Australia coach Justin Langer said on Wednesday he expected a pacey wicket at the new Perth Stadium for the second Test against India and declared \u201cpretty boy\u201d captain Tim Paine \u201cready to go\u201d despite injury.<\/p>\n
Australia are looking to avenge a 31-run defeat in Adelaide to level the four-Test series but Langer admitted there was some uncertainty over the surface in Perth.<\/p>\n
The Test will be the first played at the new stadium and Langer said it appeared the wicket was similar to the fast track which made its predecessor, the WACA, a haven for pace bowlers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really fascinated and can\u2019t wait to see what the wicket brings,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cThere\u2019s only been one four-day game in its history.<\/p>\n
But he said neither team would know how the drop-in pitch plays in Test conditions until the match begins on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cTime will tell what the wicket brings… If we can get it\u2019d be a great thing for Test cricket,\u201d Langer said.<\/p>\n
Langer also scoffed at suggestions skipper Paine could miss the Test after a delivery in Adelaide smashed into a right finger that has required several operations in the past.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if it was snapped in about four places he\u2019d still be right. He\u2019s absolutely fine. He\u2019s obviously had issues with it before but he\u2019s 100 percent ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
India\u2019s win was their first in Australia in a decade, and their first ever in the opening Test as they search for a maiden series win Down Under.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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