Morkel explains why India said no to warmup game

The first Test of the India-Australia series will be held a couple of kilometers away at the Optus Stadium in Perth but Indian coaching staff members Abhishek : Nayar and Morne Morkel believe their centre-wicket match simulation at the WACA ground has prepared them well enough for what could be a testing series opener.

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Having lost the home series to New Zealand 0-3, India's preference for match simulation over playing a proper warmup match had raised some con' cem, more so because skipper Rohit Sharma won't be available for the Perth Test After two days of match simulation where India's first XI faced a side comprising the rest of the squad and India A players, some players trained on the WACA centre wicket. This entire stint hasn't been without its share of incidents. Shubman Gill fractured his left thumb while taking a catch and KL Rahul had an injury scare after receiving a painful blow on his right elbow on the first day of the centre-wicket session. But the overall results have been satisfying, according to Morkel and Nayar.