Australia vs India 2nd Test Match: The visitors will be keen on bouncing back after an embarrassing loss in the last game. India will miss the services of skipper Virat Kohli and pacer Mohammad Shami. Shami has been ruled out of the whole series after he took a nasty blow on his arm.
Australia with a dominating win in the last game will feel much stronger. Head coach Justin Langer already said the side will remain unchanged for them until anything unfortunate does not happen.
Australia vs India 2nd Test, Match Preview, Playing 11, and Dream11 Fantasy Tips:
Match: Australia vs India 2nd Test Match
Day/Date: Saturday, 26th Dec 2020
Timing: 9:30 AM (04:00 AM GMT / 02:30 PM LOCAL)
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Pitch Report from Melbourne Cricket Ground for the 2nd test game:
The surface is going to be hard with even bounce. There will be a fair contest between Bat and Ball. The temperature will hover around 201 degrees celsius.
Where to watch the 2nd Test between Australia and India?
The 2nd test between Australia and India will be aired in Sony SIX, Sony TEN 1, and Sony TEN 3 for Indians.
Australia vs India 2nd Test Probable Playing 11:
Australia Playing 11:
Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (c/wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.
Full Squad Australia:
Tim Paine (c), Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade, David Warner.
India Playing 11:
Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.
Full Squad India:
Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-capt), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj.
Australia vs India Dream 11 Fantasy Tips:
Matthew Wade, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Rishabh Pant, Cameron Green, Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, R Ashwin.
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