Australia were in for a rude shock in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India as they lost the match by innings and 132 runs.What was even more surprising was that the world No. 1 Australia lost the match in less than three days of play. Australia were bowled out for 91 in one session in the first Test. Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith showed some fight in an otherwise dismal batting display.Australia are expected to make changes from the Nagpur drubbing, with
spinner Matthew Kuhnemann, returning fast bowler Mitchell Starc and all-rounder Cameron Green fighting for a place in the side.Ahead of the match, former India coach Ravi Shastri gave some advice to the Australians. In a column for Sydney Morning Herald titled ‘Timid Australians must get aggressive because India will show no mercy’, Shastri wrote: “Save the English manners for the Ashes. What you need are good old Australian manners here in India to bounce back from the defeat in Nagpur.
