Spoiler alert! India will lose the Test series 2024-2025 against Australia despite their current formidable form

[cricketcricket79]

Winning WTCs is of course important but at the end of day, it is one isolated match being played in England (why?).

A 5 tests series is totally different ballgame. It gives ample opportunity to either team to correct and come back. This is exactly what happened in last two series in Australia. India lost matches but came back and won the series ultimately both the times. So I would not draw the conclusion that since WTC was won by Australia, they would win the series this time too. If team selection is right and brave (big if given Dravid as coach), I would venture to say India will win the series again.

Aussies will have the mental edge given they won both WTCs and WC, but this might just fuel India to beat them even more. See failures work both ways. It could break mentally weak but it can also inspire to prove people wrong so much more too.

I can’t wait for the series to start. Two top teams going at each other should be a blockbuster series and spectacle for cricket. Hope it inspires next gen of cricketers on both sides to take up cricket too.

 

[mominsaigol]

More of INdia botch up. Rohit dropped the ball. A capable captain would have steamrolled Australia.

So rohit going unbeaten until the finals, setting the opening stage in every game with 9 rr for india, and dominating 24/7 makes him an uncapable captain? Ayt

 

[jnaveen1980]

I expect a series line of 3-1 in favour of Australia.

I'll be happy with India winning one test, one hard fought draw and one close contested defeat.

It'll be the close contested defeat which will hurt us the most. We'll be cursing some inexperienced batters for throwing away their wickets that could've resulted in 2-2 series line.

Frame of mind matters. INdia is going to play a bunch of aged players and fairly new players at the same time. In 2018 Pujara played staggering 1200 balls in that series. This will be a completely new batting line up. Also captain will not be Rahane or Kohli. Rohit as a test captain gets D minus. He is good only for captaining IPL teams.

 

[cricketcricket79]

Frame of mind matters. INdia is going to play a bunch of aged players and fairly new players at the same time. In 2018 Pujara played staggering 1200 balls in that series. This will be a completely new batting line up. Also captain will not be Rahane or Kohli. Rohit as a test captain gets D minus. He is good only for captaining IPL teams.

I am also not a big fan of Rohit the test captain but D minus is pretty harsh. Ultimately India won the series 4-1 which can not be done inspite of abject poor captaincy. Rohit corrected quickly after the first test loss, brought in Kuldeep after the first test, and made more right calls on the field than wrong calls. Bunrah’s last day captaincy made me yearn for Rohit to be back on field and lead.

 

[Devadwal]

Most likely result 2-2 or 3-2 to either side .
India need fit and firing pace attack of Bumrah Shami ,siraj and Akashdeep.
Most importantly we need to play Kuldeep along with One of Jadeja / Ashwin .

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
King
Pant
Jurel(Wk)
Jadeja/ Ashwin
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami
Siraj/ Akashdeep

 

[Ab Fan]

Most likely result 2-2 or 3-2 to either side .
India need fit and firing pace attack of Bumrah Shami ,siraj and Akashdeep.
Most importantly we need to play Kuldeep along with One of Jadeja / Ashwin .

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
King
Pant
Jurel(Wk)
Jadeja/ Ashwin
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami
Siraj/ Akashdeep

There is no way Ashwin can play at 7. It extremely weakens your batting.

 

[Mesozoic]

I honestly won't be surprised if Rohit calls it a day long before this series even starts. Maybe after the eventual knockout loss in the T20 world cup. He already looks spent and doesn't even celebrate his hundreds like he used to do and one more knockout loss will only deflate him further.

I think we are looking at Bumrah/KL shared Test captaincy in Australia. Or an absolute blockbuster wild card i.e Kohli returning to Indian Test captaincy on an interim basis.

 

[Croma]

Yea Rohit's future depends on what happens in T20 WC. He might quit after the tournament. And before that he has to play under arrogant brittle-body Pandya in the IPL which in itself is insulting.

 

[Mesozoic]

There is no way Ashwin can play at 7. It extremely weakens your batting.

Jadeja too is finished as a batter. In challenging conditions, he is going to fall for a sub 20 score most of the times.

It's much better if we went in with 4+1 combination with Sundar at 7 in the first 3 Tests. In Melbourne and Sydney, Ashwin will come in for one of the pacers.

 

[Devadwal]

There is no way Ashwin can play at 7. It extremely weakens your batting.

Ashwin , kuldeep,bumrah and shami all of capable of scoring 20s runs each as they massively improve their batting so they are good enough. We already have six proper batsman so no need to compromise on our bowling .
To win a series in Australia we need strong bowling attack and this is going to 5 match series so jadeja can play 2-3 game depends on how Ash/ kuldeep perform.

 

[cricketcricket79]

I honestly won't be surprised if Rohit calls it a day long before this series even starts. Maybe after the eventual knockout loss in the T20 world cup. He already looks spent and doesn't even celebrate his hundreds like he used to do and one more knockout loss will only deflate him further.

I think we are looking at Bumrah/KL shared Test captaincy in Australia. Or an absolute blockbuster wild card i.e Kohli returning to Indian Test captaincy on an interim basis.

Oh God. Please no Kohli as captain. I agree Rohit looks spent now. If he retires from test, I would rather try Pant.

 

[Mesozoic]

Heck even Axar has improved his batting to a very decent level so we can even explore that option as well.

I really wish Tilak Verma had a more solid technique , he would have been a perfect candidate for the no.7 spot in SENA with even better batting acumen.

 

[Devadwal]

Jadeja too is finished as a batter. In challenging conditions, he is going to fall for a sub 20 score most of the times.

It's much better if we went in with 4+1 combination with Sundar at 7 in the first 3 Tests. In Melbourne and Sydney, Ashwin will come in for one of the pacers.

Sorry but there is no place for Sundar right now. Yea he has good batting temperament but his bowling is utterly rubbish for Australian conditions .

 

[Mesozoic]

Ashwin , kuldeep,bumrah and shami all of capable of scoring 20s runs each

Not in Australia against Starc and Cummins.

 

[Devadwal]

Not in Australia against Starc and Cummins.

They can and Ash already drawn a test match last time by batting 35 overs .

 

[Mesozoic]

Sorry but there is no place for Sundar right now. Yea he has good batting temperament but his bowling is utterly rubbish for Australian conditions .

Did you watch Sundar bowl at the Gabba last time? He's more than good enough.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Heck even Axar has improved his batting to a very decent level so we can even explore that option as well.

I really wish Tilak Verma had a more solid technique , he would have been a perfect candidate for the no.7 spot in SENA with even better batting acumen.

Tilak is not ready. He has massive issues when the ball is in the channel. Hazlewood will eat him alive.

 

[Blackbradman]

Australian batting is not great either. They lost a test against West Indies, if not for Abdullah Shafique's pathetic fielding they would have lost 2nd test against Pakistan too.

 

[Mesozoic]

They can and Ash already drawn a test match last time by batting 35 overs .

That was almost 4 years ago. Age has caught up with Ashwin and he has clearly declined as a batter in the last year or so.

 

[Mesozoic]

Tilak is not ready. He has massive issues when the ball is in the channel. Hazlewood will eat him alive.

I know. That's why I said I wish he had a more solid technique. He's a naturally aggresive player and guys like him can sometimes make a big difference in Australia.

 

[Devadwal]

Did you watch Sundar bowl at the Gabba last time? He's more than good enough.

Yes i watched but he is not good enough for test . Tilak and Sundar both are t20 specialist.
For test cricket we need pure bowlers who can take wickets not who can score some runs

 

[jnaveen1980]

Australian batting is not great either. They lost a test against West Indies, if not for Abdullah Shafique's pathetic fielding they would have lost 2nd test against Pakistan too.

They have a lot of fluke batsmen in their line up. Only solid batsman was Smith. Now he is toast too. Khawaja can go either way. He had a purple patch after playing for a decade. His technique can be exploited.

 

[Devadwal]

Im more worried about our pace attack . We need to take care of bumrah workload and give enough chance for akashdeep to perform before Australia tour.

 

[Mesozoic]

We need to try Kuldeep Sen and Akashdeep in the series against Bangladesh at home. No point playing Bumrah, Shami or even siraj there.

Also try and give Akash an occasional promotion in the batting order so that we can rule out a needless Shardul Thakur selection.

 

[Chip32]

I would be more worried about Australia even winning a game tbh. The whole side bar Cummins is on a downwards spiral, and has been for a while.

 

[Mesozoic]

Yes i watched but he is not good enough for test . Tilak and Sundar both are t20 specialist.
For test cricket we need pure bowlers who can take wickets not who can score some runs

Why would you need pure bowler at no.7? They usually play 8-11.

We should never rely on the 5th bowler to pick wickets for. If they do, it should just be a treated as a bonus. Cam Green or Glenn Phillips are nowhere close to being pure test bowlers..

 

[Devadwal]

Why would you need pure bowler at no.7? They usually play 8-11.

We should never rely on the 5th bowler to pick wickets for. If they do, it should just be a treated as a bonus. Cam Green or Glenn Phillips are nowhere close to being pure test bowlers..

Jadeja is playing the allrounder role for a decade at 7 and he is wicket taker unlike Sundar. But we need to Play kuldeep now as he is a match winner so one of ash / Jadeja can Play down under

 

[Mockingbird]

They had Tim Paine as the captain. He was a poor leader. India took advantage of his poor leadership and ended up winning.

Under Cummins, Aussies seem more focused and capable. Cummins has brought old glory back to Australia (3 ICC trophies)

They had a captain & a full first choice team playing in home conditions - we had neither yet we beat them convincingly. However you might want to downplay the Indian victory, nobody in their right mind could deny that it has to rank as one of the best test series victories of all time.

 

[Blackbradman]

They had Tim Paine as the captain. He was a poor leader. India took advantage of his poor leadership and ended up winning.

Under Cummins, Aussies seem more focused and capable. Cummins has brought old glory back to Australia (3 ICC trophies).

Under Cummins they lost against West Indies, almost lost 2nd Test against Pakistan if not for Pakistanis pathetic catching.

 

[AMSS]

I feel that if Pant is back to full keeping fitness, they'll bench Jurel in favor of KL. So the XI for 1st test in AUS might look like

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
Kohli
KL
Pant
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami/Akashdeep
Siraj/Akashdeep

I am also anticipating an injury to Rohit by the time test series comes so KL to open and perhaps Jurel/Sarfaraz to retain his place in the XI.

This team might not win but could compete and give some anxious moments to the hosts.

 

[Vikram1989]

Yea Rohit's future depends on what happens in T20 WC. He might quit after the tournament. And before that he has to play under arrogant brittle-body Pandya in the IPL which in itself is insulting.

I hope it will wash his remaining energy and he will quit captaincy. He can't have opener slot against jaiswal in full flow.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I feel that if Pant is back to full keeping fitness, they'll bench Jurel in favor of KL. So the XI for 1st test in AUS might look like

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
Kohli
KL
Pant
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami/Akashdeep
Siraj/Akashdeep

I am also anticipating an injury to Rohit by the time test series comes so KL to open and perhaps Jurel/Sarfaraz to retain his place in the XI.

This team might not win but could compete and give some anxious moments to the hosts.

Captaincy plays a major role against Australia. Rahane was spot on with his strategies. Rohti on the other hand was opposite of him.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Under Cummins they lost against West Indies, almost lost 2nd Test against Pakistan if not for Pakistanis pathetic catching.

Pakistan hasnt won a test in Australia since God knows when.

Not even drawn a test.

You can blame Shafique but Australia would have still won.

Performance of Shafique or any other Pakistani cricketer is irrelevant to a Pakistani win in Australia.

 

[Vikram1989]

Most likely result 2-2 or 3-2 to either side .
India need fit and firing pace attack of Bumrah Shami ,siraj and Akashdeep.
Most importantly we need to play Kuldeep along with One of Jadeja / Ashwin .

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
King
Pant
Jurel(Wk)
Jadeja/ Ashwin
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami
Siraj/ Akashdeep

I like this as kd should be there on the bouncy pitches and it may bring back memories of warne to the Aussies.every commentator says on aus pitches, good wrist spinners are the potent weapons because of bounce.we should not bother about thakur at 8,we can go with washi at 7.so it will give batting cushion .He can control the flow.

 

[Mockingbird]

I feel that if Pant is back to full keeping fitness, they'll bench Jurel in favor of KL. So the XI for 1st test in AUS might look like

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
Kohli
KL
Pant
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami/Akashdeep
Siraj/Akashdeep

I am also anticipating an injury to Rohit by the time test series comes so KL to open and perhaps Jurel/Sarfaraz to retain his place in the XI.

This team might not win but could compete and give some anxious moments to the hosts.

Doubt Pant will be back to full fitness before the Australia series - keeping wickets in a 5 match series after such a big injury is no walk in the park. He will probably play as a specialist batsman, Jurel will keep wickets and KL will be out.

 

[Vikram1989]

Captaincy plays a major role against Australia. Rahane was spot on with his strategies. Rohti on the other hand was opposite of him.

But rohit pr is certainly the best.He got in to t20 team with out playing for 2 years .If he tours aus,it will be his last tour for sure.He completely losts the track in case of an offence.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Aussie batting totally out of form.

 

[cricketcricket79]

Ther

Aussie batting totally out of form.

Long time left for them to rediscover the form. Plus Aussies would be extra motivated to be not beaten for third time against India. So I would not read too much into current form considering the India test series is still many months away.

 

[TheRock]

Aussies have won 3 ICC trophies since then. What have India won?

This thread is about India's chances in the upcoming tour to Aus. However, since you hv raised the point about performance in ICC tournaments, history tells us that the teams which hv the most terrible record in ICC tournaments are the most dominant teams in Aus. Viz: SA hv won zero ICC tournament in last 24 years and hv won only one ICC tournament in entire cricket history. They are the ones who hv registered the highest number of series victory down under. Followed by Ind (only recently). Morever, Aus having more ICC wins under their belt as compared to Ind is not something new. It's been happening since the game of cricket was invented. LOL. You take the data of any decade, you will find Aus winning more ICC trophies than India did. That hardly is gonna play a part in determing Ind's chances in Aus later on this year.

 

[Swashbuckler]

SA won 3 consecutive test series in Aus and choked harder than current India in those 9 years in ICC tournaments.

Different dynamics between a long series and one-off game. Steyn, Villiers, Amla, Kallis, Smith, Morkel, Rabada etc could never be kept quiet day in and day out, quality speaks.

 

[AMSS]

Doubt Pant will be back to full fitness before the Australia series - keeping wickets in a 5 match series after such a big injury is no walk in the park. He will probably play as a specialist batsman, Jurel will keep wickets and KL will be out.

In that case KL will perhaps carry the keeping burden. KL is not getting benched.

 

[Vikram1989]

In that case KL will perhaps carry the keeping burden. KL is not getting benched.

He was not able to keep in2 test matches in SA and got injured. He will.not attempt at test level again.He has to keep for 5 matches ,which he can't owing to his quadriceps tear

 

[cricketjoshila]

If you keep opening threads, atleast one will stick against India.

 

[Ab Fan]

I feel that if Pant is back to full keeping fitness, they'll bench Jurel in favor of KL. So the XI for 1st test in AUS might look like

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
Kohli
KL
Pant
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami/Akashdeep
Siraj/Akashdeep

I am also anticipating an injury to Rohit by the time test series comes so KL to open and perhaps Jurel/Sarfaraz to retain his place in the XI.

This team might not win but could compete and give some anxious moments to the hosts.

This is exactly how the side will be assuming no injuries happen.

KL and Pant both will play ahead of Jurel or Sarfaraz and keeping will be shared between the two depending on Pant's fitness. In home conditions, Jurel will be played as keeper bat.

 

[Ab Fan]

Let's make a pool of 8 batsman( excluding Jadeja) whom you want to stick with in home or overseas conditions for nearby future. Obviously the Australian conditions will be in mind as that is the biggest series coming up and also with the focus on WTC Final in June'25. Here would be my selection of 8 such batsman( have to keep 1-2 for injury recovery option)

Home conditions -

Rohit, Jaiswal, Gill, Kohli, Rahul, Sarfaraz, Pant(wkt), Jurel(wkt)

So, with Jadeja as an all rounder, we can select 5 out of the 6 specialist batsman mentioned here and one of the two keepers. Pant can also be a specialist batsman if required.

Overseas conditions -

Rohit, Jaiswal, Gill, Kohli, -------, Rahul(wkt), Pant(wkt), Jurel(wkt)

In overseas conditions, assuming Jadeja is one of the no.7, this leaves us with 6 proper batsman. That one batsman can be KL or Pant with gloves, both of them can bat at 5 or 6 depending on Pant's fitness. Else Jurel can come in too.

But coming to specialist positions, if an injury happens which most likely will based on trend, we will probably be short of that one specialist batsman who has the experience to perform in overseas conditions. Hence, you look at one of the younger batsman, who can it be? - Shreyas/Sarfaraz/Paddikal or anyone else?

 

[Vikram1989]

.Hence, you look at one of the younger batsman, who can it be? - Shreyas/Sarfaraz/Paddikal or anyone else?

No iyer pls.he is getting bounced out even in ranji now a days.even today he got bounced out by umesh in finals and some xyz in semis

 

[Ab Fan]

@MP2011 , you know why Rahul can't be dropped from the team? This is the reason- his performance in SENA in last 4 years since his comeback to the side.

Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

stats.espncricinfo.com

Yes, he was awful in 2018 and 2019 and after getting enough chances was dropped. But since he made a comeback in 2021, he has played some quality knocks in alien conditions where other Indian batters have failed.

 

[Hitman]

Did anyone expect India to win every single series they play in Australia? Just for the record, the last time Australia won a Test series in India was in 2004. That too against an Indian team that was missing Sachin Tendulkar in the first 2 Tests because of his recurring tennis elbow injury. Since then Australia has lost every single Test series they have played in India.

 

[Ahmed216]

I think Indian batting is going to struggle.
Rohit as an opener won't do much in Aus. He's past his best and wasnt able to put bat to ball in T20 WC in Aus.
It will be Jaiswal's first tour so one shouldnt expect him to dominate the series.
Sarfraz Patidar Jurel are all new.
KL will probably choke when really needed to perform.

3-1 or 4-0 to Australia

 

[BouncerGuy]

With this current team, I am not sure that India will be able to defeat Australia at their home.

 

[Swashbuckler]

I think this thread will run for many pages and attain legendary status. Like the India humiliation thread because India lose a test at home once in 10 tests.

 

[Vikram1989]

Yes, he was awful in 2018 and 2019 and after getting enough chances was dropped. But since he made a comeback in 2021, he has played some quality knocks in alien conditions where other Indian batters have failed.

I agree he played good cricket in alien conditions where everyone failed.But problem as of today, fitness issues restricts both of them to keep for this year in tests for sure.So at the end, both have to compete for 1 spot in aus.no one will prefer kl over pant in aus, unless his name is dravid.

 

[sindhiboy]

I feel that if Pant is back to full keeping fitness, they'll bench Jurel in favor of KL. So the XI for 1st test in AUS might look like

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
Kohli
KL
Pant
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Bumrah
Shami/Akashdeep
Siraj/Akashdeep

I am also anticipating an injury to Rohit by the time test series comes so KL to open and perhaps Jurel/Sarfaraz to retain his place in the XI.

This team might not win but could compete and give some anxious moments to the hosts.

2 spinners? thats a bit risky.

 

[Ab Fan]

I think Indian batting is going to struggle.
Rohit as an opener won't do much in Aus. He's past his best and wasnt able to put bat to ball in T20 WC in Aus.
It will be Jaiswal's first tour so one shouldnt expect him to dominate the series.
Sarfraz Patidar Jurel are all new.
KL will probably choke when really needed to perform.

3-1 or 4-0 to Australia

Are bhai Kohli chacha and Pant bhatija will be back. So, no place for Sarfaraz, Patidar etc.

 

[Ab Fan]

I agree he played good cricket in alien conditions where everyone failed.But problem as of today, fitness issues restricts both of them to keep for this year in tests for sure.So at the end, both have to compete for 1 spot in aus.no one will prefer kl over pant in aus, unless his name is dravid.

They don't have to keep for home series. Rahul anyways is not in reckoning for keeping in home series. So, at home, it's between Pant and Jurel and I think Pant would probably not be burdened with keeping in Sept-Oct as early. He will have to play some Ranji games, keep there and then depending on how his keeping is, he will be picked for Australia tour as keeper batsman or maybe specialist batsman.

Jurel will play at home tests. By Australia tour, India might want more from their batting so Pant and KL both come into consideration for keeping and specialist positions which can force Jurel to sit back as backup option in the squad especially if he loses his batting form by that time. He is still very new so highly likely that this may happen. It happens with everyone.

 

[Ahmed216]

Are bhai Kohli chacha and Pant bhatija will be back. So, no place for Sarfaraz, Patidar etc.

Kohli will only play if Anushka allows him. Pant is the real guy but I don't know when is he supposed to come back?

 

[Ab Fan]

Kohli will only play if Anushka allows him. Pant is the real guy but I don't know when is he supposed to come back?

She will allow him as she gets to travel Australia this time. Last time she couldn't so she will have a trip to Australia this time.

 

[AMSS]

2 spinners? thats a bit risky.

They can opt for safety picking Sarfaraz instead of Jadeja. But I think the TM believes Jadeja would be more productive than Sarfaraz even as pure bat. His fielding and bowling is bonus.

 

[WengerOut]

Shardul is scoring runs in Ranji. Nervy times for fans

 

[Rajdeep]

Cummins team won the WTC by beating the daylight out of your team. Windies win was an anomaly.

Cummins team is likely to beat the daylight out of India again (both in next series and in WTC final).

Don't tell me what to do.

LOL. One win doesn't mean anything. Even Hartley won England a game against your team. Hartley got a 7-fer.

Check what Cummins team did to your team in WTC final.

WTC Finals was how many games?

So a one off Windies win can be anomaly but one off WTC Finals game can't?

The last time Australia won a test series against India was in 2014 when MS Dhoni was our captain. Since then Australia has lost every Border-Gavaskar series against India, home or away.

 

[Red-Indian]

With this current team, I am not sure that India will be able to defeat Australia at their home.

I agree with this. I'm not sure either as both India and Australia are pretty flawed teams.

On paper, Australia are better if they can have Smith or Labuschagne or both return to form. Their bowling's better suited for the conditions and has been together as a unit for a long while.

India's going through a transition and will bring quite a few untested (in Australia) and aging players to the tour.

What gives me hope though is that playing Australia (outside one off decider games) seems to bring out the best in India and especially the younger players. All of them have grown up under the shadow of Australian dominance and there's a sense that it's the ultimate test.

One thing's for sure. It's a tour that got every country/team that goes there separates the men from the boys. We'll see if these new set of Indian boys are ready to become men!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Did anyone expect India to win every single series they play in Australia? Just for the record, the last time Australia won a Test series in India was in 2004. That too against an Indian team that was missing Sachin Tendulkar in the first 2 Tests because of his recurring tennis elbow injury. Since then Australia has lost every single Test series they have played in India.

Good call out. This thread wording is improper. India beating England 4-1 at home with a B string team cannot be used to predict how they will do in Austarlia. Can the OP make a prediction Australia will defeat India in India? I bet not.

 

[MP2011]

I agree with this. I'm not sure either as both India and Australia are pretty flawed teams.

On paper, Australia are better if they can have Smith or Labuschagne or both return to form. Their bowling's better suited for the conditions and has been together as a unit for a long while.

India's going through a transition and will bring quite a few untested (in Australia) and aging players to the tour.

What gives me hope though is that playing Australia (outside one off decider games) seems to bring out the best in India and especially the younger players. All of them have grown up under the shadow of Australian dominance and there's a sense that it's the ultimate test.

One thing's for sure. It's a tour that got every country/team that goes there separates the men from the boys. We'll see if these new set of Indian boys are ready to become men!

This. Well said.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Australia today completed a whitewash against the NZ. So who's next in their list now??? India?

 

[Swashbuckler]

Good for India that Aussies beat NZ. Now the cracks will be papered over, Smith will continue as opener and their middle order will be fragile, Inglis will also have to wait.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Good for India that Aussies beat NZ. Now the cracks will be papered over, Smith will continue as opener and their middle order will be fragile, Inglis will also have to wait.

Hahhaa... You never know Smith may regain his form till then.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Hahhaa... You never know Smith may regain his form till then.

He has lost his reflexes, technique was never his forte.

 

[Red-Indian]

Good for India that Aussies beat NZ. Now the cracks will be papered over, Smith will continue as opener and their middle order will be fragile, Inglis will also have to wait.

We have the same issue. We have a couple of easy test series coming up at home - 2 vs. Bangladesh & 3 Vs. New Zealand. I'd be surprised if we didn't win at least 4 out of those 5. There'll be a lot of runs made by mediocre batters. We have to be careful to separate the wheat from the chaff when we head to Australia.

 

[kron]

Should be an interesting series. Australia is pretty outstanding in home conditions but certainly not unbeatable unless the team playing them is Pakistan. I think West Indies showed that there are some real cracks in their side: Smith as opener...Green at 4...Mitchell Marsh, who the entire of Australia is convinced is somehow their answer to Ben Stokes eventhough he is a thoroughly mediocre test cricketer. If you can avoid being dominated by their pace attack, I don't see how you can't win a series against them. And India have already won a test against them with their C team.

That said, it definitely won't be an easy series for India's young batters. Their side is in a rebuilding phase and your first tour to Australia is never easy if you're a subcontinental batter. There's also a pretty good chance that Australia will dish out some spicy tracks like they did this summer.

Personally, I'd give the edge to Australia.

I think 3- 2 Aussies. Will be good

 

[kron]

I think Indian batting is going to struggle.
Rohit as an opener won't do much in Aus. He's past his best and wasnt able to put bat to ball in T20 WC in Aus.
It will be Jaiswal's first tour so one shouldnt expect him to dominate the series.
Sarfraz Patidar Jurel are all new.
KL will probably choke when really needed to perform.

3-1 or 4-0 to Australia

Australia will want the series to be entertaining. Absolute drubbing on spicy pitches won't help. Infact australia tried that in Melbourne last time and it backfired badly.

Because it's india and they want to keep eyes glued to the screen, I think they will dish out good pitched. I mean fair pitches.

Which means both teams will have chances. Makes me think law of averages will catch up. Australia should win 3-2 but it will be a good series. Close one.

If they give ultra flat bouncy pitches then whoever wins toss should win. Batting first is an advantage.

 

[kron]

@MP2011 , you know why Rahul can't be dropped from the team? This is the reason- his performance in SENA in last 4 years since his comeback to the side.

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Yes, he was awful in 2018 and 2019 and after getting enough chances was dropped. But since he made a comeback in 2021, he has played some quality knocks in alien conditions where other Indian batters have failed.

If Rahul meek timid Rahul plays. I can guarantee australia will win 3 -1 or 4- 1

 

[kron]

Also one thing brother sweep shot is forgetting is that bumrah pant and jaiswal all dint play in wtc final. Makes a huge difference.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

It's just like Brock Vs Goldberg in Wrestlemania in 2017...And for your information Australia represents Brock.

 

[Devadwal]

No more quality test cricket for atleast seven eight months .
Quality test cricket over any othe formats .

 

[NishanKonar]

It will be highly competitive series. India really raises their game everytime they land in Australia

Pant, Shubman, Yashvasi, Kohli, KL Rahul, Rohit , Bumrah, Shami, Siraj - this team can beat Australia if they get their act together

Only worry is Bumrah getting injured

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Still 7 months away
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A five-Test NRMA Insurance Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series and a day-night MCG Test Match as part of the CommBank Women’s Ashes Series are highlights of the 2024-25 international cricket schedule released today.

The intense rivalry between the Australia and India men will capture the attention of the cricket world with Pat Cummins’ ICC World Test Champions taking on star-studded India in the NRMA Insurance Test Series - the first five Test Match Series between the countries since 1991-92.

The NRMA Insurance Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series commences on November 22 with the West Test at Perth Stadium followed by the return of day-night Test cricket at Adelaide Oval ensuring the first two encounters will feature in primetime in eastern Australia.

The third Test at the Gabba will be contested in a fan-friendly pre-Christmas timeslot from Saturday, December 14, before the traditional Boxing Day Test at the MCG and New Year’s Test at the SCG.

The CommBank Women’s Test at the MCG from January 30, 2025 will be the first at the venue since 1948-49. The match will be the first day-night Test at the MCG and a highlight of the multiformat Women’s Ashes Series as Alyssa Healy’s world-beating team attempts to retain the trophy Australia has held since 2015.

The MCG Test will be a feature of the big stadium matches throughout the CommBank Women’s Ashes Series with the SCG and Adelaide Oval to host T20Is.

The international season gets underway in September when the Australian women host New Zealand for three T20 Internationals in Queensland that will have added significance ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh in October.

The Australian women will then play three ODIs against India in December meaning the hugely supported Indian men’s and women’s teams will be in Australia simultaneously.

Men’s international white ball cricket starts on Melbourne Cup-eve (November 4, 2024) with a Dettol Men's ODI between the Australian men and Pakistan lighting up the MCG. The series against Pakistan features three ODIs and three T20Is with matches scheduled across all state capitals.

Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said:

“This is one of the most highly anticipated summers of cricket in memory with the eyes of the cricket world focussed on the extended Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series and the multiformat Women’s Ashes.

“Fittingly, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been put on the same footing as The Ashes with a five Test Series for the first time since 1991-92 and we’re confident the schedule will maximise viewership and attendances and there will be a tremendous atmosphere in stadiums across the country.

“The first Women’s Test match at the MCG since 1949, and the first day-night Test at that historic ground, will be a memorable occasion and another important milestone for women’s cricket as we take more games to major stadiums including the SCG and Adelaide Oval.

“The women’s white ball series against New Zealand and India and the men’s white ball series against Pakistan will provide wonderful entertainment and ensure fans in many locations can get behind our world champion teams.”

“I’d encourage fans to register on Cricket Australia's digital channels for access to priority pre-sale tickets, which will be available on June 4.”

Foxtel and Seven Network will broadcast the NRMA Insurance Men’s Test Series and all of the CommBank Women’s Series while Foxtel will also broadcast the Dettol Men’s ODI and T20I Series against Pakistan.

2024-25 SUMMER OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET

CommBank Women’s T20I Series v New Zealand
19 September: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (N)
22 September: Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (N)
24 September: Allan Border Field, Brisbane (N)

CommBank Women’s ODI Series v India
5 December: Allan Border Field, Brisbane (D/N)
8 December: Allan Border Field, Brisbane (D)
11 December: WACA Ground, Perth (D/N)

CommBank Women’s Ashes ODI Series
12 January: North Sydney Oval, Sydney (D)
14 January: Junction Oval, Melbourne (D)
17 January: Bellerive Oval, Hobart (D)

CommBank Women’s Ashes T20I Series
20 January: SCG, Sydney (N)
23 January: Manuka Oval, Canberra (N)
25 January: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (N)

CommBank Women’s Ashes Test Match
30 January-2 February: MCG, Melbourne (D/N)

Dettol Men’s ODI Series v Pakistan
4 November: MCG, Melbourne (D/N)
8 November: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
10 November: Perth Stadium, Perth (D/N)

Dettol Men’s T20I Series v Pakistan
14 November: The Gabba, Brisbane (N)
16 November: SCG, Sydney (N)
18 November: Bellerive Oval, Hobart (N)

NRMA Insurance Men’s Test Series v India
22-26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth
6-10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)
14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane
26-30 December: MCG, Melbourne
3-7 January: SCG, Sydney

 

[jnaveen1980]

Also one thing brother sweep shot is forgetting is that bumrah pant and jaiswal all dint play in wtc final. Makes a huge difference.

He will talk as if beating Australia in a bilateral is easy