'Doesn't Feel As Secure': Aussie Legend Points Out The Biggest Problem With Australian Test Team

India Tour of Australia 2024: The Australian summer is gradually heating up and so is the anticipation around the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India vs Australia in many ways can be considered as the clash of the heavyweights and a mouth-watering Test series is on the cards. India boast a dominant record over the Aussies in Tests as they haven't let the Kangaroos get their hands on the coveted BGT silverware. India travel to Australia in November this year.Matthew Hayden Identifies Australia's Biggest ProblemThe Australian team is extremely hungry to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as said by their top spinner Nathan Lyon. Going by the Australian standards, it might be absolutely unacceptable for them to lose four consecutive series against the Indian team. Australia always expect to win a Test series on their home soil in a dominating fashion, but India haven't let that happen on their previous two visits.ALSO READ | India's Schedule For England Tour 2025 Announced: Rohit Sharma's Team Will Play First Test at LeedsAussie Legend Fires 'Tracer Bullet' At Shastri After His BGT Remarks...#RaviShastri #BorderGavaskarTrophy #BGT2025 #INDvsAUShttps://t.co/TERe3qqE5A— Republic Sports (R. Sports) (@republic_sports) August 22, 2024 The biggest problem with the Australian Test team is their opening combination. Southpaw David Warner announced his retirement from international cricket after Australia were knocked out of the Super 8 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in June this year. This leaves the Aussies in a precarious position as they have to identify somebody who can take up the role of an opener and deliver. Former Australia player Matthew Hayden gave an extremely honest take on it.'For the first time, it doesn't feel as secure. David Warner gave a great service to Australian cricket. He was extremely competitive, wonderfully dynamic. He really took that legacy that I'd created through the 2000s. His strike rates in excess of 80 (70.19) gave great momentum to the top order which, otherwise, is quite conservative. So I think he's an enormous loss in terms of how do you replace them', said Haydos.Ricky Ponting Confident About Australia Defeating IndiaPonting's Take On Aussie Star Opening The Batting In IND vs AUS Tests...#RickyPonting #INDvsAUS #BorderGavaskarTrophy https://t.co/YiW4uh66kM— Republic Sports (R. Sports) (@republic_sports) August 18, 2024 ALSO READ | Sussex relieves Pujara after signing Daniel Hughes for 2025 seasonWith verbal volleys being played by the former cricketers of both the nations, Ponting went ahead and predicted the final score line of BGT 2024. The former Aussie skipper went ahead and said that Australia will defeat India 3-1 and he also said that the five-match Test series will the scales in the favour of the Aussies.

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'Doesn't Feel As Secure': Aussie Legend Points Out The Biggest Problem With Australian Test Team

Australia haven't won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since 2016 and have also been defeated two consecutive times by India in their own backyard.

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