<p>We review the the second Test between Australia and India at Adelaide. Australia drew level with a handsome 10-wicket win. </p> <p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/81allout" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Support 81allout on Ko-Fi</a></p> <p><strong>Talking Points:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Mitchell Starc: the pink ball master</li> <li>Australia's bowling depth to the fore in day-night Test</li> <li>India's selection hedges come back to bite them</li> <li>Is it time to go back to picking five specialist bowlers? </li> <li>Travis Head: a right royal headache for India</li> <li>Australia thrive on a pitch with true bounce</li> <li>Has the Harshit Rana experiment run its course? </li> <li>The Nitish Reddy puzzle: he is offering lower-order runs with the bat but little with the ball</li> <li>Ashwin's fine spell on a pitch that offered nothing for him</li> <li>Pat Cummins' deadly bouncers</li> </ul> <p><strong>Participants:</strong></p> <p>Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (<a href="https://x.com/sidvee" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sidvee</a>)</p> <p>Mahesh Sethuraman (<a href="https://x.com/cornerd" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cornerd</a>)</p> <p>Ashoka</p> <p>Kartikeya Date (<a href="https://x.com/cricketingview" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cricketingview</a>) | <a href="https://cricketingview.substack.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a>| <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/author/kartikeya-date-547" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ESPNcricinfo</a></p> <p>*</p> <p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>Buy books republished by 81allout:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/WAR-MINUS-SHOOTING-Mike-Marquesee/dp/0434003816/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cricket-Beyond-Bazaar-Mike-Coward-ebook/dp/B0B59S2DZK" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Game-Gideon-Haigh/dp/9811865086/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh </a></p> <p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p><strong>Related:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Australia square the series - Kartikeya Date - <a href="https://cricketingview.substack.com/p/australia-square-the-series" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cricketing View substack</a></li> <li>Sanjay Manjrekar: Kohli has 'serious technical issue' that he can't find solution to - <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-videos/aus-vs-ind-virat-kohli-has-serious-technical-issue-that-he-cant-find-solution-to-sanjay-manjreka-1463978" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ESPNcricinfo</a></li> <li>Travis Head brings the South Australia feelgood factor to make India suffer - Geoff Lemon - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/07/travis-head-brings-the-south-australia-feelgood-factor-to-make-india-suffer" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guardian</a></li> <li>Give it up for 2024: Test cricket has had few better years - Sidharth Monga - <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/give-it-up-for-2024-test-cricket-has-had-few-better-years-1463338" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ESPNcricinfo</a></li> <li>81allout podcast archives from the 2020-21 series: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bc8h19UUNbQ4zY3Fv9z73" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Preview</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pKDlG0833jmIMbuzgmZ7D" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adelaide</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4dJjhh0OiicIKPLTUZoV4f" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Melbourne</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2LxKeAU8iIP9qfhvGFhYVH" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sydney</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5UQXzXKJ8NWr9UPDYqDGMR?si=7nI5_I1cQ-qvTbkcTqNJ2w" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brisbane</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1VfkfczMUAoIWcf4dG1Buc?si=ZXWDx75eQDa-0Cy7pEhMiw" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Interview with journalist Bharat Sundaresan</a></li> </ul>