Australia has received the lately concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-1. Throughout the 5 Assessments, the groups have contested at 5 completely different venues, getting uncovered to completely different situations. ICC has rated the pitches for the primary 4 Assessments in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Melbourne as “excellent,” which is the very best score. In the meantime, in Sydney, the place the sport led to two and a half days on a inexperienced seaming wicket, ICC has rated the pitch as ‘passable,’ which is the second highest class.
“The SCG has been striving to carry out their distinctive traits of early tempo and bounce earlier than the pitch wears and spins. This yr was a step in the fitting path to attaining this which offered an thrilling end to the Border Gavaskar Trophy sequence and bodes effectively for the Ashes summer season in 2025-26 stated Peter Roach, CA Head of Cricket Operations and Scheduling.
“We’re delighted by the standard of pitches produced,” Roach stated. “We encourage pitches that carry out the distinctive traits of that venue and this has lengthy been a function of Australian cricket. We strongly consider that this is likely one of the causes that Take a look at cricket is so in style in Australia. We don’t look to organize wickets that favor the house aspect or swimsuit our scenario in a sequence. We search a great contest between bat and ball and pitches which might be prone to produce a outcome,” he added.
Australia after dropping two back-to-series at house in opposition to India have received their first bilateral Take a look at sequence since 2014/15. India although began effectively in Perth by smashing the hosts by 295 runs Australia made a powerful comeback in Adelaide by profitable with 10 wickets.
Because of rain the Third Take a look at in Brisbane the sport ended up in a draw. The fourth Take a look at at MCG which appeared like a draw until the ultimate session of the Take a look at match noticed India capitulating and dropping the Take a look at by 184 runs with an hour within the sport left. Going into the ultimate Take a look at India had an opportunity to degree the sequence and retain the trophy however couldn’t match Australia and misplaced by six wickets.
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