Two back-to-back losses, the nightmare against spin coupled with injuries and withdrawals -- Australia look a dilapidated unit on the face of it as the bandwagon moves to Indore. They can’t win back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, that’s confirmed. But are the changes that Australia will be forced to make for the third Test starting on March 1 a blow for them? Or are they, instead, a blessing in disguise?
The biggest name who will not be there in Indore is obviously captain Pat Cummins, who had to return home to be with his ailing mother. It has allowed Steve Smith to take over as captain, a move that the Aussies may not mind too much.
