Morning one, morning all,

Marvellous to have you with us for the official start of summer – day one of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from Perth, the most eagerly anticipated Teat series in years (let’s not pretend that ODI and T20 guff counted as true summer fare).

Australia. India. Smudge. Virat. Bumrah. Cummins. Ravi Shastri being Ravi Shastri in commentary. The visitors coming off their most humbling defeat this century, a 3-0 whitewash at home by the Kiwis, while the home side bids for a trophy they haven’t held for a decade. If you’re not excited by now, I just can’t help you.

We’ve got Dan Brettig and Tom Decent on the ground at Optus Stadium. We’ve got Greg Baum on the lounge down south. And we’ll have the toss and final confirmed teams in roughly 30 minutes. What more could you want?