1st Test: Australia v India @ Optus Stadium, PERTH Nov 22-26, 2024

[TheParraboy]

As we have secured the Wade-Akmal T20 Trophy, with only a dead rubber to play tomorrow (Monday)

We shift all our focus to the Border-Gavaskar trophy commencing Friday 1.20pm

India could field quite an inexperienced batting like up.
Sharma is still in India after the birth of his second child. (Bumrah expected to captain)
Gill looks like he has a broken thumb, and some doubt over Rahul
Could also be a scary thing, lot of these younger guys got no fear and could do well out here.
Pant has been brilliant since coming back into the test side

Two fast bowlers as apposing captains in a test , when was the last time that has happened? Someone get Chappelli's thoughts on this...

Shubman Gill picks up thumb injury a week before Perth Test

Devdutt Padikkal, who was in Australia with the 'A' squad, has been asked to stay on with the Test party

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[mozza91]

Chappelli would be rightfully outraged about 2 quicks as captains. Just like he’d be outraged if 2 batsman or 2 spinners were captains or any variation of the above 3.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Apparently all the cool kids are referring to this test series as the BGT. And this is the West Test.

Australia only has 1 player under 30 (McSweeney) in this test.

 

[TheParraboy]

Apparently all the cool kids are referring to this test series as the BGT. And this is the West Test.

Australia only has 1 player under 30 (McSweeney) in this test.

When you say ‘cool kids’

Is that an oxymoron for Langer , Fleming and Brayshaw??

 

[simmo1]

Two fast bowlers as apposing captains in a test , when was the last time that has happened? Someone get Chappelli's thoughts on this...

What a load of codswallop.

 

[mozza91]

When you say ‘cool kids’

Is that an oxymoron for Langer , Fleming and Brayshaw??

They’re the cuck kids.

 

[TheParraboy]

Phew, no last minute rush...we get to have two opposing fast bowlers as captains
Sharma officially misses the first test.

Rohit Sharma to miss first Test in Perth

He will join India's squad ahead of the second Test in Adelaide

www.espncricinfo.com

While Rohit had communicated to the BCCI and national selectors in advance that he could miss the Perth Test, he had kept open the option of last-minute travel based on when the child was born. Rohit and his wife Ritika welcomed their second child on Friday, a week ahead of the first Test, prompting the possibility of his travelling to Perth. However, he told the BCCI he will be available to play the two-day, pink-ball warm-up game against the Australian Prime Minister's XI from November 30 before the day-night Test in Adelaide.

 

[_snafu_]

Is Harshit Rana playing?

 

[King-Gutho94]

When you say ‘cool kids’

Is that an oxymoron for Langer , Fleming and Brayshaw??

Did Flem deserve to be lumped in with those 2

 

[TheParraboy]

Is Harshit Rana playing?

Yes by the looks

Has to eat plenty of fibre I think..

Devdutt Padikkal to stay back, Harshit Rana likely to make debut in Perth | Cricket News - Times of India

Cricket News: With Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill unavailable for the first Test against Australia, India has called up Devdutt Padikkal as batting backup. Jasprit B

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Did Flem deserve to be lumped in with those 2

Yes. He's f**king horrendous.

 

[Bazal]

Yes. He's f**king horrendous.

Stick him in the corridor of cretins. The avenue of asshats. The f**ken boulevard of brain-dead bellends

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Stick him in the corridor of cretins. The avenue of asshats. The f**ken boulevard of brain-dead bellends

Loves heavy metal apparently. Especially Bon Jovi and Skid Row.

And once took a hattrick.

 

[_snafu_]

Loves heavy metal apparently. Especially Bon Jovi and Skid Row.

And once took a hattrick.

I picked him as a Def Leppard fan.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I picked him as a Def Leppard fan.

Probably a bit heavy for him. Maybe Motley Crue or Warrant.

 

[hineyrulz]

Probably a bit heavy for him. Maybe Motley Crue or Warrant.

Poison!!

 

[TheParraboy]

I picked him as a Def Leppard fan.

If presale tix for Nickelback concert was on tomorrow morning, Fleming wouldn't get an ounce of sleep I reckon..

 

[AlwaysGreen]

All this talk about Fleming hides the fact that horrible Haydos is going to be destroying our eyes and eardrums as well.

Remember when we thought channel nine were bad.

 

[Twizzle]

Poison!!

haha, beat me to it

 

[Fangs]

Getting excited big 5 test summer.