The upcoming Australia's tour of the sub-continent for the four match Test series in October 2008 will be again a battle of sorts. Australia won the last Test series in the sub-continent in 2004 after 35 years. India will be keenly looking towards to reverse the results this time around.
India's 2007-08 tour down under was marred by controversial episodes of one upmanship, which took the game's normal tempo to a level where things became very sour. The followers of the game, especially the online community quickly came to the rescue of the game, where many voiced concern at the on field behaviour of the hosts.
The latest news about Andrew Symonds does not augur well for the bloke, who is adored for his game in the cricket mad Asia despite the unsavoury incidents involved in the past involving the Indian offie bhajji, there seems to be a furore of sorts at Michael Clarke's handling of the situation, but in the long term interests of the game, team management stood united in their decision in dropping Symonds out of the team. This is an indication to Team India about the importance this series is attached with. Any Australian team is always a difficult side on the field, where they use all the tactics of the game to the hilt. No wonder why this Australian is the world champion and top cricketing nation in the world.
An early selection of the team can give the team much needed practice to take on the formidable Australian team. Though Mike Hussey has suggested earlier in the news reports of the Australia's lack of ideal preparation of the upcoming tour, but one cannot under estimate any Australian side and definitely there is no point in relaxing.
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