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Who Is Lance Morris? Here's All You Need To Know About Tearaway Aussie Quick Set For Test Debut vs India

Uncapped Australia pacer Lance Morris, fresh from being the season's leading wicket-taker in the Sheffield Shield, believes he has the "best chance" to make his debut in the opening Test against India in Nagpur on February 9. The 24-year-old tearaway pacer, who has the ability to rack up deliveries at 150-plus kmph, has been included in Australia's 18-member squad for the first two Tests of the four-match marquee Border-Gavaskar series.

"If Just One Team Struggles...": Twitter Trolls Australian Team On Nagpur Test Loss

Rohit Sharma-led Team India outplayed Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Saturday. The win helped India take a 1-0 lead over the guests in the series of four matches. Even before the start of the series, the pitch for the match was in limelight due to reports that claimed that India were preparing the surface in different parts as per their strengths. The Australian media took it as a tool to lash out at the hosts, but as it turned out, the Australian team lost the match by an innings and 132 runs.

Australia Asked For Practice On Nagpur Pitch Post Defeat. Here's What Happened Next

The opening Test between India and Australia in Nagpur ended well within 3 days after the Indian team bowled the tourists out twice, while only batting once themselves. Despite suffering a defeat by innings and 132 runs, Australia decided to hold their head up and train on the 'tricky' Nagpur pitch. But their hopes of understanding the spin-friendly surface ahead of the second Test in Delhi didn't materialise as the ground staff had reportedly watered the pitch.

"Hope They Not Searching For A Jadeja Duplicate": Ex-India Star's Dig At Australia Ahead Of 2nd Test

India outplayed Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The match in Nagpur saw India dominating the game throughout. Guest skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bat first. The visitors had prepared themselves with some intense traning sessions, but it all seemed to make no difference as the duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin were just too good to be faced on the Nagpur surface that offered a fair amount of help to the spinners.

India vs Australia Third Test Set To Be Shifted Out Of Dharamsala: Report

The third Test of the ongoing series between India and Australia scheduled to be played in Dharamsala from March 1 to 5 is all set to be shifted to another venue as the relaid outfield is not match ready, according to a report. It is understood that BCCI curator Taposh Chatterjee visited the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) stadium to inspect the pitch and the outfield. He will submit his report to the top brass of the BCCI for a final call.

Amid Question On Ravindra Jadeja's 'Ointment', Indian Team Management Sends Message To Match-Referee

The Indian team management has informed ICC match referee Andy Pycroft that star spinner Ravindra Jadeja was using pain-relieving cream on the finger of his bowling hand in the video recordings that were widely shared on social media on the first day of the Nagpur Test against Australia, as ESPNcricinfo reported. After visuals of spinner Jadeja was seen taking a substance off the back of Mohammed Siraj's palm and rubbing it on his bowling finger which went viral on social media after day one of the first Test between India and Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Australia T20I Captain Aaron Finch Announces Retirement From International Cricket

Australia T20I captain Aaron Finch has called time on his stunning international career that included leading Australia to their first ICC Men's T20 World Cup trophy. Finch led Australia in a world record 76 men's T20Is, as well as in 55 ODIs, before announcing his retirement on Tuesday. The long-term white-ball skipper represented Australia in 254 international matches across all formats, playing five Tests, 146 ODIs and 103 T20Is.

Shreyas Iyer Ruled Out Of 1st Test vs Australia, Suryakumar Yadav And Shubman Gill To Compete For Middle Order Slot: Report

The Indian team management could consider playing Shubman Gill in the middle order ahead of Suryakumar Yadav in the first Test against Australia after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the series opener due to a back injury. Iyer failing to recover from back spasms will certainly open one spot in the Indian batting order and the choice will be between Surya, a career middle order batter who has the X-factor and Gill, who has mostly opened for the national team in Tests.

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Who Is Lance Morris? Here's All You Need To Know About Tearaway Aussie Quick Set For Test Debut vs India

"If Just One Team Struggles...": Twitter Trolls Australian Team On Nagpur Test Loss

Australia Asked For Practice On Nagpur Pitch Post Defeat. Here's What Happened Next

"Hope They Not Searching For A Jadeja Duplicate": Ex-India Star's Dig At Australia Ahead Of 2nd Test

India vs Australia Third Test Set To Be Shifted Out Of Dharamsala: Report

Amid Question On Ravindra Jadeja's 'Ointment', Indian Team Management Sends Message To Match-Referee

Australia T20I Captain Aaron Finch Announces Retirement From International Cricket

Shreyas Iyer Ruled Out Of 1st Test vs Australia, Suryakumar Yadav And Shubman Gill To Compete For Middle Order Slot: Report