The second Test between India and Australia will be played in Adelaide from December 6. It will be a day-night match and will be played with pink ball. In the first Test played in Perth, Australia had to face a crushing defeat against India by 295 runs. After this defeat, a lot of questions have been raised on the performance of the Australian team, especially the poor performance of the batsmen is being criticized.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has suggested his possible playing-11 for this match. Ponting believes that the team does not need to make big changes and should keep faith in the current players. "These players are champions and they have proved their worth many times.
'Labuschagne has to be aggressive'
Ricky Ponting also gave his opinion on Marnus Labuschagne's recent form. "Marnus has to find a way to improve his batting. He looked most uncomfortable in Perth. It is true that the bowling on the Perth pitch was quite good, but as a top batsman, he has to find a way to overcome this situation. ”
Ponting's probable playing-11
In the playing-11 suggested by Ponting, he has retained the team of the first Test. He believes that maintaining the confidence of the players is more important than change. His playing-11 is as follows:
1. Usman Khawaja
2. Nathan McSweeney
3. Marnus Labuschagne
4. Steve Smith
5. Travis Head
6. Mitchell Marsh
7. Alex Carey
8. Pat Cummins (captain)
9. Mitchell Starc
10. Nathan Lyon
11. Josh Hazlewood
After the crushing defeat in Perth, Australia will have to show strength in both their batting and bowling departments. The playing-11 suggested by Ponting shows the team's confidence in the current combination. Now it will be interesting to see how the Australian team returns in Adelaide.