Welcome back to the podcast where research and knowledge are secondary to the ramblings of an old man whose one claim to fame is that one of the nicknames he carries is the Almanack.

On today’s episode of our podcast, our topics of conversation are:

1. A discussion on the selection of the Australian Test squad for the 1st Test against India, and the decision to pick an opener who isn't a regular opener.

2. Australia’s bowling attack remains unchanged once again and we discuss what could happen if injury hits the pace bowlers cartel.

3. We question the selectors' decisions and the impact on the team's performance and the development of young players during the recent ODI series against Pakistan.

4. Do players need to be missing international games almost two weeks out from a Test match, and is paternity leave a reasonable excuse to be left out of an Australian team.

For those of you still here, thanks for listening to the Peters Sports Almanack, the podcast where knowing about sport is secondary to the ability to talk rubbish about it.