The newly formed selection committee headed by Kris Srikkanth has selected Ganguly in the 15 man squad for the series, media reports say two Tests, but hopefully he is in for this Test series and I think, selectors feel seniors might make a call about their future plans rather than they calling the shots, it was a decision coming and he deserves his spot in the squad considering his experience within the Indian team. The unlucky ones missed out are Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma and Mohammad Kaif, I think they will have to wait for some more time as the Indian batting line up is still hot in the middle.
India definitely need the experienced players in the middle to capitalize on any opportunity that come along with some new set of Australian players in the team who are a bit inexperienced at this level, but should feel comfortable with the playing conditions. Test Matches in my view will be close fought ones as Australia is a formidable team and all of the players know their Cricket well despite some fresh faces.
Bryce Mcgain is already off the seen due to a shoulder injury and its a bad luck for the spinner and Shane Watson is down with a fever, but Ricky Ponting's men are enjoying the valuable match practice they have been having, a quick warm up at RCA and now the tour game in Hyderabad should instill good confidence in the team.
Meanwhile Indian camp too had some valuable match preparations in Bangalore under the eyes of the Coach Gary Kirsten. It is important to note the observation the Australian coach Tim Nielsen made, Australia definitely is going to pick the players who will adapt to the conditions quickly he said and that's a good way to follow up in announcing the team.
Bangalore is the home ground of the Indian Skipper Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid, they might be looking forward to take advantage and give India a good start after a not so good outing in Sri Lanka in the recently concluded Test series.
S Badrinath and Amit Mishra are two call ups in the Indian team. The latter having a good stint playing along with Shane Warne and has given him immense confidence. It will be interesting to see if India plays three spinners in any of the Tests. I think it will all depend on the outcomes of the first Test at Bangalore, where India would like to go with a full experienced side in search for a quick lead against the inexperienced Australian team and put them under pressure, a draw will give Australia a tremendous boost to their campaign. The first test starts on October 9.
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