Delhi: The second test match between India and Australia will be played in Adelaide from 6 December. This match will be day-night and will be played with pink ball. In the first Test played in Perth, Australia had to face defeat by 295 runs. After this defeat, the team is being criticized a lot, especially questions have been raised on the performance of some batsmen.
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Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has predicted Australia’s possible playing-11 for the second test. Ponting believes that there is no need for any changes in the team. He said that faith should be maintained in the players, especially those who have proved their ability on big occasions. According to Ponting, the current players are champions and should get a chance.
‘Labuschen will have to adopt an aggressive approach’
The former captain said about Labuschagne, ‘He really has to find a way to change this (bad batting form in Tests). Of all the batsmen in Perth, Marnus looked the most uncertain. Yes, it was high quality bowling on a difficult wicket, but he (Labuschagne) needs to find a way to turn it around.
Ricky Ponting’s probable Australian playing-11:
Usman Khawaja
nathan mcsweeney
marnus labuschagne
steve smith
travis head
Mitchell Marsh
Alex Carey
pat cummins
Mitchell Starc
nathan lion
Josh Hazlewood
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