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Australia vs India | 1st Test | Perth | November 22 | Pre-Match Discussion

Who will win the 1st Test between Australia and India?

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Australia Squad:​

Pat Cummins (C), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (Wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (Wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.

India’s Squad:​

Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (Wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Rishabh Pant (Wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.

The much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) is set to kick off on November 22, 2024, as India and Australia renew their fierce rivalry in one of world cricket’s most exciting contests. The series promises to be a high-stakes affair, with Australia needing to win at least four out of the five matches to secure a spot in the World Test Championship final.

KL Rahul set to open in first test against Australia in Perth; Bumrah to captain in Rohit’s absence
India’s recent triumphs in Australia, having won two consecutive series on the Kangaroos’ home turf, have only added fuel to the fire of this intense rivalry. However, the stakes are higher than ever. Reports suggest that a lackluster performance from India’s senior players could spell the end of Test careers for the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin. Even head coach Gautam Gambhir’s position could come under scrutiny if India fails to live up to expectations.

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No Rohit and No Gill

Where are the seven batsman

Best possible line up feom available options

KL
Jaiswal
Sundar( SOS Pujara but TM doesn't think this way)
Virat
Pant
Jurel
Jadeja
Harshit
Akashdeep
Bumrah

Three and half day loss is awaiting for team india. :dw
 
Indian players are dropping like flies. It is going to be an inexperienced unit. This time Australia will be locked and loaded against India on a spicy Perth pitch
 
Devadwal said:
No Rohit and No Gill

Where are the seven batsman

Best possible line up feom available options

KL
Jaiswal
Sundar( SOS Pujara but TM doesn't think this way)
Virat
Pant
Jurel
Jadeja
Harshit
Akashdeep
Bumrah

Three and half day loss is awaiting for team india. :dw
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Believe in @rpant_gabba, Mr Devadwal. I mean the player not poster.
 
Josh inglis and Scott boland to sit out the first test match.
What a mouth watering contest! Can't wait.

India may be out of form but they'll take confidence from recent history against Aussies
 
Aus isn't in great form either especially since Smith and Labushagne's form dwindled. Indian batter play Starc the best and gave him a pretty good whacking 4 years ago
 
Devadwal said:
No Rohit and No Gill

Where are the seven batsman

Best possible line up feom available options

KL
Jaiswal
Sundar( SOS Pujara but TM doesn't think this way)
Virat
Pant
Jurel
Jadeja
Harshit
Akashdeep
Bumrah

Three and half day loss is awaiting for team india. :dw
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Sundar at no.3 is a bit ridiculous.
 
Pat Cummins and Australia seems to be pumped up for this series. Even during Pakistan T20 matches, all they were discussing was about upcoming test series.

Cummins here saying this is the only trophy missing from his cabinet and his is desperate to win


#BGT
#GreaterThanAshes
#DontBeJealousPadosis

:kp
 
India won 4 back to back test series against Australia.

Last time Australia beat India in a test series was when MSD was our test captain.

Even if they beat us this time, it will be considered a fluke and law of avg catching up more than anything.

However, if we win again that will seal the deal as India being the greatest test side of all time

#NoBraggingRightShallBeGiven
 
My playing XI for 1st test:

Jaiswal
Eswaran
Rahul
Kohli
Pant
Sundar
Reddy
Jadeja
Akashdeep
Bumrah
Siraj

Damn, that batting line up looks so weak 😭

:sree
 
Aqib_mustafa said:
This is australia not your paddy field rank turner why would you even play spinner let alone playing 2 dont get india obsession with spinners.
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Akashdeep, Bumrah and Siraj - 3 seamers

Reddy - seam all rounder

Sundar & Jadeja - spin all rounder

What am I missing?
 
Rajdeep said:
Abhimanyu Eswaran...good record in domestic cricket. Knocking the door for a long time as an opener.

This may be his opportunity
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No way.i saw.him in aus a tour.he is a fraud and he can't score on bouncy pitches almost like sarfaraz.He dont have iffside. Thats why kl is preferred over him by TM.As per ci nitish may play and ddp was asked to stay back with team after aus a tour.ddp may play in place of Gill.
 
sweep_shot said:
4 more days.

Hoping for a good end to the year (with Aussies winning it 5-0).

:qdkcheeky
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The last test starts on 2nd Jan 2025, so you won't see 5-0 by end of this year.

Btw, you were also expecting good saturday when Klassen was hitting Axar Patel and then everything changed. Hope the same don't happen this time.

#SelfGoal
#MinnowFan

:shakib
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Aus isn't in great form either especially since Smith and Labushagne's form dwindled. Indian batter play Starc the best and gave him a pretty good whacking 4 years ago
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I don't get how we play starc well but struggle against absolute dross fodders like slow swing trundlers like southee Wagner etc.

Makes zero sense.
 
kron said:
I think sweepy was happier to see india lose rather than bdesh win vs pakistan lol. Amazing.
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How does BD winning or any other team winning benefit me? I don't get any monetary benefit or any other benefit. I am just a spectator.

I am a lover of cricket. I appreciate good cricket.

Having said that, I am a well-wisher of these teams --> Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia, and Canada.
 
Rajdeep said:
My playing XI for 1st test:

Jaiswal
Eswaran
Rahul
Kohli
Pant
Sundar
Reddy
Jadeja
Akashdeep
Bumrah
Siraj

Damn, that batting line up looks so weak 😭

:sree
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Easwaran is not playing first test .
kL will open and Devdutt at 3 .
Jais
kL
Devdutt
Virat
Pant
Jurel
Jadeja/ Sundar/ Ashwin
Nitish/ prasidh
Harshit rana / Siraj
Bumrah
Akashdeep

This is most likely Perth test team .
 
sweep_shot said:
How does BD winning or any other team winning benefit me? I don't get any monetary benefit or any other benefit. I am just a spectator.

I am a lover of cricket. I appreciate good cricket.

Having said that, I am a well-wisher of these teams --> Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia, and Canada.
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Me too I am a well wisher of just india, SA if india doesn't play them, Australia if they don't play vs india or SA and lastly. That's it actually. Asian teams I would support them if it benefits india in the wtc race for example. Would support Asian teams vs nz ans England as I despise those 2 teams.
 
Devadwal said:
Easwaran is not playing first test .

Nitish/ prasidh
Harshit rana / Siraj


This is most likely Perth test team .
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Prasid is bowling far better and quicker.he can be preferred for 3rd bowler.its should be nitish/harshit for 4th bowler spot.
 
Devadwal said:
Easwaran is not playing first test .
kL will open and Devdutt at 3 .
Jais
kL
Devdutt
Virat
Pant
Jurel
Jadeja/ Sundar/ Ashwin
Nitish/ prasidh
Harshit rana / Siraj
Bumrah
Akashdeep

This is most likely Perth test team .
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If Steve smith hits a 100 like he did in wtc, It'll probs be a gut punch towards you.

You should know Steve smith and Travis head are my favourite players, granted Steve smith has fizzled out but was a classy treat to watch in his prime.

Not a single Indian batter besides sunny and Sachin match up to Steve smith in test cricket.
 
mominsaigol said:
Travis Head big boss time.
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Yeah he needs a big series this time, has just scored 3100 runs with an average of 41 at 31 years of age.

If he performs in the BGT he might be able to somehow make his name relevant in Australian test Legacy which has a huge line of 41+ averaging batsman. Australians usually do not remember world cup knocks that match, Faulkner who won MOTM in finals of 2015 is not even spoken of.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Not a single Aussie batter besides Bradman matches up to Steve Smith, he is that good. The fact that India has two who are comparable is a great thing.
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I agree with you but

Are you Indian cricket teams PR person 🤣🤣.

Regardless Pointing actually matches up to steve smith in every country with the exception of India and that's only due to Pointing having a mental block against harbajan for some reason.

Harbajan was nothing special but Pointing for some reason was just scared of Harbajan.

Remove that aspect and Pointing and steve smith are on a similar tier in test, Granted steve smith has played more atg innings, His 211 is > Anything Pointing can feasibly do.

Steve smith overall is >>>>>>> Pointing but Pointing does scale to him if you remove his performance in India.
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Yeah he needs a big series this time, has just scored 3100 runs with an average of 41 at 31 years of age.

If he performs in the BGT he might be able to somehow make his name relevant in Australian test Legacy which has a huge line of 41+ averaging batsman. Australians usually do not remember world cup knocks that match, Faulkner who won MOTM in finals of 2015 is not even spoken of.
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Oh bhai, Faulkner isn't spoken of because NZ is just a bunny to Australia and had no way of winning againat aus in the final.

They fluked a win by one wicket in group stages, It wasn't gonna happen again, not with that batting lineup.

Steve smith won aus the world cup in 2015 and every aussie knows this. Faulkner collapsing NZ is no big deal. It was a fragile lineup and max they would have gotten is 200 and aus would have still stomped them.

Travis Head is the 2nd best all format player aus has ever had, 2nd only to Warner. His stats aren't as relevant when he's already won a wtc and a wc for his country.

You need to get rid of this habit of looking at runs and scaling everything based of that. Special moments count more towards a players legacy.

When talking about sunny, Hardly anyone talks about his statistics and focuses more on his atg innings that he's actually played.

Sachin is the only exception however thats because his career is so long that it's nearly impossible to pinpoint all that data, hence runs and avg are used as a metric for him.
 
I have never seen a single player in test cricket who is hailed as a legend/ATG despite having bad overall numbers, stats matter and that won't change, no one calls a player legend because of one innings.
 
Shame if Australia doesn’t finish India in 2 days and 2 sessions at Perth…..they are facing much depleted Indian team …

Eswaran will not make it even to Kenya test 11
Rahul will not make it even to Zimbabwe test 11
Kohli will not make it even to Pakistan test 11

These three are just walking wickets and the fact that these players are still representing India in this series shows you the sorry state of India in test cricket….Kohli should be removed and sent back to his home country England
 
Time for Australia to dominate India at their home. Cannot be losing another series against such a young team again. 1-0 loading IMO
 
I believe kohli will average 29 in this series
And will get out for low scored.
He may get dropped around game 2 or 3 itself.

Rohit career will end by test 2 imo. If bcci actually want to win they would do it.

I feel rohit will get bounced out and injured badly by cummims

Sundar pant and jurel will smash cummins and Co around. Not sure if it will be enough to win give we carrying 2 to 3 parasites that just won't leave.

Bowling will be fine I believe. Especially if shami is back from test 2. However we need to bring in harshit and prasidh as well.

Rotate. Do not play siraj. He is trash now. Run machine fodder. He should play for bdesh or pakistan.
 
mominsaigol said:
If Steve smith hits a 100 like he did in wtc, It'll probs be a gut punch towards you.

You should know Steve smith and Travis head are my favourite players, granted Steve smith has fizzled out but was a classy treat to watch in his prime.

Not a single Indian batter besides sunny and Sachin match up to Steve smith in test cricket.
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Steve smith is goat batsman period. Better than sunny ji too and sachin
 
Worst case

Kl
Kohli
Jadeja batting (?) .he will be the lone spinner as per ci
Bowlers Batting on a spicy track

Unknown case
Jaiswal
Jurel
Ddp

Best Case/Hopeful ones
Pant
Bumrah
Bowling unit

At this rate entire batting is a lottery .
if we are batting last on that pitch then God should save from a historic pounding
 
Kohli first innings will decide the how is India performing in this series .

If he out for low score than humiliation is awaiting for us .

if he scores well than series is on!!
 
I’m not too worried about Kohli; he will find a way to deliver and I am pretty sure he won't fail in his favourite hunting ground. I’m confident he’ll score at least one century in this series along with a couple of 70s and 80s. My real concern is Steve Smith. He’s my absolute favorite, and India and England were once his favorite teams to bat against. However, in the last few series against them, his bat has been unusually quiet.

It feels personal to me to see him struggle. I really hope this time he makes it count and scores at least two or three centuries. Watching his form dip has been tough as a fan, but I’m holding on to the hope that he’ll bounce back stronger.
 
Mrjungshook said:
I’m not too worried about Kohli; he will find a way to deliver and I am pretty sure he won't fail in his favourite hunting ground. I’m confident he’ll score at least one century in this series along with a couple of 70s and 80s. My real concern is Steve Smith. He’s my absolute favorite, and India and England were once his favorite teams to bat against. However, in the last few series against them, his bat has been unusually quiet.

It feels personal to me to see him struggle. I really hope this time he makes it count and scores at least two or three centuries. Watching his form dip has been tough as a fan, but I’m holding on to the hope that he’ll bounce back stronger.
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Travis head is a big threat not Smith .aparts from head ,rest australian batting is nothing great .but we have very very weak batting and at the same time australia has ATG bowling attacks.
 
Mrjungshook said:
I’m not too worried about Kohli; he will find a way to deliver and I am pretty sure he won't fail in his favourite hunting ground. I’m confident he’ll score at least one century in this series along with a couple of 70s and 80s. My real concern is Steve Smith. He’s my absolute favorite, and India and England were once his favorite teams to bat against. However, in the last few series against them, his bat has been unusually quiet.

It feels personal to me to see him struggle. I really hope this time he makes it count and scores at least two or three centuries. Watching his form dip has been tough as a fan, but I’m holding on to the hope that he’ll bounce back stronger.
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The problem with both kohli and Steve smith is that they are reaction based players and as age catches up to them, Their reactions decrease over time.

Usually players with power and a solid backfoot are the ones who succeed long term and well into their late 30's.

For example Warner in his later years may not have been the same Warner from 2010-2015, However he was still capable of smashing pakistan black and blue as well as murdering minnow attacks.

And that's solely because he has a good backfoot, And his favourite shots often include playing late hoicks back of the deep fine leg.

Steve smith and kohli have always relied on front footwork and Precison timing as power wise they don't have the body and physique of Travis head or Warner or Gayle etc.

So their age has caught up to them now
 
Devadwal said:
Travis head is a big threat not Smith .aparts from head ,rest australian batting is nothing great .but we have very very weak batting and at the same time australia has ATG bowling attacks.
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Everyone is a threat, Plus You'll be surprised at Nathan Mcsweeny
 
Vikram1989 said:
Worst case

Kl
Kohli
Jadeja batting (?) .he will be the lone spinner as per ci
Bowlers Batting on a spicy track

Unknown case
Jaiswal
Jurel
Ddp

Best Case/Hopeful ones
Pant
Bumrah
Bowling unit

At this rate entire batting is a lottery .
if we are batting last on that pitch then God should save from a historic pounding
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NO TO KL. IF KL PLAYS I WANT INDIA TO GET HAMMERED.

PLEASE TRASH THIS TEAM AUS.

KL VIRAT AND ROHIT ALL GOT TO GO. ESPECIALLY KL.
 
Just looking forward to some high-quality test cricket between two very good sides. Hopefully, India can get over their poor run of form and put on a good show. Though KL Rahul in the opening slot doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Personally though, I don't think this series will be as one-sided as certain people think.
 
kron said:
NO TO KL. IF KL PLAYS I WANT INDIA TO GET HAMMERED.

PLEASE TRASH THIS TEAM AUS.

KL VIRAT AND ROHIT ALL GOT TO GO. ESPECIALLY KL.
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Seems TM is ready to die with KL than easwaran. I can understand their issue after watching easwaran in tour match.he was atrocious and can't score on bouncy tracks .he cant okay offside too.so it's completely selection committee fault . they should have gone with technique and temperament than runs in domestic season.At the end kl will also score at max 15 or 20 .KL,Kohli,Rohit, Sarfaraz all will go at the end if aus tour . Washed up trio have to retire from odis too instead of another drama in ct.
 
Rajdeep said:
Very racist video. They just shown India in a bad light with poverty, hand pumps and cows. When it came to Australia they stuck to cricket but for India bunch of cows. Why?

😡
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It was funny lol 🤣.

Racist and I shouldn't be laughing, because I do respect some of my Indian brothers in this forumn but come on, it was just too funny. CA trolling 🤣🤣🤣.
 
mominsaigol said:
It was funny lol 🤣.

Racist and I shouldn't be laughing, because I do respect some of my Indian brothers in this forumn but come on, it was just too funny. CA trolling 🤣🤣🤣.
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It will be silly if CA is trolling its nemesis Indian side. The last time Australia won a test series against India was when MSD was our test captain. It is more of fear of opposition than trolling. CA even added 1 extra test this time as they know it was getting impossible to beat Bhartiya players in 4 games

:steyn
 
Rajdeep said:
It will be silly if CA is trolling its nemesis Indian side. The last time Australia won a test series against India was when MSD was our test captain. It is more of fear of opposition than trolling. CA even added 1 extra test this time as they know it was getting impossible to beat Bhartiya players in 4 games

:steyn
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You're forgetting wtc 🫠. And yes I'm counting it as a series 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
mominsaigol said:
You're forgetting wtc 🫠. And yes I'm counting it as a series 🤷🏻‍♂️
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WTC is a one off game which is a farce. Ask any player in the world, they would prefer to win a series against or in Australia over one WTC final match.

Infact, WTC finals has to be the least prestigious ICC trophies as it has no story or meaning. It is equivalent to UEFA Nations league :yk

50 over WC > T20 WC > Champions Trophy :p > WTC - in that order

#FACTS
#RajdeepSpeaks
 
I would expect australia to beat India mercilessly maybe 3-0 or 4-0. It would be fun.

I don't see India winning a test this time around.
 
Beware Australia and all those who are taking us lightly this time. We bringing the heat Shawty.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Indians are being unnecessarily pessimistic.

The series won't be a walk over by any means.
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No you don't get it.

This series need to flop with Kohli scoring next to ZERO runs, if India wins this series or if Kohli scores decent amount then he will stick around in the test side for another 2-3 years taking up spot of a young kid..
 
Rajdeep said:
Very racist video. They just shown India in a bad light with poverty, hand pumps and cows. When it came to Australia they stuck to cricket but for India bunch of cows. Why?

😡
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blame Gavaskar for starring in it bro.
 
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