Cricket Live Update: AUS vs IND First Test – Live Blog

Is this the biggest rivalry in this cricket? Who can say, but it’s definitely great. And it has never been more competitive than over the past decade, with Australia and India producing a generation of champion players.

Some of them may still be ready to take part in the next edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but for most, this series that is about to begin is likely to be the final rumble.

Put yourself in any of their shoes. India enters this long and more grueling than usual tour with a proud record to defend. They lifted the trophy back in the 2016-17 season and have held it tightly ever since, winning 2-1 four times in a row, including two tours of Australia.

All these series were closely fought, but India won each time. Now they arrived in Australia wounded, having watched an unprecedented run of home success end in drastic circumstances and in the absence of key players.

However, this type of vulnerability will only make Australia extra cautious. They know that look, and from experience four years ago, they know how deceptive it can be. It is one of Australia’s greatest eras, but it has also coincided with an inability to beat their closest rivals home and away, even when they were at full strength. Now, with their core group aging at the same time, this is likely their last chance to correct that record.

It’s Cummins vs Bumrah, Kohli vs Smith, it’s Border vs Gavaskar again, and it’s coming to you from Optus Stadium in Perth in about an hour.

Cricket Live Update: AUS vs IND First Test – Live Blog

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