Australia expose Indian batting’s fallibilities, but are not entirely compact themselves headline into Gabba, as series poised at 1-1
“Can’t wait to get you at the Gabba,” was the most viral takeaway from India’s triumphant tour to Australia in 2021. It was the sledge from Australia’s then captain Tim Paine that went pear shaped for him, and his team, as it was at Gabba, the ground in Brisbane, that India clinched a famous series win. It is to that historic arena that India will now head out for the third Test, hoping it receives them with open-arms again. The series now stands 1-1 after India’s loss in little over two days at Adelaide.
Add to it, their inexperience with the pink ball, itself. Had it been a regular Test, India might have hoped to ride on the Perth momentum, but they were almost slated to struggle in this game. If the conditions were similar to those that they confronted in the second innings of the first Test, they have the wherewithal to resist, flourish, and progress. In tougher conditions where the ball moves around, they are yet to show that they can.
