Australia bowl and hand out 4 debuts in pink-ball Check; India come with two new caps

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There are 4 issues to be had for successful the Check – the primary time the groups have met within the structure since 2006

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Six avid gamers will make their Check debuts within the day-night conflict at Metricon Stadium with Australia and India dealing with every different within the structure for the primary time in 15 years.

Australia have passed out 4 caps to Darcie Brown, Stella Campbell, Georgia Wareham and Annabel Sutherland this means that that two of probably the most thrilling younger quicks within the sport – Brown and Campbell – will probably be paired in combination. Brown took 4 for 33 within the first ODI whilst Campbell made her debut within the 3rd fit. They’re going to get first crack with the ball after Meg Lanning inserted India on a cloudy however dry day.

The house facet are with out a lot of skilled avid gamers. Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen aren’t a part of this complete multi-format sequence whilst Rachael Haynes used to be dominated out with a hamstring harm picked up within the 3rd ODI. Wareham suffered a quad pressure all through the second one ODI however has recovered to take her position in an assault together with 3 spinners.

India have incorporated Yastika Bhatia, who inspired within the ODI sequence, to fill the position vacated by way of the injured Harmanpreet Kaur whilst swing bowler Meghna Singh is a part of the assault. Sneh Rana, who performed in opposition to England within the Bristol Check previous this 12 months, drops out with left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad, who used to be now not picked for the England excursion owing to harm, partnering offspinner Deepti Sharma.

The multi-format sequence these days stands at 4-2 in Australia’s favour with 4 issues on be offering for victory within the Check and two for the draw. Six issues are then to be had within the 3 T20Is.

There’s a forecast for showers and storms over the primary two days of the four-day sport however Saturday and Sunday are set to be wonderful and dry.

Australia XI 1 Alyssa Healy (wk), 2 Beth Mooney, 3 Meg Lanning (capt), 4 Ellyse Perry, 5 Tahlia McGrath, 6 Ash Gardner, 7 Annabel Sutherland, 8 Sophie Molineux, 9 Georgia Wareham, 10 Darcie Brown, 11 Stella Campbell

India XI: 1 Shafali Verma, 2 Smriti Mandhana, 3 Punam Raut, 4 Mithali Raj (capt) , 5 Yastika Bhatia, 6 Deepti Sharma, 7 Taniya Bhatia (wk), 8 Pooja Vastrakar, 9 Jhulan Goswami, 10 Meghna Singh, 11 Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Andrew McGlashan is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo

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