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The West Test: India win toss and bat as Nathan McSweeney receives Test cap for Australia


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The West Test: India win toss and bat as Nathan McSweeney receives Test cap for Australia

India has won the toss and will bat first in The West Test on what stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah is confident will be a “good wicket”.

*********** skipper Pat Cummins said he was “pretty 50-50” around what he would have done if they had won the toss.

Asked if he would have batted first, Cummins said “yeah, that’s right, we were pretty 50-50. It’s a good wicket here”.

The surprise of the morning was India axing two superstar veterans Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the first Test, despite them both having strong records in and against Australia.

Nathan McSweeney received his baggy green No.467 from Darren Lehmann before play and will open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja.

Camera IconMitchell Starc warming up alongside Nathan Lyon. Credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

India have handed a debut to seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Reddy and paceman Harshit Rana, while Washington Sundar has been preferred as the sole spinner and Devdutt Padikkal will bat at No.3.

The Indian debutants had their cap presented by Virat Kohli.

A rare wet November week has left question marks over the wicket, with curator Isaac McDonald hinting the pitch would not deteriorate as much as typical Perth decks.

There is some grass coverage on the deck, which is not expected to properly harden up until the weekend.

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