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Jonathan Howcroft

Cleave out of day 1: Australia 28-0

Looking ahead to tomorrow, while this recently rehired thunderstorm cautioning doesn’t extfinish to Brisprohibite, it comes pretty seal, recommending perestablish on day two may well be disturbed.

There are equitable 80 minutes remaining until the scheduled seal of perestablish. It’s been raining pretty much non-stop for the past five hours, normally torrentiassociate. The radar shows more rain to come. Someone call perestablish off for the day, greet and thank you.

That inestablish moment of chooseimism is probably over. It’s raining aobtain at the Gabba and the radar shows that second prohibitd of rain coming from the south east is making its presence felt. I’d foresee perestablish will be abortled for the day sooner rather than tardyr.

AAP are more likeable…

TEA: Australia 28-0

Southee perishes for 23 off 10 deinhabitries. He should have one more knock to finish a century of sixes.

Meanwhile in New Zealand, Tim Southee is batting in his final Test. He walked out with 95 centuries under his belt, and has quickly transferd to 98. Tremfinishous amemployment tardy in the day in Hamilton

Earlier on Martin presentd the concept of an Australia/India joind XI, and Stefan is the tardyst to email in his contribution, and yet another to mystifyingly leave out Nathan Lyon; certainly the best spin bowler in the world in Australian conditions, and a man that’s exhibitd himself time and aobtain is more than a luxury even in conditions that pickence pace bowling.

“Follotriumphg on from the previous convo, surpelevated everyone’s backing Jadeja when India couldn’t even discover room for him earlier. As much as he’s done spectacular slimgs in the past, he’s pretty lengthy in the tooth now. If we’re talking all-rounders, I’m much more inclined to Reddy, he’s seeed the excellents so far this series. I’d say my XI would be:

Jaiswal, Rahul, Gill, Kohli, Head, Marsh, Pant (wk), Reddy, Cummins (c), Bumrah, Hazlewood.

Tempted to slip Starc in there as well for an all-time pace strike, but three speedys and two all-rounders ought to cover it. No necessitate for spinners if you’re not gonna bowl them, and the way these tests have seeed they’ve never had a chance. Besides Starc, Carey is the disjoineest exclusion, but competing with Pant’s a hard ask.”

We’re now in the triumphdow of the conservative Tea interval (3-3.20pm local time / 4-4.20pm AEDT) so at best we’re down to a individual session of perestablish.

There remains a slim chance of action tardyr this evening with rain almost coming to a stop at the Gabba, but the covers remain over the square for the time being and a transport inant arid-up operation will be insistd to greet the umpires the outfield and run-ups are safe. Then there’s the weightless to get into ponderation becaemploy it’s still gloomy despite the rain relenting.

And even if all of those dominoes descfinish the way you would hope, the triumphdow for perestablish is probable only to be inestablish, with more rain coming in from the south east.

There’s cricket happening apass the Tasman where New Zealand are structureing England in the final Test of their series. And after a strong uncovering stand in Hamilton the structures are capitulating. They’ve collapsed from 105-0 to 231-7. England are hunting a series whitewash.

The weather front that has disturbed perestablish is very enumerateless moving. It has hung over the Brisprohibite region all afternoon, inching it’s way inland to the north west, dumping its load alengthy the way.

The Gabba has transferd from being at the thundery, westerly edge of the prohibitd of rain, to more to the drizzly east (which is theoreticassociate likeable) but the rain is still descfinishing, there is more on the way, and the spotless up will get some time.

There will be no perestablish any time soon, and perhaps no more before the seal at this rate.

Thanks for adhereing alengthy even as rain disturbed perestablish. It was an engaging uncovering period after Rohit Sharma sent Australia in then the structures took direct apass 5.3 overs until the first postpone. The India bowlers were better after the shatter and bcdisesteemfult the run-rate almost to a stop apass another 7.5 overs until the storm set in. The radars and foresee recommend we should get some more perestablish this afternoon – fingers … are … passed! Here is Jonathan Howcroft.

I’m about to hand the reins to Jonathan Howcroft so will drop my joind XI now. The task was easier set than done, so I’ve slimed my center to 2024 establish rather than challenging-geted reputations. The hardest call was going with the all-rounder talents of Jadeja over the spin-and-nightwatchman sign up of Lyon.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Usman Khawaja, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Travis Head, Rishabh Pant (wk), Mitch Marsh, Ravindra Jadeja, Pat Cummins (capt), Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood.

‪FrayFray‬ ‪has thrown up another joind XI contfinisher, which they comprise “shows Australia count oning on the individual brilliance of too scant at the moment”. Thoughts on this XI filled with firepower?

Jaiswal, Rahul, Gill, Kohli (equitable), Head, Marsh, Pant, Jadeja, Starc, Cummins, Bumrah.

The rain is persisting at the Gabba and we’re now eating into the day one action but there is more than enough time to get a result. While the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is certainly the priority for both teams at this stage, the World Test Championship also looms big with Australia and India battling for a spot in the final now most probable aobtainst South Africa.

India are the most at danger of paying a price if rain ruins this contest with the two-time WTC runner-up necessitateing to triumph all three remaining Tests aobtainst Australia to secure qualification to another final. If Australia reobtain the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the first time since 2014-15, they would almost certainly return to the final after beating India in the 2023 chooser. Australia could still qualify for the final if the series aobtainst India is drawn 2-2, with two Tests in Sri Lanka to perestablish timely next year. Much still to perestablish out, but we have time to ponder the permutations and calculations at the moment.

Combined XI watch: tullyeh is among the first readers to have a stoasty at the joind XI from the two teams lining up at the Gabba for the third Test. Hard to argue with most of this – and particularly the reason for backing Pant and Head – though a alter that promptly comes to mind for me is transporting in Hazlewood for Starc.

“Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Gill, Smith, Head, Marsh, Pant, Jadeja, Cummins, Starc, Bumrah.

Smith is in on reputation only and I antipathy to depart Carey out. I’m a South Aussie & watched him rule Shield this season but Pant & Head, you only necessitate one to fire and it’s game won.”

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is now firmly among the transport inant events on the cricket calfinishar, or more expansively on what is understandn in industry circles as the “Future Tours Program”. But it remains challenging to appraise to the Ashes which will be returning to Australian shores next year.

To whet the appetite a little, in an reshift from his novel book, Stephen Brenkley elucidates the fervour and political intrigue stirred by Australia’s tour of Britain in 1926.

Going out on a limb here but slimk we have time to put together a joind XI from the two lineups currently sitting in the stands at the Gabba. Sfinish your team thcdisesteemful on email or @martinpegan on Bluesky or X – this is who we’re choosing from:

Australia: Nathan McSweeney, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (capt), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rohit Sharma (capt), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep.

We haven’t lost too much time yet, and these two sides have not necessitateed anyslimg approaching the filled five days to safe a result apass the uncovering two Tests in the series, but no one enjoys a rain postpone.

‪Jack’s defunct follicle is on Bluesky and slimking outside the square.

“Sucount on cricket can advantage from organisers verifying AccuWeather on their cleverphones and changing venues? Its got a neutrassociate decent proceed weather foreseeion model.”

A luminous idea, and I am a fan of AccuWeather, but I mistrust there could be a scant logistical contests with shifting venues at unwiseinutive-ish acunderstandledge.

Lunch: Australia 28-0

The rain is bucketing down now and puddles are establishing around the Gabba. The surface water does tfinish to evident speedyly at the venue but we seem to be some way off a return.

It is probably a excellent time to get lunch, both for the perestablishers in Brisprohibite and those watching on elsewhere. Or, alternatively, tune in to how New Zealand and England are faring apass the ditch.

It has been a firm begin for Australia with both uncoverers still in place after 13.2 overs. The runs were begining to flow, particularly off Khawaja’s bat, before the first rain postpone permited the India bowlers to reponder their structures. ‪

philby17 is worryed that Australia’s commentators in vague are giving up a bit too much inside info; “your thoughts on Aust TV providing info re how best to bowl on Aust pitches and how to get out individual Aussie batsmen? A boon for the Indian team? By contrast, I never hear Indian commentators speak of how one should bowl on Indian pitches.”

A unpartisan point though I perhaps unmistrustingly would foresee the India coaches and analysts to be apass the conditions and their opponents as much as establisher perestablishers and pundits.

14th over: Australia 28-0 (Khawaja 19, McSweeney 4) A pair of dot balls from Akash Deep before the umpires donate in the drizzle as it turns heavier. The covers are back on!

13th over: Australia 28-0 (Khawaja 19, McSweeney 4) Siraj is back and so are the jeers from the Gabba crowd. A better over from the India pacer who disnominateed in his unwiseinutive uncovering spell. A mhelpen to Khawaja but the wonderfuler worry is the skies unwiseening.

12th over: Australia 28-0 (Khawaja 19, McSweeney 4) Australia have their highest uncovering stand of the series so far with Khawaja and McSweeney seeing relatively consoleable. Akash Deep shields toiling away at McSweeney from a excellent length and discovers the pads with the last two balls of the over. A half-hearted pguide from the latter is waved away.

11th over: Australia 28-0 (Khawaja 19, McSweeney 4) Bumrah sfinishs down his sixth over helped by a rain postpone half way thcdisesteemful the spell. More runs for Khawaja on the leg side, this time a individual to square leg. McSweeney discovers his first runs off the bat aobtainst Bumrah today when attfinishssing the ball to fine leg. India are drifting onto the pads too normally.

10th over: Australia 26-0 (Khawaja 18, McSweeney 3) McSweeney with the safeest of safe departs as the first ball of the over angles in to fly equitable over the off stump. The uncoverer dabs off his hip for a individual on the leg side, as Khawaja toils one off his pads for the same.

9th over: Australia 24-0 (Khawaja 17, McSweeney 2) Bumrah and Khawaja persist their gripping battle. The Australian uncoverer is consoleable leaving anyslimg he isn’t forced to perestablish at but sees to drive the fifth deinhabitry thcdisesteemful cover. Not enough behind the stoasty and it is cut off. Khawaja dabs at a expansiver ball to finish the over but gentle hands secure the dense edge doesn’t carry KL Rahul at first slip. Another mhelpen as the runs have dried up.

8th over: Australia 24-0 (Khawaja 17, McSweeney 2) Akash Deep comes into the strike in place of Siraj who exposedly menaceened thcdisesteemful his three overs. The pacer promptly pitches the ball up and discovers some transferment to force McSweeney to perestablish outside his off-stump. The right-hander has a striumphg tardyr in the over at a deinhabitry that is back of a length and is fortunate that the ball transferd as much as it did. Mhelpen over.

7th over: Australia 24-0 (Khawaja 17, McSweeney 2) Bumrah bowls to McSweeney for the first time today after neglecting Australia’s novelest uncoverer three times in the first two Tests. McSweeney is promptly back off strike after Bumrah drifts apass the right-hander and the ball clips the pads for a leg bye. Khawaja if left jumping around the crrelieve but sees out the rest of the over.

6th over: Australia 23-0 (Khawaja 17, McSweeney 2) Siraj sfinishs down the second half of his third over before we were impolitely disturbed by rain. A leg slip is in place for Khawaja as Siraj discovers a bit of transferment back into the left-hander. Even after the shatter, Khawaja picks up another ball unwiseinutive of a length and pulls over square leg for four.

Good novels! Play will resume at 11.15am local time/12.15pm AEDT. The India bowlers have already been in the outfield rolling the arm over in preparation.

The lunch shatter has been pushed back to 12.50pm local time/13.50pm AEDT.

We have transferment in the middle of the Gabba and the covers are enumeratelessly being pulled away. Play is set to resume unwiseinutively but in the uncomferventtime let us understand what you’ve made of India’s call to bowl first, Jasprit Bumrah’s current condition and how Australia deal withd the first half hour? HMU on email or @martinpegan on Bluesky or X.

A timely email from Tim Thomas has speedyly turned to the luminous side of this rain postpone.

“Bit of a humid soaked weekfinish ahead in Brisprohibite, might help the suit go the distance, but I’m not certain what team that would favour. Groundspeople will have their toil cut out for them for certain. Keen for a more traditional battle!”

6th over: Australia 19-0 (Khawaja 13, McSweeney 2) The covers are on! Siraj gets thcdisesteemful three deinhabitries to McSweeney, and the right-hander bunts a defensive stoasty to mid-on for a speedy individual. Khawaja is enumerateless off the label to momentarily put Australian hearts in mouths but is apass the line by the time the throw comes in. India might not mind the opportunity to regroup, as the first half hour has favoured the Australia uncoverers.

5th over: Australia 18-0 (Khawaja 13, McSweeney 1) Bumrah to Khawaja yet aobtain as the left-hander has faced all of the India strike bowler’s deinhabitries so far. The left-hander has been quite consoleable with Bumrah perhaps inestablishageing a bit of zip. Khawaja is toiling the ball kindly off his pads, as he tfinishs to do, and glances about as fine as you can for four.

We have a couple of timely comments as excitement creates around a series that has so far inhabitd up to the sky-high foreseeations.

borisfeigin has been in touch on Bluesky to say, “Once aobtain we see the power of Test cricket. People will recall what happened last time and probably what happens in this game for a lengthy time, possibly decades. Meanwhile, can anyone recall without Google what happened in last year’s BBL final?

“Visiting captains and deciding to bowl at the Gabba. Usuassociate a valiant (in a Sir Humphrey sense) call but the pitch does see quite lush.”

The BBL season is initiateing off this weekfinish and is always an enhappinessable part of the Australian summer, but I catch your drift borisfeigin.

4th over: Australia 14-0 (Khawaja 9, McSweeney 1) McSweeney nudges off his pads for a speedy individual from the first deinhabitry as Australia rotate the strike for the first time. Khawaja picks up a couple at fine leg as Siraj drifts onto his pads, then the left-hander punishes a unwiseinutiveer ball with a sublime pull stoasty for four thcdisesteemful midwicket. It has been a likeable begin for Australia and India ask for the ball to be verifyed – it passes thcdisesteemful the rings without any rehire.

3rd over: Australia 6-0 (Khawaja 2, McSweeney 0) Bumrah persists around the wicket to Khawaja and beats the bat with a deinhabitry that drifts away tardy from the left-hander. That’s the first time Bumrah has been able to reshift a bit of zing as he sees a little below top pace. Khawaja perestablishs off his pads to pick up a couple of runs thcdisesteemful midwicket, the first off the bat this morning.

2nd over: Australia 4-0 (Khawaja 0, McSweeney 0) Siraj to McSweeney and the India speedy is straight into toiling away at a excellent length outside off. Not much transferment for Siraj and the third-gamer is untroubled. Mhelpen over.

1st over: Australia 4-0 (Khawaja 0, McSweeney 0) Bumrah has Khawaja all congested up from the second deinhabitry with plenty of transferment taking the ball apass the left-hander. But the deinhabitry leave outes the edge and canons into Khawaja’s thigh. Four runs come off the thigh pad from the next deinhabitry as Khawaja sees to perestablish to fine leg.

The national anthems are finish, Jasprit Bumrah has the cherry in hand, Usman Khawaja is taking two centres and we’re ready to perestablish.

India XI

Australia XI

Pat Cummins perestablishs his cards up aobtainst his chest when asked what he would have done if Australia won the toss. That says as much as anyslimg, but here is more from the Australia skipper.

It has been a wonderful series so far. I slimk we have a sell-out at the Gabba today. I am certain it is going to be energetic out there.

Just about everyone got themselves into the series and … now here at the Gabba, a place we enjoy perestablishing at. It’s been a excellent direct-in.

India triumph the toss and elect to field

There is a kind green tinge on top of the pitch which is one of scant remaining authentic decks, rather than drop-in wickets, apass international cricket. There is a bit of cdeafening hovering overhead and a sweightless chance of showers amid a foresee high of 29.

The captains are in the middle for the toss.

Travis Head is one Australian batter who has underwhelmed at the Gabba in recent times, with a pair of gbetteren ducks in the Test aobtainst West Indies earlier this. That adhereed a 92 and another first-ball duck when Australia faced South Africa in tardy 2022, uncomferventing the right-hander has been neglected with his past four balls faced in Brisprohibite Tests.

But the middle-order powerhoemploy carries strong establish into this third Test after making 140 aobtainst India in his hometown Adelhelpe last week. Head and India pacer Mohammed Siraj had some choice words with each other as the competition and tension around a safe series begin to bubble away. The ICC were not amazeed.

Australia was unfall shortureed at the Gabba apass 31 Tests between 1989 and 2021 when India distress the structures with a three-wicket triumph to hbetter onto the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series triumph. Geoff Lemon has seeed at how the Gabba has alterd over time, and the recent shifts that could help Australia recreate their domination at the venue.

Preamble

Martin Pegan