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CricketCommentsPremiumExpert predictions: Ponting backs Smith to hit top form

Ahead of the hotly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, experts from Channel 7 and The West Australian have weighed in who they think will win the series and who will star. 

CricketCommentsPremiumWhat you need to know about Australia, India first Test XIs

The West Australian reporter Aaron Kirby looks at Australia and India’s predicted XIs for the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar series and gives you everything you need to know about each player.

Aaron Kirby

SportPrince of Perth, Premier snare hottest West Test tickets

From the WA Premier and an Indian cricket legend to a netball superstar and even the Prince of Perth - the first Test of the summer certainly is the hottest ticket in town. 

Jakeb Waddell

CricketCommentsPremiumSunil Gavaskar ready for cricket’s most competitive rivalry

After more than a week shrouded in mystery and with the eyes of the cricket world on Perth, the city will today play host to a series dubbed the sport’s ultimate contest. 

Jackson Barrett and Shannon Hampton

CricketPremiumAustralia bank on 'scary' middle order to do the job

Makeshift opener Nathan McSweeney will make his Test debut in Perth as Australia attempt to win back the Border-Gavaskar trophy from India.

Justin Chadwick

Cricket CommentsPremiumContentious catch call mars thrilling Scorchers tie

A contentious catch, which has already led to calls for a law change, has marred a thrilling super-over tie which has pumped life into Perth Scorchers’ finals hopes.

Jackson Barrett

CricketPremiumSixers and Scorchers tie, Renegades outclass Hurricanes

The Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers produced a dramatic WBBL super-over tie in Hobart, before the Melbourne Renegades made light work of the Hurricanes

Steve Larkin

CricketCommentsPremiumMarnus has been in the lab - and he’s changed up his bowling

Marnus Labuschagne is firming to make his switch from leg-spin to medium pace official in a shock move in The West Test. 

Jackson Barrett

CricketCommentsPremiumStar Scorcher in race against time for season opener

Perth Scorchers star Ashton Agar is considered a touch-and-go prospect to be passed fit for the start of the Big Bash League as he battles a shoulder injury. 

Jackson Barrett

CricketComments‘Signs are ominous’: Don’t write off Kohli yet, say greats

Indian megastar Virat Kohli is the most successful international player in Australia, according to fellow champion Sunil Gavaskar, who has also declared he is still this series’ danger man. 

Jackson Barrett

CricketComments‘Last thing to tick off’: Aussies chasing elusive triumph

Australia’s 2004 victory on Indian shores was dubbed their final frontier. Captain Pat Cummins feels the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series starting on Friday in Perth carries the same weight.

Jackson Barrett

CricketBumrah to captain India against fellow quick Cummins

In a rare battle of fast bowling captains, Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah hope non-batting leaders can become more common.

Oliver Caffrey

CricketCommentsPremiumWhy fans are the key to Test future at Optus

How fans can help secure The West Test’s future and make Perth the showpiece of the cricketing summer.

Glen Quartermain

CricketPremiumMitch Marsh cleared to bowl against India: Cummins

Mitch Marsh has barely bowled this year due to a series of niggling injuries, but he's set to be unleashed in the series-opening Test against India in Perth.

Justin Chadwick

CricketPremiumVirat Kohli in 'ominous' display ahead of first Test

The pressure is growing on Virat Kohli following a number of lean years in the Test arena, but the star veteran has been impressing his Indian teammates.

Justin Chadwick

CricketCummins wants Australia to become a generational team

Australia captain Pat Cummins is determined to tick off beating India in a Test series, creating a generational legacy for his group.

Oliver Caffrey

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Why Kohli is still the man and who bowls in The West Test

There is as much uncertainty over India’s bowling attack as there is to their batting line-up ahead of The West Test but former fast bowler Trent Copeland is warning Australia not to underestimate them.

Jake Santa Maria

CRICKETCommentsPremiumPerth set for ‘sea of blue’ as Indian fans flock Down Under

Bollywood, billionaires and a sea of blue - Indian fans are descending on Perth ahead of what is set to be a ‘box office’ series against Australia, starting on Friday. 

Dylan Caporn, Jackson Barrett and Jake Dietsch

CricketPremiumNo 'big snake cracks' for Optus Stadium pitch

WA Cricket head curator Isaac McDonald says wet weather in Perth will prevent "big snake cracks" developing on the Optus Stadium pitch.

Oliver Caffrey

CricketThunder one win away from WBBL decider after tight win

Hannah Darlington's impressive bowling has helped the Sydney Thunder to a close win over the Melbourne Stars, keeping them atop the WBBL ladder.

Scott Bailey

CricketCommentsPremiumStill silent: Indian players yet to speak on tour

The secrecy around India’s training camp is still dominating the build-up to The West Test, just two days out from the first ball, with India pulling a high-profile player from a rare press event.

Jackson Barrett

CricketIndia's mysterious preparation for Test continues

South Africa-born bowling coach Morne Morkel has become the first member of the Indian squad to address the media since they arrived in Australia nine days ago.

Oliver Caffrey

CricketCommentsPremiumHow Perth’s wet week will impact The West Test wicket

This week’s dicey weather has meant ground staff lost a full day of preparation for The West Test, but the ground’s head curator is confident the deck will offer plenty for the bowlers. 

Jackson Barrett

CricketCommentsIndia’s top-secret camp doesn’t faze Aussies ahead of Test

Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood says India’s top-secret training camp is water off a duck’s back for his side because they have seen it all before. 

Jackson Barrett