India vs Australia: Hosts favourite as Virat Kohli-less India hope to move past Adelaide disaster at MCG
FirstpostA depleted India face an uphill task to beat Australian at MCG, with batsmen short on confidence and with a new captain in charge. Also, with his addition, India become a better fielding unit, and in the series context, a much-needed boost is needed for visitors in the field after the horrific catching display in the first Test. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/4g1q3DJmm7 — BCCI December 25, 2020 Gill gets debut Much debate took place before the start of the first Test regarding the opening slot. In the first Test, India’s new-ball operators Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah started off slightly short and it was Mohammed Shami who gave them the idea of the right length, much fuller than Bumrah and Yadav. Australia Squad: Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Moises Henriques, James Pattinson, Michael Neser, Mitchell Swepson Probable Aus XI: Joe Burns, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood India squad: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja Probable India XI: Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj The Boxing Day Test will be played from 26 to 30 December and live broadcast will be on Sony Six and SonyLIV in India.