First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

[Bornadog]

Australia Test squad: UPDATED

Tim Paine (c), Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner


India Test squad:

Virat Kohli (c) (first Test only), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

I'm genuinely surprised not seeing Shaun Marsh in the squad and seeing Joe Burns in it. Does Sean Abbott deserve a spot?

[Bornadog]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Cameron Green copped one in the head yesterday and is being assessed for concussion. Hopefully he is ok.

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Cameron Green copped one in the head yesterday and is being assessed for concussion. Hopefully he is ok.

I think they called it as concussion this morning

[comrade]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Can someone teach these young blokes how to avoid the short ball?

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Can someone teach these young blokes how to avoid the short ball?

Green was concussed when bowling

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Will Pucovski has been ruled out of contention and Marcus Harris added

[SquirrelGrip]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Can someone teach these young blokes how to avoid the short ball?

What do you propose?

[Bornadog]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Will Pucovski has been ruled out of contention and Marcus Harris added

Yes I mentioned that in the OP.

[comrade]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

What do you propose?

Duck

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Despite injuries to Warner and Pucovski and a lack of depth with our openers can the selectors pick Joe Burns given his recent form?
Time in the middle is important for any batsman but Burns hasn't been able to get a go at it. Just 51 runs in 8 innings can't be ignored

I know this won't be a popular suggestion but we should even consider bringing in Shaun Marsh to partner Marcus Harris rather than playing Burns. We could even move Wade into the openers spot and bat Green at 6
It's also being floated that Labuschagne will move to the opening spot with Harris and Smith will bat at 3

[Throughandthrough]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Have tix for the first 4 days. I'll be the drunk guy talking all day.

[whythelongface]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Despite injuries to Warner and Pucovski and a lack of depth with our openers can the selectors pick Joe Burns given his recent form?
Time in the middle is important for any batsman but Burns hasn't been able to get a go at it. Just 51 runs in 8 innings can't be ignored

I know this won't be a popular suggestion but we should even consider bringing in Shaun Marsh to partner Marcus Harris rather than playing Burns. We could even move Wade into the openers spot and bat Green at 6
It's also being floated that Labuschagne will move to the opening spot with Harris and Smith will bat at 3

Burns is a concern. Another failure today. There aren’t many options but don’t see how they can go with Burns. Can they go with Head and bring Green in lower down the order? What about Wade? Clutching at straws here but need to find something.

[GVGjr]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

Burns is a concern. Another failure today. There aren’t many options but don’t see how they can go with Burns. Can they go with Head and bring Green in lower down the order? What about Wade? Clutching at straws here but need to find something.

He's in all sorts of problems. Had taken guard on off stump and missed a fullish delivery for an LBW
Mind you Harris clipped one to a leg slip and should have known better

[Bornadog]

Re: First Test Australia v India - December 17-21 2020, Adelaide Oval

He's in all sorts of problems. Had taken guard on off stump and missed a fullish delivery for an LBW
Mind you Harris clipped one to a leg slip and should have known better

I really don't know what we can do for openers. Surely we can't play Burns, and Harris is also a slight concern.

Has Wade ever opened with the red ball?