Why choose Brisbane for the third Test and not the first?

It’s difficult to understand why the Australian cricket authorities decided to stage the third Test of the current series against India in Brisbane, a city known for its rain and storms in December and early January.

For some strange reason, the powers-that-be gave the first Test to Perth, a venue that normally stages a match later in the series, especially when there are five Tests against the one country. Continue reading “Why choose Brisbane for the third Test and not the first?”