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

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)

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Related:

Australia square the series - Kartikeya Date - Cricketing View substack
Sanjay Manjrekar: Kohli has 'serious technical issue' that he can't find solution to - ESPNcricinfo
Travis Head brings the South Australia feelgood factor to make India suffer - Geoff Lemon - Guardian
Give it up for 2024: Test cricket has had few better years - Sidharth Monga - ESPNcricinfo
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