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Message: [QUOTE="1910, post: 3693419, member: 8272"] Doesn't that sort of answer your own question? India finished three Tests against New Zealand on the 3/11 and played the first Test here on the 22/11. Australia played ODI and 20/20 from the 4/11 to the 18/11. Cummins said I am not picking up a ball for 8 weeks and I am going to Cold Play. I think the questions coming into the series were valid. Vaughn was 100% right to ask the question. “I think the debate over the next week or two going into the second and third Test matches will be: Are Australia short of a gallop and they needed this game to get back into Test match cricket mode? Or are they a team that’s just starting to get over the edge?” Vaughan added. He also questioned India's prep for the series. “I can’t get my head around a team like India only wanting to play an intra-squad game leading into a series against Australia in their own backyard,” Vaughan told Fox Cricket. “I just can’t see how you get yourself in that competitive mindset of consequence by playing an intra-squad game. Time will tell. “I’m surprised that this Indian side didn’t want at least one game of cricket, and the WACA’s the perfect venue because it’s a similar pitch to Optus (Stadium), so you get used to the bounce.” India turned down a game against a State side and were happy with their prep- which would have been looking pretty right after Perth. The two tours before they played Cricket Australia 11 and Australia A. Both preparations were not traditional, and questions were valid. [/QUOTE]

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