Tour game not needed before India series, insists Australia head coach
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Australia head coach hinted at having a large squad in India with concerns over pace spearhead Mitchell Starc and allrounder Cameron Green’s fitness. File
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Australia head coach Andrew McDonald is confident that their "no tour game" policy on overseas tours will serve them well in the four-match Test series in India in February-March. Australia are unlikely to play any tour matches ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and would arrive in India just a week before the first Test, beginning in Nagpur on February 9.The stress would be on preserving mental and physical freshness rather than arriving much early to play a warm-up game and acclimatise to the conditions, said McDonald. Australia are aiming for their first series win in India in 19 years. "No tour game is ...