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(Reuters) -India captain Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the second and final test against South Africa with a neck injury and Rishabh Pant will lead in his absence, the team said on Friday. Gill retired hurt in the first innings of the opening test in Kolkata and did not bat in the second as South Africa beat India inside three days at Eden Gardens.

An astonishing day in Perth saw 19 wickets fall as batters crumpled in the face of breathless pace on the quickest track in world cricket

But the seamer stranglehold of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood allowed only brief interludes for just three quicks to make their Test debuts in the intervening seven years. Meanwhile, Doggett turned from a hopeful 24-year-old Queenslander to a grizzled 31-year-old South Australian.

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But during the second half of his illustrious career, Warne flew past the former greats, ticking off Dennis Lillee’s 355, Ian Botham’s 373, Richard Hadlee’s 431, Kapil Dev’s 434, and then Walsh’s 519. And after becoming the first cricketer to take 600 Test wickets during the 2005 Ashes, fans inevitably questioned how far he could go.

The Ashes series began with a significant moment in Australian cricket history, even before a ball was bowled. Although England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first in Perth, it was Australia that claimed the spotlight by fielding two Indigenous cricketers in a Test match for the very first time.

India captain Shubman Gill is ruled out of the second Test vs South Africa with a neck injury. Rishabh Pant will lead, while Sai Sudharsan is likely to replace Gill. Meanwhile, the Guwahati Test features a tea break before lunch for the first time in history.

England’s batters will have their work cut out – during the past five years, Australia has been the most difficult country in the world to face fast bowling. Despite this, the hosts might face something they’ve rarely encountered during this series: an England side that genuinely believes it can win Down Under.

Former India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin has pointed out the clear double standards in Test cricket after the first day of the Perth Test of the Ashes series saw 19 wickets fall with England being bundled out for 172 in just 33 overs. Australia were then left reeling at 123/9 in 39 overs.