Happy Perth Day!

The BGT versus the Ashes, Sehwag’s son scores 200 off 229 balls, & trends for the IPL auction

This is just unnecessarily good picture that’s been hyping me up all morning.

Happy Perth Day!

Ashwin & Jadeja are dropped, Cummins & Bumrah subvert expectations, and Vaughan & Atherton debate the BGT versus the Ashes.

• India have dropped Ravichandran Ashwin & Ravindra Jadeja from their starting XI. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma will land in Australia on November 24.

• Cricket.com’s Dhanush Lavanya looks at the historic pitch trends at Perth’s Optus Park, while Indian Express’ Sriram Veera writes about the festive (and highly Indianised) atmosphere at fan parks in Australia.

• Cricket Australia’s Louis Cameron explains why the Aussies fear Jasprit Bumrah, while Cricket.com’s Gaurav Nandan Tripathi write about how Bumrah and Pat Cummins are challenging norms as pacer-captains.

• Is the BGT as big as the Ashes? We’ve got a couple of pretty decorated commentators chiming in; The Telegraph’s Michael Vaughan says the series can’t be compared for another couple of generations, while The Times’ Mike Atherton thinks the BGT stacks up to the Ashes already.

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Sehwag’s kid is as mad as he is

Sehwag’s son scores 200 off 229 balls, a super over tie in the WBBL, & Bhatia injures her wrist.

• Aaryavir Sehwag, Viru’s son, scored a double century from just 229 balls in the Cooch Behar Trophy. Like father, like son, eh?

• The WBBL saw a thrilling tie between the Perth Scorchers and the Sydney Sixers, who couldn’t be separated even after a Super Over! Meanwhile, Yastika Bhatia injured her wrist, is out of the WBBL, and is racing against time to be fit for India’s tour of Australia starting on December 5.

• The Professional Cricketers’ Association in England is still unhappy with the players’ workload regarding the T20 Blast, while Hampshire has been accused of sportswashing for joining the Exxon Mobile-sponsored Guyana T10 League.

Oh yeah, there’s an IPL auction too

Important trends for the IPL auction, can Anderson still make a T20 difference, & remembering Richards’ iconic debut.

• Cricbuzz’s Kaushik Rangarajan & Deepu Narayanan look at the trends that should dominate the IPL auction, while Indian Express take a stab at guessing the destination of a host of Indian and foreign stars.

• BBC’s Marc Higginson asks whether James Anderson can actually make a difference in the IPL, while The Telegraph’s Will MacPherson explains why Archer chose to return to the IPL and how it affects England’s Ashes preparation.

• The Times’ Mike Atherton remembers Viv Richards iconic Test debut, while Deccan Herald’s Roshan Thyagarajan reminisces about the Test debut of the now iconic Chinnaswamy Stadium. Coincidentally, both happened at the same time and place, on 22 November 1974 in Bangalore, India!

• ESPNcricinfo’s Madushka Balasuriya writes that Sri Lanka are starting to buy into Sanath Jayasuriya’s coaching methods.

Ganguly remembers battling Waugh

Ganguly on the BGT, & the IPL big board of bowling.

• Club Prairie Fire’s Adam Gilchrist, Michael Vaughan & co. interview Sourav Ganguly about his BGT experiences, and what he expects from this series.

• Good Areas’ Jarrod Kimber breaks down his IPL big board for bowlers.

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