'It was ridiculous': Aussie Test debacle shredded

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Former manager Darren Lehmann has described the determination to omit Travis Head from the archetypal Test successful Nagpur arsenic "ridiculous" portion besides questioning Australia's preparation for the series.

Lehmann oversaw Australia's triumph successful Pune successful 2017, Australia's lone Test triumph successful India since 2004.

He's told the Sydney Morning Herald the determination to permission Head retired of the broadside for Nagpur was a mistake.

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"Not playing Head was ridiculous, and helium could person bowled immoderate other overs," Lehmann said.

"The hardest happening for him present is however is helium going to effort and enactment successful the broadside aft having specified an astonishing 2 years astatine home.

"If he's ever going to win it was going to beryllium disconnected the backmost of the assurance the location bid gave him.

"Obviously they had their reasons but the records of the different blokes aren't overly flattering either isolated from [Steve] Smith, and [Marnus] Labuschagne is evidently a bully subordinate of spin."

Head is expected to travel into calculations for the 2nd Test successful Delhi, perchance replacing either Matthew Renshaw successful the mediate order, oregon adjacent partnering Usman Khawaja astatine the apical successful spot of the struggling David Warner.

Lehmann, who besides toured India arsenic a player, making his Test debut successful Bengaluru successful 1998, besides questioned the determination to permission the players successful the BBL alternatively than caput to the subcontinent early.

Australia prepared for the circuit astatine North Sydney Oval, followed by a abbreviated grooming campy successful India.

"Ideally, they should person played a circuit game," helium said.

"They don't similar to bash that due to the fact that the circuit lucifer we played past clip was connected a greenish wicket.

"But it's inactive batting for a agelong play of times successful the vigor and getting utilized to the ball, things similar that. So a circuit crippled would person been useful ideally, but they decided to bash the BBL, but possibly they needed a circuit game.

"It's casual successful hindsight, though, isn't it."

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