With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy set to take place from February 9, Mitchell Johnson has shared a tip for the visitors saying they can put India under pressure by posting a huge total in the first innings. He further added that it would be tough for pacers to take wickets in the Nagpur Test.

Australia have suffered a blow ahead of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as their key pacer Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the fixture with a heel injury. The pacer got injured due to damp run-ups a the Sydney Cricket Ground last month during a Test against South Africa.

According to a report published by Cricbuzz, Ravindra Jadeja passed the fitness test by the National Cricket Academy(NCA) to participate in the Nagpur Test. Jadeja last played for the national team in Asia Cup last year before sustaining a knee injury and will now return to action.

Usman Khawaja has been cleared to fly to India for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a delay in the approval of the visa. Khawaja wasn’t able to leave with his teammates on Wednesday but the visa issue has been resolved now and the batter will join the Australian squad on Thursday.