Australia won the election and decided to strike against India
Australian captain Aaron Finch won the throw and decided to beat India first in the opening ODI of the international summer at the SCG on Friday.
The hosts had only one move from their last ODI team against England in Manchester earlier this year. Mitchell Marsh was absent and Steven Smith returned after being unavailable due to a concussion.
India’s captain Virat Kohli chose to put Mayank Agarwal at the head of the order opposite Shikhar Dhawan in the absence of Rohit Sharma.
About 40 minutes before the throw, the two teams stood side by side, forming a barefoot circle around the silk of the walkabout wickets to recognize the Australian Aborigines and to express their dissatisfaction with racism.
The decision to hold the barefoot circle so early in advance of the coverage was made because the Australian players wanted more time to discuss their first attendance at the ceremony and to share their thoughts with the Aboriginal elder present on a welcome Country.
After the coin toss, all-rounder Marcus Stoinis spoke to host Fox Cricket about what this meant: “It’s really important that we take a stand and understand how important Aboriginal culture is to Australia and Australian history, and that it really was. ” It is good for India to show this respect too. It means a lot. It’s the beginning of a long process, and I think education is the beginning too. “
Australia: Aaron Finch (Capt.), David Warner, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (week), Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli (Capt.), Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (week), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Jasprit Bumrah
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