Hello and greetings to all our readers Boxing Day and test cricket a long-lasting love story is only getting better and better at one of the most exciting venues MCG Australia. This time Australia is hosting his Arch Rivals England on the Boxing Day test and there will be one more exciting match in South Africa between South Africa and India it means another exciting test series will kick on.
Let's rewind some memories.
Last year India was on the tour on Australia and we saw one of the best test series ever where India got all out on just 36 at Adelaide and everyone thought it will be a cakewalk for Aussies but who knows. India made a comeback with the Boxing Day test and with the new captain Ajinkiya Rahane and stunned the cricket world. Up to the last test India has to make 8 changes as compared to the side of the 1st test but they played with heart out and wrote the most difficult script of back to a back series win in Australia which is not everyone's cup of tea.
Mantra of success in Australia
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Australia is one the most difficult place for visiting cricket teams because of the conditions and the skill level of Aussies players. But India has told the world that they are not unbeatable in their own backyard but it requires a lot out of you.
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| Joe Root |
Everyone talks about the batting for visiting side but bowling is the most critical thing while you are on the tour of Australia. If you allowed them to score 350 to 400 then it will be really hard for you to make a come back that's why you have to take 20 wickets in every match as early as possible.
But this looked impossible task for English bowlers in 1st 2 matches but we can only hope that they will do better this time.
A good Spinner
Spinner in the team is a much-needed thing but they misjudged in the last test in Adelaide the ball was turning on 1st day while Joe Root was bowling but they didn't play a specialist spinner. The other fact we can see is that they also don't have a classic spinner and that's could be the reason for not playing Jake Leach but in MCG he will be in action and England will expect much more from him.
The Aggression and Energy
In Australia, if you are playing with a defensive mindset then it will be really hard to win because will keep attacking you and at some point, you will be exhausted. You have to be brave enough to take some risk and unsettle the bowlers of the Australian line-up but it should be a calculated risk and aggression. The energy level should be high on the field because you can't just see what's happening you have to reply to keep yourself in the match with your best possible resources. So the story of Ashes is not over yet for England but they have very little margin and uphill task but they should play for their pride and the glory.
India Tour of South Africa
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Things were uncertain about the tour but India responsed nicely and will start the campaign from tomorrow. When India came last time in South Africa the home was full of stars like ABD, Faf, Amla, Steyn, Morkel, and Philander which was almost unbeatable side. The bowling line up was inevitable like Philander, Steyn, Morkel and Rabada but now it's to the new generation. Jasprit Bumrah made his debut in that series and there was just a great bowling display from both sides. Virat Kohli was the only batsman to score a hundred in the whole test series and that should sum up the story. India lost the test series by 2-1 and tasted their own medicine in the last test. Later the pitch was declared poor but both teams completed the test match and India finished the series with some pride.
A Change of Team India in Tests
That was the series that changed the whole Team India in Test cricket because they found some lethal fast bowling attack with Jasprit Bumrah, Muhammad Shami, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma and the experience of Ravi Ashwin was also there. After that, they start to believe that they can win in overseas conditions and they didn't take too long to prove that, In later 2018 they defeated Australia in their own backyard and Virat Kohli won his 1st series in SENA countries.
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| Virat Kohli |
Just a matter of time India now looks like a solid test side and South Africa is struggling a bit but they have the advantage of their home conditions but it is going to be a great series to watch out for. Let's see how Virat will go after that counterversory over his captaincy in white-ball cricket so only time will tell us.
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