IND vs AUS Boxing Day Test: Indian bowlers made it quite hard for us, admits Matthew Wade
Cricket | Dec 28, 2020, 07:28 PM ISTWade is opening the batting for Australia alongside Joe Burns and in place of the injured David Warner.
Wade is opening the batting for Australia alongside Joe Burns and in place of the injured David Warner.
Former Australia pace bowler Merv Hughes also raised questions over the umpire's decision.
This verbal duel intensifies as the session rolled on with Wade looking frustrated at times and even stopping the bowler from delivering in a bid to regain his concentration.
On Saturday, Pant, who is often touted as the next Dhoni, assumed the role of his predecessor when he adviced senior spinner Ashwin on how to dismiss Matthew Wade
Ravindra Jadeja took a smart catch over the cover to end Matthew Wade's innings at 30 to R Ashwin.
With star opener David Warner ruled out due to a groin injury and young Will Pucovski, who was primed to open in the first Test, suffering a concussion, the home side elevated Wade to the role of an opener.
Australia were 35 for two after dismissing India for 244 at the end of the opening session on the second day of the first Test.
Paine says 21-year-old allrounder Cameron Green is medically fit to make his test debut in the day-night fixture, but won’t divulge whether struggling opener Joe Burns will play.
The Aussies, who had initially named David Warner, Will Pucovski and Joe Burns as openers for the first Test, suffered twin blows with Warner getting injured and Pucovski getting a blow on his head.
It was in the 11th over that Wade was rapped on the pads by a Natarajan delivery that straightened after pitching.
Wade took over the captaincy reins for the second T20 against India here on Sunday after Aaron Finch picked up an injury in the opening game in Canberra.
Wade almost pulled off a magical stumping but Dhawan got his foot down just in time to deny him the dismissal
Skipper Aaron Finch says he is yet to decide between Wade and Marnus Labuschange but hints he is unwilling to tinker with the in-form middle-order.
The Australians have been forced to train separately and not as one unit ahead of the ODI series against India but the team will make "no excuses" since the players are experienced enough to deal with the odd situation, insists wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade.
Matthew Wade believes that Neil Wagner remains the most accurate bowler when it comes to bowling bouncers with consistency.
Mathew Wade, who is naturally an aggressive player, feels the on-field verbals might backfire against the Indian team led by Virat Kohli.
The County Championship, which is scheduled to start from April 12, is expected to get delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Matthew Wade pulled off the Anti-Gravity Lean made famous by Michael Jackson in his hit song 'Smooth Criminal'.
"It's about time the bloody umpires intervened. Every time I read it's part of the game I think it's the greatest load of rubbish I've ever heard."
Uncapped Michael Neser was the surprise selection in the squad that is aiming to retain the urn and win in England for the first time since 2001.
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