India vs Australia

IND vs AUS Live Cricket Score, 1st Test Day 1 Latest Updates: India are looking to make a good start to the series as they look for a fourth consecutive win ...

As stated earlier, it's Test cricket time! It's Test cricket time! India and Australia have played each other in 12 series, 50 Test matches to be sure before the contest was given its current name in 1996/97. Ian Healy found an early way of absolving Australia of any wrongdoing incase they get pancaked in this series by stating that a defeat for the visitors will occur if India produce “unfair” pitches. Pat Cummins: "I think that's part of the challenge of playing away. There was the brain fade moment where Steve Smith looked towards the dressing room while contemplating whether to take a DRS or not, leading to Virat Kohli stepping just short of calling them cheats. Regardless of what the spinning wicket is like, it will always be one where Ashwin would be almost unplayable. Right, here are Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins in their Test blazers. We feel we are really well placed. We have had a good prep for the last 5-6 days. - Catch live score and updates of India vs Australia 1st Test Match here.

Todd Murphy will make his Test debut on Thursday while Travis Head has been sensationally dropped as Australia begin its four-Test tour of India in Nagpur ...

Lyon has played 24 Tests in Asia for 118 wickets at an average of 32.28. I think spin makes him play every single ball and brings in (multiple dismissal options). Nathan Lyon has had particular success against Kohli, picking up his wicket four times at an average of 23.25. He’s reportedly told teammates he will go rightie in the Test – likely when coming up against India’s two left-arm orthodox spinners in Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. He has three half-centuries with a top score of 71. It's worth mentioning, since he’s been spotted in the nets batting right-handed. Usman Khawaja (1) was dismissed LBW in the second over by an inswinger from Mohammed Siraj. It’s another challenge and makes touring over here even harder when you know the conditions are custom-made for them.” It appears to be a clear ploy to give bowlers an advantage against left-handed batters – with five of Australia’s top seven lefties, compared to just one Indian batter. “That’s part of the challenge of playing away. “Embracing the chaos. [Shock debut, four-year Test return loom as India accused of ‘straight up pitch doctoring’](https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australia-vs-india-test-series-cricket-news-2023-india-pitch-doctoring-in-nagpur-todd-murphy-debut-family-first-test-teams-selection/news-story/2899cc050a1c6f9112d7bc2c8691fe1a) [‘That’s bulls**t’: ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/australia-vs-india-test-series-cricket-news-2023-india-pitch-doctoring-in-nagpur-todd-murphy-debut-family-first-test-teams-selection/news-story/2899cc050a1c6f9112d7bc2c8691fe1a) [India legend savages ‘cheating’ claims over controversial pitch](https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/cricket-2023-australia-vs-india-first-test-nagpur-pitch-cheating-claims-are-bs-says-ravi-shastri-pictures-team-selection-latest-news/news-story/ef4b9409f2db37d5f3128e88e102e402)

13th over: Australia 29-2 (Smith 6, Labuschagne 14) Siraj gets a spell and Shami returns. Australians will recall the veteran India quick from the 2015 ...

“Sky” has become a people’s hero with his six-hitting in the white ball formats and after 79 first-class matches he will finally gets to pull on the Test shirt for India at the ripe old age of 32. That was a big toss to win and Pat Cummins’ run of luck with the coin has continued. There was much talk in the lead up to this series about Head’s disappointing record on the subcontinent and his plan to combat it with the all-out aggression so successful in the home summer. 3rd over: Australia 6-2 (Smith 0, Labuschagne 0) Even two wickets down after three overs, the names Smith and Labuschagne inspire confidence. His first ball of the series is wide and skids low. He pulls his head in on the last and lets it drop at his feet. He wants more of a look at the leftie and a single is sufficient from this 10th over. However Smith swipes at the fifth ball and pulls it just short of a fielder. 15th over: Australia 33-2 (Smith 6, Labuschagne 19) Shami returns and so does the Australian stalemate. 18th over: Australia 44-2 (Smith 10, Labuschagne 24) Here comes Patel, a slower action to Jadeja but all the venom comes from that final flick of the wrists. 11th over: Australia 27-2 (Smith 6, Labuschagne 14) Siraj steams in for a fifth over, this one to Labuschagne who has now faced twice as many balls as Smith. Australia have broken the deadlock now and the pace is quickening.

Australia meets India in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur. Check out all the live scores and stats in our live scorecard.

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India vs Australia, Border-Gavaskar Trophy: As always, an India-Australia series is replete with multiple storylines, from questions around the pitch to ...

Jasprit Bumrah and [Shreyas Iyer](https://indianexpress.com/about/shreyas-iyer/) are also set to miss the first test of the series. Swepson is a slow right-arm wrist spinner – the kind of bowler who has traditionally underperformed on subcontinental surfaces (think of Warne’s record in India). On the other hand, Murphy’s off-spin is quite similar to Lyon’s and might be targeted by a batting lineup full of right-handers. In fact, India will be missing arguably its strongest players of spin in Iyer and Pant. While Axar is definitely better with the bat and has impressed in the opportunities he has received in Jadeja’s absence, Kuldeep offers variety as a left-arm wrist spinner.There is a scenario where all four might play, but that will require India to play a batter less and Jadeja or Ashwin to bat at number six. Also, the benefit of playing four spinners is questionable as all four will ideally want to bowl long spells. With Ashwin and Jadeja being near certainties to start, Axar and Kuldeep will vie for the third spinner’s slot. The current Australian team has as many as five lefties in its top order: Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Travis Head, [Alex Carey](https://indianexpress.com/about/alex-carey/) and Matt Renshaw. [David Warner](https://indianexpress.com/about/david-warner/) today, Australia has a history of producing top-class left-handed batters. The India-Australia test match series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is set to begin today, with the two sides playing the first test at Nagpur’s VCA Stadium. One can be certain that the pitch will turn at some point in time. This is going to be Australia’s first test match tour to India since 2017, when the hosts beat the visiting side, 2-1.

CRR: 2.90. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Peter Handscomb*, 29(69), 4, 0, 42.03. Nathan Lyon, 0(3), 0, 0, 0. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Ravichandran Ashwin*, 14, 2 ...

Pritam: India need to bat big here. 19.4Lyon to Rohit, no run, a fast off-break at 101kph but he's got the line wrong. And what a take from Carey!

Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne stitched an unbeaten 74-run partnership to help Australia reach 76 for two against India at lunch on the first day of the ...

The duo removed openers Usman Khwaja (1) and David Warner (1) within the first three overs as the ball swung. Australia 1st innings: 76 for 2 in 32 overs (Steve Smith 19 not out, Marnus Labuschagne 47 not out; Mohammed Shami 1/12 and Mohammed Siraj 1/13) Asked to bowl, pacers Mohammed Shami (1/12) and Mohammed Siraj (1/13) dealt early blows to the visitors.

Charges of pitch doctoring, and rebuttals to those charges, are dominating the discussion on the eve of the first Border-Gavaskar Test.

It's possible, thus, that the pressure of WTC points could lead to a global increase in pitches that exaggerate home advantage. [the first Test of their 2020-21 tour](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2020-21-1243364/india-vs-england-1st-test-1243384/full-scorecard), on a Chennai pitch that started out flat before breaking up and becoming increasingly difficult to bat on from day two onwards. Now, ahead of this Border-Gavaskar series, India need to win at least three Tests to guarantee their place in the 2023 WTC final. Part of this could be down to how well England capitalised on winning the toss in I think all 22 cricketers who are going to play, they are all quality cricketers, so not to worry too much about what the pitch is going to be like, how much is it turning, how much is it seaming and all those kind of things. [Nagpur 2015](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-india-2015-16-903573/india-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-903607/full-scorecard), [Pune 2017](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ind-v-aus-2016-17-1030197/india-vs-australia-1st-test-1062573/full-scorecard)and [Ahmedabad 2021](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/england-tour-of-india-2020-21-1243364/india-vs-england-3rd-test-1243386/full-scorecard)are three recent examples of matches that came to be defined by the pitches they were played on. It's going to be challenging at times, but our batters relish the chance to problem-solve on their feet and I think quite a few of them will get that chance this week." Every team looks to make the most of home advantage. There will, of course, be a fair amount of left-arm spin from over the wicket, and probably right-arm pace from around the wicket too. "I think that's part of the challenge of playing away. While the rough areas will be too far outside off stump for him to bowl there, he's a master of challenging both edges of the bat from a stump-to-stump area or just outside off stump. Well, for starters, it just looks unusual, with most of the pitch appearing reasonably well-watered, with a smattering of grass, and two sharply defined bare areas.

Smith 77% after 30 balls. I'm getting the feeling that's because Smith is actively trying to attack the spinners more than Labuschagne is. And at one of those ...

Mushfiqur Rahim and Litton Das are the only other pair to account for more than 10% of their team’s runs. No other pair has proved as prolific for their team in Tests in recent times than this one. All through this partnership, Smith and Labuschagne have been spectacularly decisive.