Test no. 2339got off to a start this morning ~ Virat Kohli winning the toss and electing to bat – new Indian pair of Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul, yes Rahul gets another opportunity, struggles and got out for a single digit.Pujara and Mayank play out till lunch – the rest of the team reads : AM Rahane, GH Vihari, RR Pant †, RA Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami & JJ Bumrah Irrespective of what Kerry O Keefe says and whether the opponents were Railway canteen or otherwise - 6 batsmen out of the Indian XI have first class 300s - Rahul, Mayank, Pujara, Vihari, Pant, Jadeja. This morning Australia’s bowlers peppered the Indians with short balls, with Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara both copping body blows. Agarwal made it lunch on 42 with Pujara on 16. Fifteen years after Steve Waugh played his emotional farewell Test at the SCG, his presence could be felt on the hallowed turf once more. The former Test captain’s son, Austin, could feature for Australia during the fourth and final Test against India. He is not part of the Australia XI, but has been named as one of the side’s four substitute fielders.Austin played in U19 WC 2018. Sydney is a famous tourist spot.Forty Thousand Horseman,a 1940 Australian war film directed by Charles Chauvel about the story of the Australian Light Horse (mounted rifleman as distinct from cavalry) which operated in the desert at the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during World War I, was shot here.We know it too well - the popular Shankar film “Indian” – one of the hit songs was ‘telephone manipol sirippaval ivala – Melbourne malarpol melliya magala” – though the lyrical reference was to Melbourne, it was Sydney and its famous bridge!!
Test no. 2339got off to a start this morning ~ Virat Kohli winning the toss and electing to bat – new Indian pair of Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul, yes Rahul gets another opportunity, struggles and got out for a single digit.Pujara and Mayank play out till lunch – the rest of the team reads : AM Rahane, GH Vihari, RR Pant †, RA Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami & JJ Bumrah Irrespective of what Kerry O Keefe says and whether the opponents were Railway canteen or otherwise - 6 batsmen out of the Indian XI have first class 300s - Rahul, Mayank, Pujara, Vihari, Pant, Jadeja. This morning Australia’s bowlers peppered the Indians with short balls, with Mayank Agarwal and Cheteshwar Pujara both copping body blows. Agarwal made it lunch on 42 with Pujara on 16. Fifteen years after Steve Waugh played his emotional farewell Test at the SCG, his presence could be felt on the hallowed turf once more. The former Test captain’s son, Austin, could feature for Australia during the fourth and final Test against India. He is not part of the Australia XI, but has been named as one of the side’s four substitute fielders.Austin played in U19 WC 2018. Sydney is a famous tourist spot.Forty Thousand Horseman,a 1940 Australian war film directed by Charles Chauvel about the story of the Australian Light Horse (mounted rifleman as distinct from cavalry) which operated in the desert at the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during World War I, was shot here.We know it too well - the popular Shankar film “Indian” – one of the hit songs was ‘telephone manipol sirippaval ivala – Melbourne malarpol melliya magala” – though the lyrical reference was to Melbourne, it was Sydney and its famous bridge!!