With the 2024 T20 World Cup now concluded, India’s upcoming five-match Test series in Australia is shaping up to be the most eagerly awaited cricket event of the year. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been expanded to a five-Test series, adding further excitement to the fierce rivalry between India and Australia. This series carries additional significance as Australia aims to avoid a third consecutive home Test series defeat to India, elevating the stakes even higher.
Former Australia fast bowler Geoff Lawson believes that predicting the outcome of this series will be incredibly challenging.
During the interview, Geoff Lawson stated, “The two teams are very evenly matched across all facets and India have the recent Down Under-winning experiences to mentally fall back on if they are under pressure. Picking a winner is fraught with all sorts of peril which is exactly how the fans want this series to unfold. I’m very uncertainly going for an Australian win 3-2.”
He also dismissed the chances of any draw in the series, he said, “With a hot dry Australian summer predicted, I can’t see there being any draws as these two teams have an attacking penchant and the players to deliver quick runs and batting collapses. This could be the best Test series of the 21st century so far and will remind us of how Test cricket is the premium form of the game.”
Do you agree with Geoff Lawson?
