Ins and outs of the four-day matches v India A
Australia A: The dummies guide
International cricket makes its return to Australian soil this weekend when the bumper ‘A’ tour gets underway in Brisbane. Starting Sunday, Australia A take on India A in the first of two four-day matches at Allan Border Field.
With India set to tour Australia for the Commonwealth Bank Test Series later this year, the ‘A’ series will provide promising players from both countries with the opportunity to put their hands up for higher honours.
Wondering how you can follow all the action? Here’s everything you need to know about the first leg of the six-week tour:
When and where?
It all begins Sunday July 6 at Allan Border Field, while the two teams will return to the same venue for the second four-day match on July 13.
Play is scheduled to commence at 9:30am AEST each day in Brisbane, with the toss of the coin taking place at 9:00am.
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How much will it cost to get in?
The two matches at Allan Border Field are free entry for fans. That’s right, FREE!
How can I follow it if I can’t get to the ground?
Don’t stress, cricket.com.au will be live streaming all the action from Brisbane on desktop, mobile and tablet for most regions in the world. You’ll also be able to follow along with live scores online or via Cricket Australia Live: The Official App.
View: Scorecard for the opening match
View: Scorecard for the second match
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Who’s playing?
Australia A squad: Cameron Boyce, Ben Cutting, Alex Doolan, James Faulkner (c), Peter Forrest, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Phillip Hughes, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Marsh, Chadd Sayers, Sam Whiteman, Callum Ferguson, Gurinder Sandhu (standby).
India A squad: Manoj Tiwary (c), KL Rahul, Jiwanjot Singh, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Karun Nair, Naman Ojha, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Anureet Singh, Rajat Paliwal, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Sharma, Jaspreet Bumrah, B. Aparajith.
Who’s in charge?
Simon Fry and Mick Martell will be the two field umpires for the matches at Allan Border Field, while Stephen Bernard is the Match Referee.
How’s the weather looking?
Mother Nature appears happy about cricket’s return, with sunny skies forecast throughout the opening match. With the maximum temperature looking to be in the low 20s, conditions should be just about perfect for cricket.
What do the players think?
“I’m looking forward to playing some red-ball cricket again, it’s been a fair while between games for me personally so I’m looking forward to getting out there and playing cricket in Australia with the red ball again,” Australia A skipper James Faulkner.
“We’re expecting to win. It’s the Australian way isn’t it, to win every game that you play. The wicket looks good so hopefully we can make some good scores and put India to the sword,” Australia’s incumbent Test No.3 Alex Doolan.
“It’s good to be hitting the red ball again. I’m really looking forward to playing, and if I can put some scores together, you never know what might happen,” Australia A batsman Chris Lynn.