The second match of the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy being played between Australia and India will be played from December 6. The Australian team, which lost the first match of the series, will enter this match with a lot of pressure. This match to be played between the two teams at Adelaide Oval will be a day-night test. Before this match, a 2-day warm-up match will be played between Team India and Prime Minister 11 in Canberra from 30th November. Before this, the Australian team has taken a big decision.
Australia’s big decision before Adelaide Test
India defeated Australia by 295 runs in the first test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. After this, many former players including former captain Michael Clarke had appealed to field the Australian batsmen in a practice match in Canberra before the Adelaide Test match. But the Australian selectors have decided not to include any batsman who is in poor form in the Prime Minister’s 11 team against India in Canberra.
According to the report of Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Such a decision has been taken because it is important for the players to spend time in their home and apart from this, the Australian team also wants to assess their Test batsmen before the next match of the five-match series against India. Doesn’t want to give a chance. That means, before this match, Australian players will rest at their homes instead of practicing and then play against Team India in Adelaide.
Big statement from Australian coach Andrew McDonald
Australia’s head coach Andrew McDonald also said that he does not want to send any player from the Test team for the practice match to be held in Canberra. McDonald said, ‘No such a thing has not come to our mind. We feel that we have prepared well for the busy summer season. We will prepare well for the Adelaide Test match. We were only thinking about the opening Test match before the series started. You always want to get the summer season off to a good start. It is not that you start thinking about the fifth Test match right from the beginning. Winning is important and we are working on it to get favorable results. We were comfortable and preparation for our performance is no excuse. At the same time, mostly young players are included in Prime Minister 11. Players like Sam Konstas and Matt Renshaw and fast bowler Scott Boland will be included in the Pink Ball Test in Canberra.