Cricket: Jonny Bairstow was made to rue dropping Virat Kohli on zero, with the King going on to smash a man of the match innings.
Bairstow made to PAY for dropping Kohli | 03:42Western Australia has received a massive boost in its quest to become the permanent host of the opening Test each summer with confirmation the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India will begin at Perth Stadium on November 22.
Dating back to a loss against the West Indies in 1988, Australia has won all but two opening Tests at the Gabba when starting the series in Queensland, but it has lost its two most recent red ball matches at the venue when matches have been held later in the summer.Australia posted a four-wicket win over India in 2014 when the Gabba hosted the second Test of the summer after Adelaide. In 2021, India won the fourth Test of the series in Brisbane by three wickets.
“They are the hardest and bounciest pitches in Australia … so they will look at this schedule and some will say, ‘Geez, the Gabba first would have been better than Perth’. But others will say Perth rather than the Gabba. I think the gap has really closed in recent times in the way our players think about that.
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley will on Wednesday address aspects related to the extended series against India and what lies ahead for Australian cricket. “And we know that from a broadcast lot, it gives a great opportunity for people on the east coast of Australia, plus in India, to herald theOptus Stadium will host the first men’s Test of the summer. Former WACA chief executive Christina Matthews urged Western Australians to flock to the Test in December against Pakistan but there was criticism of the crowds at Perth Stadium given gaping empty spaces in the stands.
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