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IND vs AUS: Mitchell Starc is likely to join Australian squad for Delhi Test

New Delhi: Australia pacer Mitchell Starc will might be available for the second Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Delhi. However, Australian skipper Pat Cummins ruled out any changes in the playing XI after their collapse in Nagpur Test. Australia rattled with injuries Injury blemished the world number one Test side in the first match of the […]

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New Delhi: Australia pacer Mitchell Starc will might be available for the second Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Delhi. However, Australian skipper Pat Cummins ruled out any changes in the playing XI after their collapse in Nagpur Test.

Australia rattled with injuries

Injury blemished the world number one Test side in the first match of the series, as they missed their speed guns like Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and all-rounder Cameron Green. But the failure of top batting order, as let the visitors down.

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Starc likely to return for Delhi Test

“Starcy lands today or tomorrow into Delhi,” Cummins told reporters after Saturday’s loss.

“I think Joshy might not be quite ready for Delhi. He’s getting up and running now, he’s pretty close, but I don’t think he’ll be quite ready for Delhi,” he added.

“Greeny’s a bit of a wait and see. Still hoping (he would play), he’s had a couple of good hits out here. He’s bowling pretty good, the next couple of days we’ll assess it,” Cummins said.

India outplays Australia in Nagpur

In a match where Rohit Sharma scored a hundred and fifties by comeback man Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel put India in good control. Australian batter got trapped in the magical spinning spell by Ravindra Jadeja and Ravicandran Ashwin.
Marnus Labuschagne’s first innings 49 was the best by an Australian batter.

 Skipper Cummins, however, is keeping his faith in the current team and said not “much is going to change in the next couple of games”.

“We’ve had a really good run the last 12 months,” he said.

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“There hasn’t been many losses in that change room. I don’t think we need to reinvent the wheel, it’s just tweaking different approaches to how we play and maybe particular methods,” he added.

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First published on: Feb 12, 2023 04:29 PM IST

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