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Australia meets India in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur. Check out all the live scores and stats in our live scorecard.

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Axar Patel has been robbed of a prized Test scalp as Virat Kohli sensationally drops Steve Smith at first slip. Driving hard at a flighted half-volley outside ...

David Warner is batting right-handed to left-arm finger-spin in the nets. [#IndvAus] [February 9, 2023] Two off-spinners together for Australia for the first time in decades— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) Todd Murphy marking his run-up in Nagpur. Can’t be the lefty issue as Renshaw is in. ABC’s Daniel Garb wrote: “The only plausible reason for Head’s omission must be a concern about his ability against spin. [#INDvAUS] [pic.twitter.com/ebJIpGRrrq] [February 9, 2023] AAP’s Scott Bailey wrote: “Massive call by Australia to drop Travis Head. [#INDvAUS] [February 9, 2023] [#INDvAUS] [pic.twitter.com/648ThHCoBP] [February 9, 2023] The hosts will go in as favourites. [February 9, 2023]

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(But) I know a process that works for me, I know the different conditions and how I like to play against them.” But since his brutal Ashes axing back in 2019, Khawaja has gone away and worked on his game as he starred for the Aussies in Pakistan last year. I’ll continue to use them, play them in the best method possible. He’s bowling against the best players of spin in the world in their conditions. “They are the best players of spin in the world. “Peter Handscomb deserves his place back in the squad. “For me, it’s more about the process. “The ball comes out of his hand beautifully, he‘s been working on his variations. That was the other side of it. Head averaged just 22.66 in three Tests against Pakistan, and 7.66 in two against Sri Lanka, with spinners proving to be his downfall. You split the series up and my white-ball was really good, so maybe being a little bit more positive in red-ball cricket,” Head told Foxsports.com.au. After all, the Indians are always mightily tough to beat at home.

Follow along for all the major moments and reactions as India and Australia begin the first Test in Nagpur.

Matthew Renshaw was impressive as a 20-year-old on his first tour of India six years ago, so he knows what local conditions will be like. He is in career-best form and batted with confidence and authority at home, where he is averaging 73.5 in that period. That knock, a 72, was in his debut Test against Pakistan in Dubai. I’ve had a bit of time to make a bit of sense of Travis Head’s shock axing. In seven games, he has just 213 runs at 21.3 for one half-century. Khawaja, 26, walks out of the room in a daze. Labuschagne has been particularly impressive with his sound defence and fluent strokeplay. Head’s numbers in Asia are mediocre. Australia are 2-29 with Smith on six and Labuschagne on 15. He beat the bat to start this over and beat the keeper at the same time with the ball going for byes. Here is the case against the decision. Australia are 2-35 with Smith on six and Labuschagne on 19.

Australia won the toss and chose to bat first.. Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Renshaw, Peter Handscomb, ...

The ball went on with the arm and castled the Aussie vice captain and now the tourists are in a big, big hole. Steve Smith had looked to up the ante in the last few overs, but he cops an absolute jaffer of an arm ball from Ravindra Jadeja and he's got to go! Alex Carey walks out to the wicket.

While the Nagpur surface has come under scrutiny ahead of today's Border-Gavaskar series opener, the coin toss will likely play a similarly significant role ...

[Fourth Test, Ahmedabad](https://live.cricket.com.au/match/3135/56738/india-men-vs-australia-men-india-v-australia-tests---men/scorecard), 3pm AEDT [Third Test, Dharamsala](https://live.cricket.com.au/match/3135/56737/india-men-vs-australia-men-india-v-australia-tests---men/scorecard), 3pm AEDT [Second Test, Delhi](https://live.cricket.com.au/match/3135/56736/india-men-vs-australia-men-india-v-australia-tests---men/scorecard), 3pm AEDT Production of the pitch at Chennai's M. [First Test, Nagpur](https://live.cricket.com.au/match/3135/56735/india-men-vs-australia-men-india-v-australia-tests---men/scorecard), 3pm AEDT "When the conditions spin from day one, it's actually not (so important)," Cummins said on the eve of the opening match of the four-Test Qantas Tour.

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It was reminiscent of what Travis Head achieved during the recent home summer against South Africa and the West Indies. Rather than relying on the pitch for variation on Thursday, Jadeja mixed up his pace, release angle and length to ensure the Australians never felt comfortable in the middle. Marnus Labuschagne, Smith, Matthew Renshaw and Pat Cummins were each dismissed by spinners while playing with a straight bat. You split the series up and my white-ball was really good, so maybe being a little bit more positive in red-ball cricket,” Head told foxsports.com.au. “He’s been way too full, and very uncharacteristic of Pat, who genuinely hits a very hard length. other than that, I think I worked really hard and had a sound game plan.” Playing with a horizontal bat negates the side spin on India’s raging turners. “And now he has been axed. The 31-year-old waltzed to the crease with Australia in a spot of bother at 5-109 - subcontinent maestro Steve Smith was back in the sheds and India was one wicket away from exposing the tail. He’s been too full. You wonder what this will do to his confidence. “Australia has always liked Head but he’s been a delicate manage and it’s taken the selectors six years of cursing and cajoling, dropping and recalling to get the man to meet his potential.

With India having not lost a home Test series in a decade, Australia's task appears even more daunting on a surface tailored to suit the home team's ...

It looms as the last chance for great batters David Warner and Steve Smith to win in India along with possibly several others. It would be better than their drought-breaking win in India in 2004 when Australia were amid a golden generation and exceed beating waning power West Indies in 1995. whoever we pick is 100 per cent ready to go." Our batters relish the chance to problem solve on their feet." That's just something we've got to embrace," Cummins told reporters on Wednesday. Australia will need to be remarkably resilient for the duration of the four-match series if they are to claim what would be arguably their greatest triumph in decades.