India vs Australia | India don’t miss any chances, asserts Marcus Harris

India defeated Australia by 31 runs in the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Though Australia were defeated, it was not an emphatic victory for the visitors. Harris suggested that his team would take heart from the fact that they lost by a very thin margin and would try to take the momentum into the next match.  

"You always doubt yourself as a person, you're not sure if you're going to fit in Test cricket. So, it was good to spend time in the middle in both innings. I didn't feel out of my depth at all," said Harris.

"But I realised pretty quickly they don't bowl any crap and they don't miss any chances that you give them. So you've got to be switched on from ball one. I felt like my game stood up to it, it's probably just a decision-making thing and being able to occupy the crease for long periods of time, but I didn't feel like I was out of my depth at all," he added.

Harris managed to score 26 each in both the Australian innings in the first Test match. He was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin in the first innings while was caught behind off Mohammed Shami in his second innings. Hence, he revealed that he has been working on the weaknesses of the Indian bowlers.

"I worked hard in between the first and second innings on some plans against Ashwin and now I'm just working on guys coming around the wicket and stuff like that to work on plans India will use against me," he said.

The second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played from December 14th at the newly built Perth Stadium. Harris with a sense of disappointment said that it would have been really good to play at the Old one since he has memories of visiting the old Perth Stadium during his Western Australia days.

"I think the wicket will suit us a little bit more with the conditions, that's taking nothing away from India, but I just think a little bit of momentum. It's pretty special to play in a Perth Test. It would have been great to play at the WACA where it has always been but to get the opportunity to play at the new stadium will be pretty special in the first Test there."