Australian Touring Squad for India

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I think Swepson will play in this series.

By the time the 4th test comes around and we are down 0-3 then the selectors will have made quite a few chops and changes.

I have a bad bad feeling about this series. It seems to be a killer or players careers. Especially since we didn't do well in Sri Lanka, we have to show something in this series. You simply can not just crumble every innings against spin and expect to be known as international cricketers. We've gotta show some fight.

I'm praying for a draw at the best, just no confidence anymore when it comes to sub continental tours.
 

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I think Swepson will play in this series.

By the time the 4th test comes around and we are down 0-3 then the selectors will have made quite a few chops and changes.

I have a bad bad feeling about this series. It seems to be a killer or players careers. Especially since we didn't do well in Sri Lanka, we have to show something in this series. You simply can not just crumble every innings against spin and expect to be known as international cricketers. We've gotta show some fight.

I'm praying for a draw at the best, just no confidence anymore when it comes to sub continental tours.
I agree that l think Swepson will play due to changes by 4th test and also that careers will be done and dusted.
Wade is my bet that his career will be done.
Nathan Lyon is my 2nd pick.

Can't really pick Renshaw, Smith, Handscome due to newness and captaine. Nor Warner, even tho he isn't good at spin. VC and sets tone etc.
 

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I agree that l think Swepson will play due to changes by 4th test and also that careers will be done and dusted.
Wade is my bet that his career will be done.
Nathan Lyon is my 2nd pick.

Can't really pick Renshaw, Smith, Handscome due to newness and captaine. Nor Warner, even tho he isn't good at spin. VC and sets tone etc.
Yeah I agree about Wade - will be gone by the 4th test with an "injury" and they will fly Neville in (not that he's a much better replacement).

I think it's almost make or break for Khawaja too. Don't get me wrong, he's had a strong summer with good test stats but whether or not he can go to that next level and have a breakout overseas series and cement his spot at no.3 for the next 5 years or so remains to be seen. He's 30 now, he's been mostly in the team over the past 2 years. His time to announce himself is now, and push that patting average up to 50.
 

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India keep the same 16 players that they had v. Bangladesh for the 1st two test.

So the squad:
Virat Kohli (C)
Murali Vijay
KL Rahul
Cheteshwar Pujara
Ajinkya Rahane
Ravi Ashwin
Wriddhiman Saha
Ravindra Jadeja
Bhuveshwar Kumar
Ishant Sharma
Umesh Yadva

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Abhinav Mukund
Karun Nair
Hardik Pandya
Jayant Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav
 

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India keep the same 16 players that they had v. Bangladesh for the 1st two test.

So the squad:
Virat Kohli (C)
Murali Vijay
KL Rahul
Cheteshwar Pujara
Ajinkya Rahane
Ravi Ashwin
Wriddhiman Saha
Ravindra Jadeja
Bhuveshwar Kumar
Ishant Sharma
Umesh Yadva

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Abhinav Mukund
Karun Nair
Hardik Pandya
Jayant Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav
Sharna, Yadav and Kumar have the easiest job. 5 overs each at the start and then let Jadeja and Ashwin do the rest
 

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Wade is averaging a massive 12.5 runs since he got back in the side mostly against lowly Pakistan.
 

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Wade is averaging a massive 12.5 runs since he got back in the side mostly against lowly Pakistan.
In the three tests they played in the same team - Maddinson scored more runs than Wade.

We should no longer accept for granted that he is the best batting option out there.
 
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In the three tests they played in the same team - Maddinson scored more runs than Wade.

We should no longer accept for granted that he is the best batting option out there.
If you take batting out of it, is there a level of missed chances that will force the selectors to make a change or do you think wade has the whole series whatever happens?
 
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