But add to this the masala of two World Test Championship final spots being up for grabs and we're getting into World-Cup-knockouts levels of fun here. If you're a T20 fan raised ...
Nathan McSweeney is set to open the batting on debut for Australia against India in the first test of the Border-Gavaskar series in Perth this month after being named in a 13-man squad on Sunday.
Cricket fans, whether casual or expert, lament the lack of application shown by Indian batters, including celebrated players who are revered as demigods in cricket-obsessed India.