2023 Tour of India

[Stevo]

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Appears the Indians are doctoring the pitch in an even more blatant way than usual - watering and rolling most of the pitch but leaving the area outside a left handers offside alone. Pure coincidence we are stacked with left handers and they are not.

I saw some pics and its unreal to think that they would be so blatant. Maybe it backfires.

[GVGjr]

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The whisper is Todd Murphy's parents are on their way to India indicating he's been picked to play.

[jeemak]

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I don't see how a lack of foot marks being used as a reason for Agar's recent poor performance can be ignored first up this time around.

As for doctoring pitches, I'm all for it if the host nation is willing to forego the toss. Unfortunately that'll never happen and we'll see another series hugely impacted by the flip of a coin.

[GVGjr]

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Apparently Warner has been practicing batting right handed to counter the Indians work on the wicket.

[Axe Man]

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Apparently Warner has been practicing batting right handed to counter the Indians work on the wicket.

Well he couldn't do any worse right handed.

Sounding like Handscomb firming for a spot ahead of Renshaw.

[Bornadog]

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Well he couldn't do any worse right handed.

Sounding like Handscomb firming for a spot ahead of Renshaw.

I would have Renshaw opening and Warner out (did I mention that before?)

[GVGjr]

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Well a bit of a surprise with Head out, apparently dropped.

Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Renshaw, Peter Handscomb
Alex Carey (wk),
Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy


Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav
Kona Bharat (wk)
Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

[lemmon]

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Wowee. Dropping a left-handed middle order specialist and retaining a left-handed opening batsman that does most of his batting on the Gabba is a huge statement. Says a heap about where they think Head's level against spin is at.

The Handscomb pick makes a lot of sense, but leaving out Head and retaining Renshaw is a huge call.

[Bornadog]

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Well a bit of a surprise with Head out, apparently dropped.

Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Renshaw, Peter Handscomb
Alex Carey (wk),
Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy


Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav
Kona Bharat (wk)
Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

Head has been one of our best batsman this summer and can also spin the ball. Surely they are joking

[Bornadog]

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Australia has elected to bat

[lemmon]

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A huge congratulations to Victorian Todd Murphy too! Very young, very talented and a bloody tough spot to debut. Go well young fella.

[GVGjr]

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Wowee. Dropping a left-handed middle order specialist and retaining a left-handed opening batsman that does most of his batting on the Gabba is a huge statement. Says a heap about where they think Head's level against spin is at.

The Handscomb pick makes a lot of sense, but leaving out Head and retaining Renshaw is a huge call.

I think you suggested that Head might have been a better option in this series to open the batting and all things being equal he probably should have replaced Warner but that was never going to happen.

A lot falls onto Renshaw and Handscomb to contribute with some runs.

[Bornadog]

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A huge congratulations to Victorian Todd Murphy too! Very young, very talented and a bloody tough spot to debut. Go well young fella.

Echuca Boy?

[GVGjr]

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Head has been one of our best batsman this summer and can also spin the ball. Surely they are joking

He must not have adjusted in the net sessions but yes a big call.

[Bornadog]

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