The Adelaide Test, starting on December 6, sees India entering with both a mental and physical edge, following a dominant 295-run win in the first Test at Perth, led by Jasprit Bumrah's bowling and captaincy.
As Australia prepares for the second Test at Adelaide Oval, a pink-ball, day-night affair, they would no doubt be haunted and bothered heavily by the 295-run loss that transpired at Perth. Once glorious Australian batting line-up was exposed big time, especially Steve Smith and Marnus Labusc
Former Australian wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist has weighed in on Marnus Labuschagne's recent dip in form, attributing it to challenging conditions and strong opposition rather than technical flaws as per Nine's Wide World of Sports.
Gilchrist emphasized that Labuschagne remains a "cla
The Adelaide test will kickstart from December 6 onwards, with India heading into the game with a mental and physical edge over the Aussies who were left devastated by Bumrah's bowling and captaincy during a 295-run loss at Perth's Optus Stadium in the first Test.
On Tuesday, the hosts experienced a mild scare from Smith as while he was taking throwdowns from Marnus Labuschagne, he was struck on his right thumb. For a brief while, he stopped batting and looked in some serious pain while having a chat with Marnus Labuschagne.
Ahead of the pink ball Test between Australia and India, ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting backed the right-hand batter Marnus Labuschagne despite a disappointing performance in the Perth Test and asked him to change his style of batting in order to come back to form in the ongoing Border-Gava
Labuschagne, who has been a critical player for Australia, has seen his Test average dip significantly since his twin half-centuries against Pakistan in January. In the recent Perth Test, he managed scores of just two and three in his two innings.
Labuschagne, who has been a critical player
After a terrible home Test season against Bangladesh and New Zealand, with horrific outings against the Kiwis in a losing cause, Virat rose above all critics, questioning and doubts with yet another magnificent ton at Perth's Optus Stadium. With this century, he shattered many records as
Labuschagne's horror run in Tests continued at Perth's Optus Stadium against India. In the first innings, Labuschagne had a block-a-thon as he could score just two runs in 52 balls. In the next innings, he made just three runs. Australia lost the Test by 295 runs, and Labuschagne's form came
Marnus Labuschagne has been encouraged to adopt a more aggressive strategy against India's formidable pace attack, with coach Andrew McDonald affirming that the underperforming batter is still "the player we need" at the critical No.3 position, according to cricket.com.au.
India was heading into the series after a humiliating 0-3 series loss to New Zealand at home, their first home Test series loss in 12 years and first-ever whitewash at home in a Test series of three or more matches. With the famed Indian line-up consisting of headliners like India batter Vir
Cummins, the skipper who silenced billions of Indians across the world following a World Cup final win against India last year, got the taste of his own medicine from another fast-bowling captain Jasprit Bumrah as India humbled the 2023 World Test Championship title holders by 295 runs at Pe