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Australia v India Fifth Test, Day One Report Card

Featuring opting out of Tests, Beau Webster's hands, imaginary flaws, the chastening of Rishabh Pant and firing up Jasprit Bumrah

Dan Liebke
Jan 03, 2025
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Opting Out of Tests
Grade: B+

The fifth and final Test of this series brought team changes aplenty! The Australians elected to swap Mitch Marsh out for a Beau Webster. But India trumped them effortlessly by dumping their captain Rohit Sharma, and returning Shubman Gill to the side.

Naturally, nobody was actually willing to admit that Rohit had been dumped,…

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