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"Take Notes": Australia Selector Slammed For Shaking Hands With Team India After 1st Test

India achieved a spectacular victory over Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series, at Perth. Australia were defeated in humiliating fashion, losing by a massive margin of 295 runs. In the aftermath of the game, former Australia T20I captain and current chairman of selectors George Bailey joined the players and staff in shaking hands with the victorious Indian team. This action of Bailey's came under tremendous criticism from former Australia wicket-keeper Ian Healy after the match.

Australia Add Uncapped 30-Year-Old All-Rounder To Squad For BGT 2nd Test vs India

Australia have added uncapped all-rounder Beau Webster to the squad for the second Test against India as cover for Mitchell Marsh, whose fitness remains a concern. Marsh had pulled up "sore" following Australia's 295-run hammering in the series opener in Perth earlier this week. Webster, also a right-hand pace all-rounder like Marsh, has been the stand out performer in the Sheffield Shield over the past two years. The 30-year-old has collected 1788 runs including five hundreds and nine fifties.

Australia Chief Selector George Bailey Reacts To Criticism Over Nathan McSweeney's Selection For BGT

Australian chief selector George Bailey has fired back at the criticism levelled by former Test opener Ed Cowan, who called the selection of Nathan McSweeney for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener "a guess". Cricket Australia, while revealing the 13-man squad last week, confirmed that McSweeney would open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja in the series opener on November 22 in Perth. McSweeney had never opened the batting at first-class level before this week's Australia A match against India A at the MCG.

"Sacked Rohit Sharma": Australia Media's Poster For India Test Series Sparks Internet Storm

Australian media channel Fox Cricket's poster for the upcoming Test series between India and Australia has sparked a massive controversy on social media. The poster, featuring Pat Cummins and Virat Kohli, was aired during the third ODI encounter between Australia and Pakistan on Sunday. Social media users were quick to point out that while the Australia captain Cummins featured in the poster, Kohli was there for India in place of skipper Rohit Sharma. Fox Cricket will be broadcasting the five-match Test series and fans quickly started criticising the channel for snubbing Rohit in the poster.

Big Surprise In Australia's Squad For 1st Test vs India. This Star Set To Open

Nathan McSweeney is set to open for Australia in the first of five Tests against India this month, while Josh Inglis was a surprise inclusion in their 13-man squad Sunday. Since David Warner retired in January, no firm contender had emerged to partner Usman Khawaja at the top of the order in the blockbuster series starting in Perth on November 22. While Steve Smith initially stepped into the role, he failed to shine and will revert to his usual number four, behind Marnus Labuschagne.

Uncapped McSweeney to open batting for Australia against India

SYDNEY :Uncapped Nathan McSweeney has beaten out his rivals to secure the vacant spot in the Australia team for the first test against India in Perth, with head selector George Bailey backing the 25-year-old to open the batting later this month.

England-Born Player Handed Australia Captaincy For 3rd ODI And T20I Series vs Pakistan

Josh Inglis will captain Australia for the first time in the third ODI against Pakistan and in the following Twenty20 series, selectors said Wednesday, with a number of stars absent. Regular one-day skipper Pat Cummins plus Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith will not play the third ODI in Perth on Sunday so they can prepare for the Test series against India. Xavier Bartlett, Spencer Johnson and Josh Philippe all come into the squad.

Josh Inglis 'In Mix' For Test Debut In Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Chief Selector George Bailey

In red-hot form, Australian white-ball wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis is "in the mix" to make his Test debut as a specialist batter in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy next month, hinted chief selector George Bailey on Monday. India, unbeaten in the marquee series on the previous four occasions, will face Australia in a five-Test series beginning in Perth on November 21. "There's no doubt that the form is really fantastic at the moment... the ability to jump back into domestic cricket and dominate has been fantastic," Bailey told reporters.

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"Take Notes": Australia Selector Slammed For Shaking Hands With Team India After 1st Test

Australia Add Uncapped 30-Year-Old All-Rounder To Squad For BGT 2nd Test vs India

Australia Chief Selector George Bailey Reacts To Criticism Over Nathan McSweeney's Selection For BGT

"Sacked Rohit Sharma": Australia Media's Poster For India Test Series Sparks Internet Storm

Big Surprise In Australia's Squad For 1st Test vs India. This Star Set To Open

Uncapped McSweeney to open batting for Australia against India

England-Born Player Handed Australia Captaincy For 3rd ODI And T20I Series vs Pakistan

Josh Inglis 'In Mix' For Test Debut In Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Chief Selector George Bailey