Starc and Co. deliver pink ball masterclass: Australia v India, 2nd Test review

We review the the second Test between Australia and India at Adelaide. Australia drew level with a handsome 10-wicket win. 

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Talking Points:

• Mitchell Starc: the pink ball master
• Australia's bowling depth to the fore in day-night Test
• India's selection hedges come back to bite them
• Is it time to go back to picking five specialist bowlers? 
• Travis Head: a right royal headache for India
• Australia thrive on a pitch with true bounce
• Has the Harshit Rana experiment run its course? 
• The Nitish Reddy puzzle: he is offering lower-order runs with the bat but little with the ball
• Ashwin's fine spell on a pitch that offered nothing for him
• Pat Cummins' deadly bouncers

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo

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