https://cricwaves.appspot.com Latest news from cricwaves.appspot.com (c)cricwaves.appspot.com en-gb Wed 01 May 2024 https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/riNkdbPhLH_drh-sevawcirc/perth-odi-review-india-were-50-runs-short.html The Perth ODI was a high scoring encounter, with batsmen from both sides performing exceedingly well on a belter of a pitch. And, while Australia definitely had the advantage of knowing what score they had to chase https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/ABgeOKfVKY_drh-sevawcirc/india-will-be-pleased-to-begin-australia-tour-on-winning-note.html Results in practice games do not matter a lot. After all, they are just matches against teams with upcoming, relatively inexperienced players, allowing the visiting side to get idea about the conditions that would prevail during the main contests. In India's case though, it is not all that simple.