Earlier in the day, Tim Paine decided to bat first after winning the toss.
Australia's batsmen Marcus Harris (R) and Aaron Finch (L) (Photo: AFP)
Former Australian great Shane Warne backed Australia to bounce back in the second Test match of four-match series against India. The second Test match is being played at the Perth stadium.
Virat Kohli-led India have already taken a 1-0 lead with their thumping 31-run victory at Adelaide.
Warne believes the visiting team will find it difficult to adjust on the green track of Perth and will succumb to pace attack. Warne also backed pacer Mitchell Starc and opener Aaron Finch to perform well in the second Test match.
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On Friday, Shane Warne took to micro-blogging site Twitter and posted, “Good luck to both teams in Perth today for the second test ! Sorry to all my Indian fans, but given the pitch conditions, a hard, green bouncy & fast pitch – I think the Aussies will blow India away ! I hope Starc finds his form & gets 10 for the match & Finch gets a big 100”.
Good luck to both teams in Perth today for the second test ! Sorry to all my Indian fans, but given the pitch conditions, a hard, green bouncy & fast pitch – I think the Aussies will blow India away ! I hope Starc finds his form & gets 10 for the match & Finch gets a big 100 👍
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) December 14, 2018
Earlier in the day, Tim Paine decided to bat first after winning the toss.
Teams:
Australia: Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Tim Paine (captain), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon.
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.
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