AUSTRALIA v INDIA 3RD TEST: TIPS & SELECTIONS
Australia levelled the four-match series against India at 1-1 and things move on to Melbourne and the 3rd Test – the Boxing Day test at the MCG.
After winning a thriller in Adelaide for a first victory Down Under in 10 years, India found themselves brought back down to earth in Perth.
It is still all to play for across the four-match series and there is $7,000 in the jackpot tournament for the 3rd Test as well as Free to Play and fun tournaments.
We pick out some of the players you should have in your selections for the 3rd Test and our seven-man line-up.
Travis Head ($13,000)
Travis Head looked combative in the first innings in Adelaide with 72 and now has a couple of fifties after also starring with the bat in the win in Perth. Once again he will be expected to shore the middle-order, particularly if those ahead of him in the batting order continue to misfire. With 163 runs in the series, Head has been Australia’s best batsman so stick with him at the MCG.
Nathan Lyon ($19,000)
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon was the pick of Australia’s bowling unit in the defeat in Adelaide with eight wickets and he collected another eight wickets in the Perth victory. Lyon has won the battle of the spinners in the series so far and he will be crucial to Australia’s chances in Melbourne.
Marcus Harris ($11,000)
Harris has impressed on debut with 142 runs in the series so far and the opening batsman has caught the eye. He’s relatively cheap for what he has brought to the table in the opening two tests too. Harris looked solid at the top of the order and having made an unbeaten 250 in the Sheffield Shield at the MCG he can make himself count once again.
Jasprit Bumrah ($18,500)
Jasprit Bumrah collected six wickets in Adelaide as he combined well with fellow quicks Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma to exert control together, and knocked another five over in Perth. Bumrah has definitely been the pick off the Indian bowlers so far in the series and he collect plenty of points in the Boxing Day Test.
SELECTIONS
Bat: Travis Head ($13,000)
Bat: Murali Vijay ($9,500)
Bat: Ajinkya Rahane ($12,200)
Bat: Marcus Harris ($11,000)
Bowl: Jasprit Bumrah ($18,500)
Bowl: Ishant Sharma ($15,400)
Bowl: Nathan Lyon ($19,000)
CRICKET SCORING SYSTEM
BATTING
Run Scored = 1 point
Six Hit = 4 points
Duck = -10 points
50 Run Bonus = 10 points
100 Run Bonus = 30 points
Strike Rate Bonus >=100% to <=120%1 Run = 0.25 points
Strike Rate Bonus >120%1 Run = 0.50 points
BOWLING
Wicket = 20 points
Maiden Over = 4 points
Wide / No Ball = -1 point
3 Wicket Bonus = 10 points
5 Wicket Bonus = 30 points
Economy Rate Bonus <=3.0 Each Ball = 1 point
Economy Rate Bonus >3.0 to <=4.0 Each Ball = 0.5 points
FIELDING
Catch = 10 points
Runout = 10 points
Stumped by Keeper = 10 points
Note: Points will only be awarded to a player for the highest run and wicket bonus category achieved.