IND vs AUS Test Series: The Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will get underway from February 9 starting with a four match Test series. The Australian team will be heading into the Test series without playing any practice game. Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke lambasts Australia over lack of preparation for India tour. Speaking on Big Sports Breakfast Michael Clarke was of the opinion that the practice match would have helped them prepare for the IND vs AUS Test Series. Follow IND vs AUS Test Series LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
Australia Test team are expected to fly to India midway through next week giving them less time for preparing themselves for the Border Gavaskar trophy. Clarke feels that the Indian conditions are extremely difficult to bat.
He said, “If you get in you need to go on and make a big score because your first 20 runs in India in second innings, whoa, a ball that you go forward to and block in Australia easily against spin, over there can roll along the ground, can bounce and take your glove. You can go to block it outside off and it bowls you leg stump, natural variation over there is massive.”
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The last time the Australia Test team won a Test match in India was in 2017. Left-arm spinner Stephen O’Keefe was the star of the match for his team with 12 wickets. Speaking about bowling in Indian conditions, the cricketer cum commentator said,”You need a completely different plan to what you have playing in Australia, the way you start your innings against spin bowling, the way you play reverse swing, through the Australian summer we didn’t see any reverse swing, the games were over in two, three days.”
He added, “So reverse swing is going to play a big part (in India), all these batters that walk out and play bowlers bowling 130-140ks – there’s every chance India is going to play at least two spinners, so it’s a completely different game.”
IND vs AUS: Michael Clarke reportedly dumped by BCCI
Michael Clarke is likely to be removed from the commentary panel of the IND vs AUS series following the video of an incident involving his girlfriend Jade Yarbrough. Michael Clarke’s video of altercation with Jade Yarbrough has already seen him losing sponsorship contracts.
According to the report published by The Daily Telegraph Yarbrough is heard in the video accusing Clarke of having an affair with Pip Edwards, a celebrity fashion designer and former Aussie skipper’s ex.
The 41-year-old is heard vehemently disputing the assertion. During the yelling, his companion was spotted smacking him across the face. The incident is being looked into by Queensland Police, but no charges have been brought. And now as of the latest, it is being reported that Fox Cricket pundit Mark Waugh is being considered to take over for Clarke.
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