It's Bumrah's world: Australia v India, 1st Test review

We review the the first Test between Australia and India at Perth - a remarkable game where the ball dominated the bat... until it did not. 

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Talking Points:

• The significance (and surprise) of India's 295-run victory at Perth


• The toss advantage, and how India made the most of it


• Watching a game live at Perth - and how different it was


• Is a Test match in Australia now like a destination wedding for Indians?


• Jasprit Bumrah's latest greatest spell


• The lengths from hell: what makes Bumrah so good


• Jaiswal's range of strokeplay


• Rishabh Pant's keeping and the wide area he opens up for the slips


• The Kohli industrial complex


• Nitish's Reddy's impressive debut


• KL Rahul's technique against the moving ball


• Australia's top order problems 

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Ashoka

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo

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Related:

• India beat Australia by 295 runs - Kartikeya Date - Cricketing View Substack


• Bumrah post-match press conference - YouTube


• Bumrah dominates Australia in the first test match, a breakdown - Jomboy Media - YouTube


• Australia's mission improbable: crack Jasprit Bumrah's genius in 10 days - Barney Ronay - Guardian


• To watch cricket at the ground or on TV? It’s complicated - 81allout podcast

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