Updates from the opening day of play at Perth StadiumAny thoughts? Email or tweet @collinsadam 1.59am GMT Amod Paranjape gets us underway on the email. “All I can say with regards to the Bhuvneshwar Kumar situation is that the skipper and coach are not comfortable playing him where the ball doesn’t swing,” he writes. “Absurd in my opinion but there it is.”I’m with you, I can’t believe Bhuvi isn’t in the XI. That’s no reflection on Umesh, who has some of the best reverse swing skills in the world. But Bhuvi! Oh well. Check out @PatrickNoone08’s preview piece ahead of the Perth Test at Optus Stadium . #AusvInd https://t.co/4KKhbt3xpT 1.55am GMT Kohli says he would have batted too. But he’s very happy to bowl. “I’ve seen a one-day game happen here and it had quite a bit for the bowlers so we’re pretty excited.” In the ODI at this stadium in November, CricViz tells me, there was more average bounce than in any game played in Australia since 2015. Continue reading…
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