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Q&A with cricket writer Tom Decent from the Sydney Morning Herald
Adam Gilchrist. He changed the game for wicketkeepers. I was fortunate enough to be part of the NSW PSSA cricket team in year six. At the SCG we were shown baggy blue caps, which was a huge sensation. To our surprise it was Gilchrist who came down to the ground at tea halfway through the Test and handed us our caps. That's the kind of gesture a twelve-year-old doesn't forget.
Are you a test purist or a Big Bash thrill seeker?
I love both, but Test cricket will always reign supreme. T20 results are so easily forgotten and lack context. There is no sport that can compare to the drama of a Test match. Even if teams shake hands after five days and there may not be a winner.
It wasn't a great week for the Australian test team. What went wrong against India in Perth and is this an ominous sign for what will happen this summer?
A bad session late on the first day changed the game in India, with visiting fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in full flight. Much has been made of the woes of Australia's top flight, but Bumrah's spell was fantastic. I had the binoculars with me most of the time and his execution was something to behold. Imagine being confronted with that. I have enormous respect for top-level hitters.
Who will be the team to beat this year and why?
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After Perth, India ranks first. I tipped Australia 5-0, so there's already some egg on my face. Completely different playing conditions during the recent series between India and New Zealand fooled many of us into thinking that the tourists would be the underdogs in Australia. However, I am confident that Australia will be extremely competitive. Steve Smith isn't done yet. Australia can win the series.
Is there a rising star we should keep an eye out for?
Watching Yashasvi Jaiswal plunder a second innings hundred in Perth felt like we were watching a young Sachin Tendulkar. That Jaiswal had the audacity to confront Mitchell Starc about bowling too slow showed what a competitor he is. His story, from living in a tent to playing Test cricket, recently written by my colleague Jonathan Drennan, is beautiful.
Is there a collegial atmosphere among the cricket writers or is there more of a fierce rivalry?
Everyone in the press box is great to be around. There's a lot of good banter. Some keep to themselves, some just like to watch the game and write, but others want to tell stories, which is much more difficult. You have to be competitive.
What has been the biggest change in cricket in the last decade?
India's power and influence continues to grow. That makes it harder for Cricket Australia to control its best players. I think Australia's Test stars should be getting paid a lot more money by Cricket Australia than they are on. In ten years, the money supply in India will be extraordinary. What incentive is there for a young player to concentrate on red-ball cricket when he can earn ten times as much money with much less work?
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