#4. Joe Burns or Will Pucovski?

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?
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.
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?

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.
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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