Match Facts
Wednesday, October 20, Visakhapatnam
Start time 14:30 (09:00 GMT)
The Big Picture
Australia too have a few youngsters in the squad and one of them, Mitchell Starc, might get his chance tomorrow as Doug Bollinger is a doubtful starter. "Obviously I'd love him [Bollinger] to play both these one-dayers but I think we also need to be smart with what we've got coming up," Michael Clarke said today. If Bollinger doesn't play, Starc might make his debut. Those who have followed his career rate him very highly.
This series also will reveal the position of Shaun Marsh in the team. Will he play as an opener? If not, he will have to fight with the very talented Callum Ferguson for a spot in the middle-order.
Watch out for.....
David Warner is yet to learn how to construct a long innings. "Due to the volume of twenty20 cricket I have played over the past year, being able to actually play myself in and build an innings is something I am not all that used to," he wrote recently.
Team news
Doug Bollinger is yet to fully recover from the abdominal strain that ruled him out of the Bangalore Test. He bowled for the first time in the training today and his fitness will be assessed on the morning of the match before they make a call. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc is likely to make his debut in case Bollinger misses out.
Pitch and conditions
It's currently prickly hot with high humidity indicating that rain might be just around the corner.
Australia (probable)
1 David Warner
2 Tim Paine (wk)
3 Michael Clarke (capt)
4 Shaun Marsh/Callum Ferguson
5 Michael Hussey
6 Cameron White
7 Steve Smith
8 James Hopes
9 Nathan Hauritz
10 Clint McKay
11 Doug Bollinger/Mitchell Starc
Cameron White's stats get better against India. He averages about 36 with the bat but against India it jumps to 42.16 from seven games. His strike rate against India is 84.61 which is higher than his career strike rate and he has also hit 8 sixes - about 22% of his total sixes - against India.
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