Australia vs India Test series: 5 interesting things to look forward

Australia v India - 4th Test: Day 5
Australia v India - 4th Test: Day 5

#4. Joe Burns or Will Pucovski?

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Australia v New Zealand - 3rd Test: Day 4
Australia v New Zealand - 3rd Test: Day 4

This topic is another intriguing discussion point among cricket experts and fans in Australia. Who will be the opening partner to David Warner in that first Test?

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It’s a battle between a player who has had a decent run in International cricket but an average form in first-class cricket recently against someone who hasn’t made his debut but has scored back to back double hundreds in Shield games.

Even though Joe Burns has had a decent opening partnership going with David Warner, a few former Australian players feel that this is the time to give the young 22-year old Will Pucovski an opportunity because of his red hot form.

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Whoever opens the batting will face a stiff challenge from this current Indian new ball bowling attack.

#5. Will India's Test players be rusty?

Australia v India - 4th Test: Day 1
Australia v India - 4th Test: Day 1

India last played a Test match early in March this year against New Zealand. Due to the worldwide pandemic, not much cricket has happened in 2020.

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While some players featured in the Indian Premier League, a few Indian Test specialists, Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari weren't part of any teams. One of the biggest challenges is to play Test cricket in Australia, and playing after a long time will test even the quality of Pujara.

India depends heavily on Pujara in overseas Tests, and that goes a notch higher after Virat Kohli's departure. Even though India's No 3 will face a lot of balls in the nets, the actual match situation is a different ball game altogether, and that's where rustiness could play a crucial factor.

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