Late switch another blow to battered Aussies

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Australia's so-far disastrous circuit of India has taken different nasty crook for the tourists.

Fresh disconnected a first-match thumping successful Nagpur, the visiting squad was forced to cancel a centre-wicket signifier league connected Sunday erstwhile curators watered the pitch, thwarting the Aussie plans.

And the pursuing time quality of a venue alteration for the 3rd Test of the four-match bid volition lone descend their hearts further.

The BCCI has confirmed the 3rd crippled volition beryllium moved from the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium successful Dharamsala.

The rival camps volition alternatively caput to Indore to play astatine Holkar Stadium, wherever the Indian Test squad has played twice.

The hosts boast an undefeated grounds astatine the venue, thumping New Zealand successful 2016 and Bangladesh successful 2019 astatine Holkar Stadium.

Fiery off-spin bowler Ravi Ashwin has taken 18 wickets determination astatine an enviable mean of 12.50.

Australia struggled connected the Nagpur particulate vessel successful crippled one, and the Dharamsala wicket was expected to supply a softer platform much favourable to the accelerated bowlers, which is the Aussies' strength.

It's conscionable different stroke for an Australian campy striving to triumph a bid successful the state for the archetypal clip since 2004, and lone the 2nd clip since 1969.

Already 1-0 down and facing an uphill battle, the determination distant from Dharamsala makes the task each the much tough.

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium had a caller drainage strategy installed past twelvemonth and portion the BCCI had hoped the aboveground would retrieve successful clip for the March 1 match, an inspection connected Sunday confirmed it was not ready.

The venue sits astatine an altitude of 1451, with the Himalayas looming connected the horizon, and upwind conditions successful caller months person present allowed the turf to turn sufficiently for the stadium to beryllium utilized for a Test match.

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