In the opening game of the series in Nagpur on Saturday, Team India easily defeated Australia by an innings and 132 runs to take the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia, who won the toss and chose to bat first, was dismissed for 177 in the first innings, and India quickly took control of the situation. In reply, India piled up an astounding 400 before dismissing the visitors for 91 in the second innings.
The Age reports that Michell Starc is expected to be fit for the second Test and could replace Scott Boland.
“I felt like I bowled well, but when you are bringing in someone like Mitchell Starc, who is a gun in these conditions and has bowled really well in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, hopefully I made the selectors’ job a little bit tougher than what it originally was,” Boland told reporters.
“Obviously I want to play. I enjoyed the challenge of bowling in these different conditions. I’ve just got to make the selectors’ job as hard as I can to bring someone in.
“I don’t think we’re going to play three fast bowlers. There’s only going to be two spots up for grabs, I reckon.”
