One of Australia’s greatest ever choice shocks has been confirmed, with Todd Murphy to debut in India after enjoying simply seven first-class matches.
In one other daring transfer, Travis Head has been ignored of the aspect, regardless of being amongst Australia’s finest in the course of the residence summer season. He has been changed by Peter Handsomb, whereas Matthew Renshaw retains his place.
Murphy will companion Nathan Lyon on a controversial wicket in Nagpur, doctored by Indian ground-staff to go well with the house aspect’s plethora of right-handers.
Captain Pat Cummins received the toss and elected to bat.
It is the primary time since 1988 Australia have picked two right-arm off-spinners to play in the identical match and means West Australian Ashton Agar will begin the collection on the outer.
The 22-year-old Victorian was offered his cap by Nathan Lyon. Murphy’s father, who performed grade cricket at St Kilda with Shane Warne, made a mad sprint to India within the 24 hours earlier than the match.
He has taken 29 wickets at 25.20 in his temporary first-class profession, which additionally consists of video games for Australia A.
The shock axing of Head ends Handscomb’s four-year Test cricket exile, with the Victorian skipper sitting atop the Sheffield Shield run-scoring charts and rated as a powerful participant of spin.
Renshaw is listed to bat at No. 5, with Handscomb at six.
“It looks like a pretty even wicket through the middle, it’s going to be a pretty different wicket to Aussie wickets, but we’re up for it,” Cummins stated on the toss.
Tearaway fast Lance Morris will proceed to attend for his debut, with Scott Boland picked to play the primary abroad Test match of his profession.
Morris spent nearly your complete summer season with the Australian workforce, however regardless of being broadly thought-about the quickest bowler in home cricket, wasn’t retired.
Josh Hazlewood was dominated out with an Achilles harm sustained within the Sydney Test and may be doubtful for the second match subsequent week, whereas fellow injured pair Mitchell Starc and Cam Green are poised to return for the following recreation from finger accidents.
For India, blistering white-ball batter Suryakumar Yadav will play Test cricket for the primary time, as will KS Bharat, who was capped for the primary time amid their dire wicket-keeper scarcity.
The residence aspect has picked three spinners, with left-arm pair Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja to workforce up with Ravichandran Ashwin.
AUSTRALIA: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Scott Boland
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
