Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former cricketer Kapil Dev on Sunday advised Team India and asked them not to take excess pressure before the series.
Here is a description of what could be expected at each venue based on last six seasons, which have witnessed two big series wins by India and another home Test loss for Australia to West Indies in a thriller at Brisbane this year
Australia included uncapped batter McSweeney as the national side announced a 13-member squad for the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against India for the opening Test of the five-match series in Perth.
Rana was among several fresh faces chosen for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting from November 22 onwards with the first Test at Perth, alongside young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, opener Abhimanyu Easwaran and wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel.
Star India pacer Mohammed Shami on Monday made an honest admission about his participation in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he continues to recover from his injury.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins revealed his picks for country's next all-format stars, including a Big Bash League (BBL) star and an up and coming opener who had a breakout year in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
The top six in the line-up is a big concern for Australia heading into the series, starting with the first Test from Perth in November 2008. Steve Smith, who moved to the opening slot following the retirement of David Warner, has been underwhelming in his move up the order.
With Australia poised to take on India in five-match Test series beginning November this year, star Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has said there's great friendships between the players of two teams and there is also "on-field rivalry" as both teams want to win
Ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, Aussie pacer Josh Hazelwood said that it will be a "great challenge" for them to play against India.