I’m absolutely stunned by Travis Head’s omission from the first test. When I saw he was not in the team, I thought he must be injured. He was dropped because of his previous record in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the UAE. He is currently the 4th best test batsman in the world, plus he bowls wicket taking off spin. He must feel gutted.
I like the selection of Todd Murphy, he is a much better option than Agar.
Creating a dry patch at one end outside the left handers off stump when the Indians don’t have any in their top 7, is tantamount to cheating. India really need to have a hard look at themselves about this, it is a game after all. They should want to win the game fairly. I hope they are censured by the match referee after the game.
Australia are in trouble already.