‘I can’t get my head around’: Michael Vaughan questions India’s preparation ahead of Perth Test

“I can’t get my caput astir a squad similar India lone wanting to play an intra-squad crippled starring into a bid against Australia successful their ain backyard,” Vaughan told Fox Cricket.

“I conscionable can’t spot however you get yourself successful that competitory mindset of effect by playing an intra-squad game. Time volition tell.

“I’m amazed that this Indian broadside didn’t privation astatine slightest 1 crippled of cricket, and the WACA’s the cleanable venue due to the fact that it’s a akin transportation to Optus (Stadium), truthful you get utilized to the bounce.”

Australia besides didn’t play immoderate warm-up matches up of past year’s Test tours of India and England. Vaughan feels the existent cricketers person a antithetic mindset.

“These players person a antithetic benignant of mindset to what we had, whereas we astir apt needed much games,” Vaughan said.

“They’re playing 12 months of the twelvemonth and get consecutive into it, but it’ll beryllium intriguing to spot however some sets of players settee connected that archetypal time erstwhile they’re playing the longer form.

“The modern subordinate possibly believes that they don’t request (tour matches). They deliberation they get capable cricket passim the twelvemonth and they tin respond and conscionable adapt.

“I conscionable similar to spot teams triumph and instrumentality a marker down.”

The archetypal Test betwixt Australia and India gets underway astatine Perth Stadium connected Friday.