India is set to tour Australia for the next edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year, with the tour to kickoff in late November. Perth, which didn't get a single game during the last edition in 2020/21, is likely to host the first Test. The tour is keenly-awaited as both sides have given a tough run to each other in the purest format in recent times. India have dominated Australia, winning the last four editions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. They have won the last two Test series in Australia as well, being the only Asian side to win a red-ball series on Australian soil.&nbsp;

As per&nbsp;a report in The Sydney Morning Herald, Perth is a strong contender to host the series opener. Notably, it will also be&nbsp;the first time since the 1991-92 that India would play a five-match series on Australian soil. After Perth, Adelaide is set to host the second Test whereas Brisbane will welcome both sides for the third encounter. The fourth and final Test will be held in Melbourne's Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and the Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG in Sydney, respectively.

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It is to be noted that&nbsp;Cricket Australia is yet to finalise as well as announce the complete schedule for the upcoming season. However, there is a lot of buzz on the upcoming India-Australia Test series due to the rivalry between the two heavyweights. Moreover, the series holds a lot of significance in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle with both India and Australia occupying the top two spots, respectively, at present.&nbsp;

The two sides' last face-off in Tests came during the WTC 2023 final, where Pat Cummins-led Australia beat India by 209 runs at The Oval, London in early June.

India is set to tour Australia for the next edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year, with the tour to kickoff in late November. Perth, which didn't get a single game during the last edition in 2020/21, is likely to host the first Test.

India is set to tour Australia for the next edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year, with the tour to kickoff in late November. Perth, which didn't get a single game during the last edition in 2020/21, is likely to host the first Test. The tour is keenly-awaited as both sides have given a tough run to each other in the purest format in recent times. India have dominated Australia, winning the last four editions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. They have won the last two Test series in Australia as well, being the only Asian side to win a red-ball series on Australian soil. As per a report in The Sydney Morning Herald, Perth is a strong contender to host the series opener. Notably, it will also be the first time since the 1991-92 that India would play a five-match series on Australian soil. After Perth, Adelaide is set to host the second Test whereas Brisbane will welcome both sides for the third encounter. The fourth and final Test will be held in Melbourne's Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and the Sydney Cricket Ground, SCG in Sydney, respectively. Also read: Cricket Australia postpones T20I series vs Afghanistan citing concerns over women's rights in country It is to be noted that Cricket Australia is yet to finalise as well as announce the complete schedule for the upcoming season. However, there is a lot of buzz on the upcoming India-Australia Test series due to the rivalry between the two heavyweights. Moreover, the series holds a lot of significance in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle with both India and Australia occupying the top two spots, respectively, at present. The two sides' last face-off in Tests came during the WTC 2023 final, where Pat Cummins-led Australia beat India by 209 runs at The Oval, London in early June.

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Australia might have been outwitted in the opening Test but former skipper Ricky Ponting believes the hosts will hold an edge over India in the second Test at the Perth beginning Friday.

India defeated Australia by 31 runs in <a href="http://www.wionews.com/photos/ind-vs-aus-cheteshwar-pujara-shines-as-kohli-team-wins-1st-test-match-182840">the first match to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series for the first time </a>in 70 years.

Ponting believes the nature of the new-look Perth pitch will suit the Australians.

"I think Perth will definitely suit our guys a lot more than the Indian players, but the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/sports/virat-kohli-shares-plan-to-frustrate-australia-in-next-test-182914">Aussies need to bounce back pretty quickly</a>," Ponting told cricket.Com.Au.

Ponting said Australia need to find out their shortcomings quickly and learn from them after putting a poor show in the first Test.

"They played pretty poorly this week and got within 30 runs. And that's not saying India played at their absolute best either, but they're absolutely capable," he said.

"There's some positives to take from it but they've also got to take a good hard look at what they've done through this game and make sure they do it a lot better."

Ponting said Australia should avoid any knee-jerk reaction and retain the batting order and field the same playing XI in the second Test, despite Aaron Finch's failure as an opener.

The selectors, coach Justin Langer and skipper Tim Paine had backed Finch to open the Australian innings in Adelaide and Ponting feels they shouldn't change their opinion after just one Test.

"Why wouldn't they do that for this game if that's their best line-up?" Ponting asked if Finch should bat down the order.

"I just think that would be really reactionary. The selectors have made a decision, or whoever is setting the batting order, that they think Aaron Finch is the right guy to be opening the batting for Australia.

"When you start moving guys around, it just creates more uncertainty. Finch would potentially train differently next week than he had this week because he's not opening (and) Usman has to train differently because he is opening.

"Little things like that would come into their minds. If I was them, I'd be tempted to keep it the same way."

Finch got out for nought and 11 in the two innings of the first Test.

Australia might have been outwitted in the opening Test but former skipper Ricky Ponting believes the hosts will hold an edge over India in the second Test at the Perth beginning Friday.

Australia might have been outwitted in the opening Test but former skipper Ricky Ponting believes the hosts will hold an edge over India in the second Test at the Perth beginning Friday. India defeated Australia by 31 runs in the first match to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series for the first time in 70 years. Ponting believes the nature of the new-look Perth pitch will suit the Australians. "I think Perth will definitely suit our guys a lot more than the Indian players, but the Aussies need to bounce back pretty quickly," Ponting told cricket.Com.Au. Ponting said Australia need to find out their shortcomings quickly and learn from them after putting a poor show in the first Test. "They played pretty poorly this week and got within 30 runs. And that's not saying India played at their absolute best either, but they're absolutely capable," he said. "There's some positives to take from it but they've also got to take a good hard look at what they've done through this game and make sure they do it a lot better." Ponting said Australia should avoid any knee-jerk reaction and retain the batting order and field the same playing XI in the second Test, despite Aaron Finch's failure as an opener. The selectors, coach Justin Langer and skipper Tim Paine had backed Finch to open the Australian innings in Adelaide and Ponting feels they shouldn't change their opinion after just one Test. "Why wouldn't they do that for this game if that's their best line-up?" Ponting asked if Finch should bat down the order. "I just think that would be really reactionary. The selectors have made a decision, or whoever is setting the batting order, that they think Aaron Finch is the right guy to be opening the batting for Australia. "When you start moving guys around, it just creates more uncertainty. Finch would potentially train differently next week than he had this week because he's not opening (and) Usman has to train differently because he is opening. "Little things like that would come into their minds. If I was them, I'd be tempted to keep it the same way." Finch got out for nought and 11 in the two innings of the first Test.

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