By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters)– Australia captain Pat Cummins thinks his side have as great a possibility of winning a test series in India as they will ever have when they play 4 matches on the sub-continent in February and March. Cummins was overflowing with self-confidence after winning 4 out of 5 tests in a dominant house summer season, which concluded with an attract the rain-disrupted 3rd test versus South Africa on Sunday. “I believe we’ve offered ourselves the very best possibility, it was another great summertime,” the speed bowler informed press reporters at the Sydney Cricket Ground at the conclusion of the match. “I seem like we’re adjusting truly well. Having the experience in Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 2015 has actually put us in truly excellent stead for India, nobody’s reviewing there blind. “We’ll utilize the next couple of weeks to maybe review the last 12 months, and after that overcome there actually revitalized and excited. “I believe we’re as excellent a possibility as we’re ever going to be.” Australia have actually won just 4 test series in India in 3 quarters of a century of visiting the nation, the last can be found in 2004. Cummins stated the Australia team would provide a lot of bowling alternatives for the matches in Nagpur, New Delhi, Dharamshala and Ahmedabad. Left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc, who missed out on the Sydney test with a finger injury, would most likely not be suitabled for the opening test in early February, Cummins stated. “Each video game in India we may require to slice it up a little in a different way,” he stated. “Maybe one video game it’s 3 quicks, possibly another it’s one fast. We’ll overcome there and see.” The loss of the very best part of 2 days of the Sydney match to the weather condition avoided the pitch from weakening as it may have for spinners Nathan Lyon and Ashton Agar. Agar stopped working to take a wicket and yielded 58 runs in his very first test given that 2017 however Cummins validated the left-armer would remain in the team when it is called next week. The periodic spin bowling of batsmen Travis Head, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne may likewise enter into the formula when it pertained to group choice, Cummins stated. “I believe our team will have generally all possibilities,” he stated. “It’s a huge series, so we desire whatever at our disposal.” (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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