India will likely be accorded a troublesome welcome to Australia because the Optus Stadium pitch for the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been ready to supply “good bounce and pace” true to the custom of the fiery tracks in Perth. India will enter the Perth Test, starting from November 22, with out enjoying any apply match because the guests had cancelled an intra-squad facet recreation that was scheduled to be performed behind closed doorways from November 15 to 17. Now, India will deal with centre-wicket coaching on the close by WACA stadium, the place Australia may even polish their abilities.
“This is Australia, this is Perth… I’m setting ourselves up for really good pace, really good bounce and really good carry,” Western Australia Cricket head curator Isaac McDonald informed ‘ESPNcricinfo’.
McDonald is making an attempt to arrange a pitch that has comparable traits of the one which he readied for the primary Test in opposition to Pakistan in December final 12 months.
In that match, Pakistan had been bundled out for 89 within the second innings because the Aussies celebrated an enormous 360-run victory.
The pitch too had developed cracks as that match wore on and batters like Marnus Labuschagne copped blows on their fingers.
Overall, the three Aussie pacers – Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc – grabbed 12 of the 20 Pakistan wickets.
More just lately, Pakistan pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf tore by way of Australian line-up, bowling the hosts out for 140 within the third ODI right here.
McDonald stated he’s trying to depart some grass on the pitch to make it a bit spicier.
“It’s (10 mm) a good starting point. Ten millimetres was pretty comfortable with the conditions that we had (last year) and that held the conditions together nicely for the first few days. Live grass on the pitch is speed.
“Both bowling items (Australia and Pakistan) had been fairly fast final 12 months and hoping for a lot the identical this 12 months (for India match),” he added.
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