Many cricket fans expected a better performance from the Australian team in the ongoing four-match Test series against India but that couldn’t happen as the Kangaroos were brutally defeated by the Indian team in the first two Test matches.
Australia also suffered some huge blows as some players left the series midway due to injuries and other personal problems. The Australian team will look to make some major changes in the team considering their performance in the first two Tests.
Here we will take a look at Australia’s predicted playing XI for the third Test which will be played on March 1 in Indore.
Top Order:
Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head (Source – Twitter)
One of the reasons for Australia’s disappointing performance in the first two Test matches was that the openers failed to provide a good start to the team. However, Usman Khawaja played brilliantly in the second Test match but his partner David Warner was a complete flop.
Khawaja will still remain in the playing XI for the third Test. It is expected that left-handed batter Travis Head will be his opening partner for the remaining matches. Head was not included in the first match which was very surprising as he is in great form. The no.1 ranked Test batter in the world, Marnus Labuschagne will continue to bat at no.3 in the third Test as well.
