Everything you need to know about the teams, the Perth pitch and weather as Australia seek to wrest the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from India for the first time in a decade.
Take the shine off the new ball. Pat Cummins has charged debutant Nathan McSweeney and old stager Usman Khawaja with this most old-fashioned of tasks as Australia seek to wrest the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from India for the first time in a decade.
“I’ll throw in Alex Carey at seven as well. It’s a pretty scary five, six, seven I think. If they come in and the bowlers already have plenty of overs into them, it’s a pretty scary proposition, and similarly we’ve seen some counterpunches where we’ve been two, three or four down for not many.” His ability to challenge batters in the air and with bounce - much like Australia’s spinner Nathan Lyon - makes him a challenge for the likes of Head. Bumrah did confirm that his pace offsider Mohammad Shami is tracking for a return to the Test side later in the series after resuming bowling in India.
“He’ll definitely bowl this Test, definitely available to bowl,” Cummins said of Marsh. “With the way us four bowlers are set out, we never really budget for an allrounder bowling heaps, so I would imagine a few spells each innings, but he’s ready to go. His body is great, best it’s been for a while.
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