead of the third ODI in Ranchi. “We did well, fought hard, got close, but we didn't get the result we wanted.

“We haven’t had a debrief yet. I think we’ll do that after we get off the plane. When emotions are going, it’s probably best to let that settle, then have a more relaxed conversation the next day.”

Stoinis was saddled with an onerous task in Nagpur. He walked in at 132 for 4 in the 29th over of a chase of 251. His partnerships with Peter Handscomb and Alex Carey were both ended just when they were starting to flourish. It left him batting with the lower order, facing a required rate of nearly seven on a slow and low pitch, and dealing with three overs from Jasprit Bumrah at the death.

His job was made harder when Bumrah struck twice in the 46th over. When he came back for the 48th, Australia needed 21 off 18 balls. Stoinis chose to play Bumrah out, taking just a single off the last ball of the over. But it left Australia with too much to get too late.

“The plan was changing as we lost a few wickets and as they brought different bowlers back that I did not expect them to bring back as early,” Stoinis said.

“I thought if we didn’t lost two wickets in Bumrah’s second-last over, then he would have been saved for the end. But then he came back again. I thought if we lose another wicket here, then that’s the end of the game. So I thought it’s better to take it deep and see what happens at the end rather than lose it with three overs left.”

Stoinis hoped to learn something from the two supreme finishers in the opposition, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Dhoni sealed a tight chase in the first ODI in the company of Kedar Jadhav, while Kohli batted deep into India’s innings in Nagpur, notching up his 40th ODI century as he set India up for victory.

“Virat and MS play very different roles, but they make sure they get the job done for the team,” Stoinis said. “Two of the best players in the world, so there’s things to learn from them, and it’s probably fortunate we’re playing them so frequently leading up to a World Cup.”

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1088032

 

[jnaveen1980]

Stoinis plan was exactly like Dhoni's plan. Waiting for the lesser bowler. Execution part was missing.