Australia break with tradition by trusting spinners against India

08.03.2023 - 22:55 theguardian.com

I n Ahmedabad, everything is about colour. Hot pink and deep purple to celebrate Holi festival the day before Thursday’s fourth Test.

The sea of orange planned for morning one, masses of people brought in on buses in a political flex for India’s prime minister.

Emerald green for the pitch that India would have used had they won the third Test and locked in a World Test Championship final in England.

Pure white covers on the drier pitch they will use instead, with a win still required. For Australia, the obsolescence of a green seamer means that they can rely on Green and a seamer.

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Mitchell Starc ripped through India’s lineup with five wickets to lay the platform for a crushing 10-wicket Australia win in the second one-day international in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

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Star India batter Virat Kohli was on top of his powers in the fourth Test against Australia, which ended in a stalemate on Monday. Kohli looked in his element during the entire high-scoring encounter and scored his 28th Test century. It was Kohli's first century in the format after a gap of more than three years. Kohli's marathon 186-run knock guided India to a massive 1st innings total of 571, and was named 'Man of the Match' for his efforts.

Warner still in Australia's plans for WTC final against India

BENGALURU : David Warner is still in Australia's plans for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India in June after the batsman recovered from concussion and an elbow injury, coach Andrew McDonald said.

Pat Cummins To Stay Home, Steve Smith Named Captain Of Australian Team For Odi Series Against India

Pat Cummins to stay home, Steve Smith named captain of Australian team for ODI series against India, Cricket Australia has confirmed. Cummins had returned home after the first two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India to be with his ailing mother who was in palliative care. A few days later, Cummins' mother sadly passed away. In the pacer's absence, Steve Smith led the Australian team in the 3rd and 4th Test against Australia. Speaking of the development, Australia head coach Andrew McDonald confirmed that Smith will continue to lead Australia on the India tour.

Nathan Lyon Creates History, Breaks 41-Year-Old Record Against India In 4th Test

India rode Virat Kohli's brilliant century and Axar Patel's equally effective supporting act to take control on Day 4 of the fourth Test match against Australia on Sunday. While the Indian batsmen looking quite comfortable against the Australia bowlers, veteran spinner Nathan Lyon was able to claim a massive milestone. With the dismissal of KS Bharat, Lyon became the highest overseas wicket-taker in Test matches on Indian soil. He currently has 55 wickets from 11 matches in India and he surpassed the record held by former England spinner Derek Underwood. Underwood had 54 wickets against India in away matches from 16 games with best figures of 5 for 84.

"Hi Dadda": Usman Khawaja's Daughters Cheer As Batter Scores Big In 4th Test Against India. See Pic

Australian opener Usman Khawaja scored a sensational 180, helping Australia post 480 runs being the side was bundled out by India on day two of the fourth Test on Friday. Khawaja's mammoth knock off 422 balls and his 208-run fifth-wicket partnership with Green put the tourists in the box seat in Ahmedabad. It was indeed a special knock for Khawaja as he raced to his first Test century on Indian soil on Thursday before taking the knock further on the following day.