Dhoni hints at an all-pace attack for Perth - Cricket News Update
Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 at Perth; however he made it clear that they would not finalize their starting XI before the match begins.
Speaking to the media on the eve of the third Test, the visiting skipper said that before finalising the playing XI tomorrow, they would see whether the wicket will offer some assistance to spin bowlers or not.
"We have to see whether the spinner will get some kind of assistance or not," said Dhoni speaking to the media persons at the pre-match press conference on Thursday. "Our bowling will be structured depending on the wicket," he added further.
The wicket curator at WACA Ground, on Thursday revealed that the hot weather prevailing in Perth could lead to some cracks in the wickets, opening it up for spinners to extract considerable bounce and some turn.
Earlier Sutherland had said that he was expecting a pace friendly wicket full of bounce for the crunch game.
Dhoni said that before finalizing the playing 11, he will check the pitch's condition to take the final decision.
"A lot depends on how it looks before the start of the game," said Dhoni of the pitch, hinting that right-arm spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Ashwin-c2228, who struggled for penetration at Melbourne and Sydney could miss the match.
"It will affect us to some extent, especially in the bowling department. We have to see how much grass is taken off and how much rolling is done and how hard the wicket is,” he added further.
If http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237, who has played 15 ODIs but is yet to debut in the five-day cricket.
The soft-spoken Indian skipper also rubbished reports of quarrels among players in the dressing room, saying that their main strength has always been the love and honor for each other.
India trail the four-match series 0-2 and the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Beau-Casson-c47541 in town is that another 0-4 whitewash is on cards for the tourists, but Dhoni said they were determined to go down fighting against the Kangaroos.
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