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Australia will be needing to turn their Test series against India around when the two sides head to Perth for the second match. It’s scheduled to begin at 1:20pm (AEDT) on Friday, December 15 at Optus Stadium.
This is the first Test ever to be played at the 60,000-seat Optus Stadium.
The first Test of the series saw India hang on for a thrilling 31-run victory over Australia, who were out of the match, but came within inches of winning thanks to the outstanding batting of their tail.
There are plenty of issues to fix for the Aussies though, who, despite the final score, were comprehensively outplayed throughout the contest by an Indian team who came Down Under with their best ever chance of winning a series in the country.
Dates: Friday December 14 – Tuesday December 18
First ball: 1:20pm (AEDT) – 10:20am (local)
Venue: Optus Stadium, Perth, Western Australia
TV: Live, Fox Cricket 501, Channel 7
Online: Live, Foxtel app, Foxtel now, Kayo Sports, Plus7
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney, Kumar Dharmasena
Overall head-to-head: Played 95, Australia 41, India 27, drawn 26, tied 1
Overall record in Australia: Played 44, Australia 28, India 6, drawn 11
Overall record at Optus Stadium: Never played
Overall record at the WACA: Played 4, Australia 3, India 1
Overall series: Played 25, Australia 12, India 8, drawn 5
Overall series in Australia: Played 11, Australia 8, India 0, drawn 3
Australia
Tim Paine (c), Mitchell Marsh (vc), Josh Hazlewood (vc), Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Chris Tremain
India
Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Privthi Shaw, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Hanuma Vihari, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav
| Session | Start time (AEDT) | Finish time (AEDT) | Start time (local) | Finish time (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First session | 1:20pm | 3:20pm | 10:20am | 12:20pm |
| Lunch break | 3:20pm | 4:00pm | 12:20pm | 1:00pm |
| Second session | 4:00pm | 6:00pm | 1:00pm | 3:00pm |
| Tea break | 6:00pm | 6:20pm | 3:00pm | 3:20pm |
| Third session | 6:20pm | 8:20pm | 3:20pm | 5:20pm |
Note: Hours of play can be changed and modified due to weather. An extra hour is available each day should time be lost. The start of play can be brought forward by half an hour if weather prevented overs being bowled the day before. Play can be extended by a further half an hour (beyond the scheduled or re-scheduled finish time) should overs not be bowled at the scheduled finish time due to slow over rates.
The match will be available on both Channel 7 and Fox Sports under the new TV deal signed by Cricket Australia.
To catch Fox Cricket’s coverage of the Test, you’ll need to use either Kayo Sports, the Foxtel App or Foxtel Now.
Seven’s coverage will not be available via live stream.
The Roar will also cover the match with a live blog of each day’s play and highlights.
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