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1 Usman Khawaja, 2 Nathan McSweeney, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Travis Head, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Scott Boland

India

1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Shubman Gill, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Rishabh Pant (captain), 6 Rohit Sharma (captain), 7 Nitesh Kumar Reddy, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Harshit Rana, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Siraj.

‘Your career is at stake’: WARNING FROM AUSSIE GREAT

Former Australia spinner Kerry O’Keeffe has warned that his career could be in jeopardy if the hosts lose the second Test against India at Adelaide Oval.

Australia’s batsmen have come into the limelight after a disappointing 2024. In this year’s Tests, Travis Head averaged 29.80, Usman Khawaja 26.00, Mitchell Marsh 26.30, Marnus Labuschagne 24.50 and Steve Smith 25.55.

Interview with Fox Sports News cricket one day testO’Keeffe declared that a change would be made “without a doubt” once India were 2-0 up in the five-match series.

“If you lose this test, your career is in jeopardy,” O’Keeffe said Friday afternoon.

“The top six are not laid off in 2024. All are on average under 30 years of age. You can’t do that at international level and expect to be selected every week.

“They need to increase their strength. They should get a big hundred bucks.

“If Australia wins and the batsmen fail and the bowlers get through it, they will survive another Test. But if Australia loses this, things will change.

“It’s up to the individual to really step up over the next few days.”

Big criticism of ‘garbage’ conspiracy theories

Former Australia bowler Ryan Harris has hit back at India legend Sunil Gavaskar’s “rubbish” claims about Josh Hazlewood’s side strain injury.

This will resume on Friday at 3pm. Scott Boland came in for Australia’s Hazlewood as the only change to the starting XI that lost comfortably to India in Perth.

Hazlewood’s comments during the first Test sparked suggestions of a potential split in the Australian dressing room, but teammates were quick to dismiss these claims.

However, according to Gavaskar, the fact that Hazlewood is currently unavailable due to injury will raise eyebrows in the Australian media.

Gavaskar had earlier this week called the Australian fast bowler’s lateral sprain injury “strange” and “mysterious”, seemingly suggesting his non-selection could be linked to his comments in the first Test.

Travis Head said he was “surprised” to hear Gavaskar’s insinuations, but Harris was much more direct in an interview with the Indian Express, describing them as “rubbish”.

“Look, there are no cliques. “It’s just trash.” Harris said.

“I heard Mr. Gavaskar come out and say that there is some faction. It’s all trash. That doesn’t happen in Australia. I know that happens in India too. I lived there.

“Don’t miss a game where there’s no politics and he (Hazelwood) says what he says.

“I’ve talked to some of the boys here and they’re all smart. They just know our media and how it works. The Australian media criticized us for this because we were so bad in Perth. But you are allowed to be overwhelmed.”

Harris went on to call Gavaskar a “legend of the game” and stressed that he had “every respect” for him.

“He’s throwing little grenades out here and the media is catching him and having a feast,” Harris added.

Hazlewood, who took five wickets in Australia’s 295-run loss in Perth, will remain in the group in Adelaide and prepare for the remainder of the series, according to Cricket Australia.

Boland, Hazlewood’s replacement, played the last of his 10 Tests against England at Headingley in July 2023.

MCSWEENEY vows to ‘show what I can do’ after baptism by fire

Elsewhere, Australia opener Nathan McSweeney vowed to “show everyone what I can do” when the second Test against India begins on familiar grounds in Adelaide on Friday.

The 25-year-old attracted attention when he made his debut for his country in the first Test of the five-match series in Perth last month.

McSweeney had opened only once at first-class level before and, along with fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and Australia’s key advisor, he scored 10 as India won by 295 runs.

McSweeney told Cricket Australia’s media arm: “I got two very good balls in Perth. So, without thinking too much about it, I’m looking forward to Adelaide.

“I’ve played well here and this is my home ground,” he said of the Adelaide Oval, which will host the second Test in a day-night.

“So I’m looking forward to being in front of the home crowd and most importantly, a wicket where I’ve played a lot of cricket and I know it well.”

McSweeney has been given the nod to open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja in Perth following an impressive start to the domestic season.

According to Cricket Australia, two of his six Sheffield Shield career centuries came at the Adelaide Oval, where he averaged just over 43 in first-class matches.

But he admits that “the pink balls are a little new to me.”

“But we will be training under the lights here a few times this week. So we have something to prepare for and I think I missed the last game, but my game is still in a good place.”

He added: “If you prepare well and take your time, it can give you a lot of confidence.

“The great thing about this series is that you don’t have to wait too long to get another chance. So I hope to learn some lessons from Perth and implement what I want to do here in Adelaide.

“This is another opportunity for me to go out and show everyone what I can do.”