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The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is squared at 1-all after one-sided Tests in Perth and Adelaide , with the third Test beginning in Brisbane on Saturday shaping as a pivotal match in what is proving to be another intriguing series between the two rivals.Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer .
After two Tests against India this summer, Smith is yet to muster a boundary. In 2024, he has averaged 23.20, with just one fifty in seven Tests. Getting trapped on the crease is a problem Smith has yet to solve — four of his eight most recent dismissals in Tests have been LBW., from 2014 until the start of the 2023 Ashes, Smith averaged 40.35 against deliveries directed at his stumps, the highest figure for any batter in the game.
“You look at his record stats would suggest are not far around the corner,” Cummins told reporters at the Gabba on Friday. Demoting himself to No. 6 after the superb deeds of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul in Perth, Sharma’s struggles with the bat continued. Bhogle also pointed out it was unfair on Rahul, who had previously been told to ready himself to bat as a bridge between the middle and lower order, to be shifted about without any certainty.
When Australia last hosted India in Brisbane, a masterstroke from the tourists reaped the richest of rewards. While they were forced to bowl almost 135 overs in the second innings in Perth, they were requited to deliver only 80 in total in Adelaide. When it comes to wickets taken at the Gabba, Lyon, Cummins and Starc rank third, fourth and fifth behind legends Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath.
“It’s a shame for Scotty, but there’s still a fair bit to play out this series, so I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t get another crack at some point.”Shubman Gill was the find of the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, performing extremely well on debut at the MCG and then following that performance with a pivotal innings in India’s success during the unforgettable Gabba Test.
In the first innings, he was trapped plumb LBW by Scott Boland for 31, before Mitchell Starc uprooted his off stump with a vicious inswinging yorker the following evening when bowled out for 28. In the new role, Gill could take a leaf from the heroics of Pujara during the triumphant 2018/19 and 2020/21 tours, grinding down Australia’s pace bowlers and anchoring the innings.
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