IND vs AUS 4th Test: Melbourne pitch report, ground conditions, toss factor, stats and records
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IND vs AUS 4th Test: Melbourne pitch report, ground conditions, toss factor, stats and records

The Hindu  

The fourth Test between India and Australia, beginning December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, will be a chance for both sides to edge ahead in the five-game Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia will make two changes, getting in batter Sam Konstas and pacer Scott Boland in place of Nathan McSweeney and Josh Hazlewood, respectively. Test record at Melbourne Cricket Ground Matches played: 24 Australia won: 18 Australia lost: 4 Drawn: 2 Teams batting first won: 10 Teams batting second won: 12 Highest team total: Australia 624/8d vs Pakistan Lowest team total: England 68 vs Australia Pitch Report In the 24 matches at the venue since the turn of the century, teams batting first have won 10 times. Toss Factor Teams winning the toss have opted to bat on 15 occasions, and only six have won the contest.

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AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Webster speechless after ‘dream debut’ in Sydney against India
2 days, 10 hours ago

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Webster speechless after ‘dream debut’ in Sydney against India

The Hindu  

Australian all-rounder Beau Webster is feeling “speechless” after his impressive debut against India during the fifth Test here, which the host won by six wickets to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a decade. Webster made 57 and an unbeaten 37 in the two innings of the Sydney Test, important contributions in the match’s context, besides taking the wicket of Shubman …

Australia secure World Test Championship final berth, but a slim chance of elimination remains
3 days ago

Australia secure World Test Championship final berth, but a slim chance of elimination remains

Hindustan Times  

Sydney, : Australia booked their place in the World Test Championship final with a commanding six-wicket victory over India in Sydney, clinching the five-match series 3-1 on Sunday. Australia secure World Test Championship final berth, but a slim chance of elimination remains The win marked Australia's first Test series triumph over India since 2014-15 and cemented their spot in the …

IND vs AUS, BGT 2024-25: 5 takeaways from India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy loss after 10 years
3 days, 9 hours ago

IND vs AUS, BGT 2024-25: 5 takeaways from India’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy loss after 10 years

Live Mint  

An out-of-sorts batting order and over reliance on Jasprit Bumrah led India's downfall at the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia as the visitors lost 1-3 in the five-match series to lose the title after 10 years. Despite missing regular skipper Rohit Sharma in the first Test in Perth, India started with a bang, winning the game by 295 runs. 5 …

Crowds, cracking cricket: Five talking points from Australia v India
3 days, 11 hours ago

Crowds, cracking cricket: Five talking points from Australia v India

Hindustan Times  

Australia completed a six-wicket win in Sydney to clinch the fifth Test against India and the series 3-1 on Sunday. Crowds, cracking cricket: Five talking points from Australia v India AFP Sport looks at five talking points from a thrilling series: Bumper crowds turned up to watch the first-ever five-Test series between the two teams, swelling as the showdown intensified. …

India out of WTC final as Australia win series 3-1 to reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years
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3 days, 12 hours ago

India out of WTC final as Australia win series 3-1 to reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years

Hindustan Times  

Team India will miss out on a place in the World Test Championship final for the first time since the tournament's inception, as the side faced a 6-wicket defeat to Australia in the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday. The loss meant Australia win the series after 10 years, claiming a 3-1 victory to secure their …

Cricket-Krishna stalls Australia's victory chase in Sydney
3 days, 13 hours ago

Cricket-Krishna stalls Australia's victory chase in Sydney

Hindustan Times  

By Nick Mulvenney Cricket-Krishna stalls Australia's victory chase in Sydney SYDNEY, - Indian paceman Prasidh Krishna, standing in for injured skipper Jasprit Bumrah, kept the fifth test on a knife edge on Sunday by reducing Australia to 71 for three at lunch on day three, still 91 runs from their victory target of 162. The Sydney Cricket Ground was bathed …

Australia 91 runs from victory in knife-edge fifth India Test
3 days, 13 hours ago

Australia 91 runs from victory in knife-edge fifth India Test

Hindustan Times  

Australia inched to within 91 runs of winning a knife-edge fifth Test and a thrilling series Sunday after India set them a victory target of 162, but they lost three wickets along the way. Australia 91 runs from victory in knife-edge fifth India Test At lunch on day three at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia were 71-3 with Usman Khawaja …

Can Jasprit Bumrah’s India defend 161 in IND vs AUS 5th Test? A look at top 5 lowest totals defended at SCG
3 days, 14 hours ago

Can Jasprit Bumrah’s India defend 161 in IND vs AUS 5th Test? A look at top 5 lowest totals defended at SCG

Live Mint  

Team India had a forgetful start to their innings on Day 3 of the final Test match at Sydney, losing 4 wickets in quick succession and posing a total of just 161 runs for Australia to chase in the fourth innings. Lowest defended total at the SCG: The lowest ever total defended at the SCG goes back to 1887 during …

Sunil Gavaskar says SCG pitch for Australia-India Test is 'not ideal'
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3 days, 15 hours ago

Sunil Gavaskar says SCG pitch for Australia-India Test is 'not ideal'

ABC  

India legend Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the double standards applied to discussions around Test conditions in Australia and India as the SCG Test looks set to wrap up within three days. Quick hits: Bumrah injury rocks India, Pat goes wild and bowlers dominate Photo shows Rishabh Pant swings a bat, Pat Cummins jumps and punches his fist, Bumrah hug Jaiswal …

Sydney Test: No Jasprit Bumrah with ball in huge blow for India on Day 3
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3 days, 15 hours ago

Sydney Test: No Jasprit Bumrah with ball in huge blow for India on Day 3

India Today  

India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah opted out of bowling due to injury on Day 3 of the ongoing fifth Test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. Notably, Bumrah left the ground in the second session on Day 2 for some scans, leaving Indian fans worried about his fitness. AUS vs IND 5th Test Day 3 Live However, he couldn’t …

Australia beat India to reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy and enter WTC final
3 days, 15 hours ago

Australia beat India to reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy and enter WTC final

Al Jazeera  

Hosts seal a six-wicket win in Sydney Test to clinch the series 3-1 and set up a World Test Championship final against South Africa. Australia have beaten India by six wickets in the fifth Test of their five-match series and won back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade. “It’s unreal, it’s been an amazing series,” Australia …

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 3 LIVE Score: Cummins gets the better of Jadeja; Bumrah mystery adds unexpected twist
3 days, 18 hours ago

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 3 LIVE Score: Cummins gets the better of Jadeja; Bumrah mystery adds unexpected twist

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 3 LIVE Score: Ravindra Jadeja failed to put up a solid fightback with the bat in the first session and was dismissed in the third over of the day by Pat Cummins. Day two saw India bowl out Australia for 181 runs after an all-round bowling effort, taking a narrow 4-run lead into the …

"Both attacks blessed with some generational talent": Australia coach on delicately poised final Test against India
3 days, 22 hours ago

"Both attacks blessed with some generational talent": Australia coach on delicately poised final Test against India

Hindustan Times  

Sydney, : Following the end of the second day's play during the fifth and final Test against Australia at Sydney, Australian coach Andrew McDonald said that despite some dominance of Australian bowlers in the match, chasing a low total below 200 runs will be a task coming with plenty of pressure given how effective bowling has been on a tricky …

Sydney Test: Rishabh Pant’s perfectly-timed blitz lifts India
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4 days ago

Sydney Test: Rishabh Pant’s perfectly-timed blitz lifts India

Hindustan Times  

Sydney: Right until Rishabh Pant walked out to bat on Saturday, wickets had been the order of the day in the Sydney Test. Rishabh Pant bats on Day 2 of Sydney Test against Australia on Saturday. We were a little bit surprised in the first innings, the way he went about his work,” said Australia coach Andrew McDonald. It was …

'If 15 wickets fell in a day in India...': Gavaskar fires savage 'we are not moaners' verbal volley at AUS, ENG greats
4 days, 5 hours ago

'If 15 wickets fell in a day in India...': Gavaskar fires savage 'we are not moaners' verbal volley at AUS, ENG greats

Hindustan Times  

The Sydney Test between Australia and India is set for a thrilling finish, with the fifth match sitting on a knife's edge. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has now taken a potshot at the Australian and English cricketers, saying if 15 wickets had fallen in a day in India, then all hell would have broken loose, and there would have …

India vs Australia 5th Test: What’s a defendable total for IND at SCG? What are highest 4th innings chases in Sydney?
4 days, 6 hours ago

India vs Australia 5th Test: What’s a defendable total for IND at SCG? What are highest 4th innings chases in Sydney?

Live Mint  

The fifth and final Test match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground is set to finish in thrilling fashion. With three more days to go and the Sydney wicket assisting the bowlers, India need to score as much runs as possible on the third day, thus giving the Indian bowlers something to fight at. The highest-successful fourth …

Sydney Test: India 141-6 at stumps, lead by 145 runs against Australia
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4 days, 7 hours ago

Sydney Test: India 141-6 at stumps, lead by 145 runs against Australia

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Rishabh Pant smashed a whirlwind 32-ball 61 as India reached 141 for six at stumps after dismissing Australia for 181 on the second day of the final Test here on Saturday. Pant hit the second-fastest fifty for India in Test cricket, reaching the landmark off just 29 balls as the visitors opted for an attacking strategy in their second …

India bowlers shine as they restrict Australia to 181 at stroke of Tea on Day 2
4 days, 10 hours ago

India bowlers shine as they restrict Australia to 181 at stroke of Tea on Day 2

Hindustan Times  

Sydney, : Indian seamers Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj along with all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy helped India take the upper hand at the stroke of Tea on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. India bowlers shine as they restrict Australia to 181 at stroke of Tea on Day 2 At Tea …

India bowl out Australia for 181 at tea on Day 2
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4 days, 11 hours ago

India bowl out Australia for 181 at tea on Day 2

Deccan Chronicle  

India dismissed Australia for 181 to take a slender four-run first innings lead as the two teams opted for an early tea on the second day of the fifth Test here on Saturday.India dominated the post-lunch session, taking the remaining five wickets, with Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Nitish Reddy stepping up in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, who left …

IND vs AUS 5th Test: Mohammed Siraj turns up the heat, dismisses Sam Konstas and Travis Head in one over
4 days, 13 hours ago

IND vs AUS 5th Test: Mohammed Siraj turns up the heat, dismisses Sam Konstas and Travis Head in one over

Live Mint  

Mohammed Siraj hasn't had the best of times during the Border Gavaskar Trophy, but the Indian pacer came back strongly in the 5th and final match of the series. Siraj took two crucial wickets of Travis Head and Sam Konstas in one over to pile the pressure on Australia. In the same over, Siraj got another edge, this time off …

Bumrah sidelined but India builds 145-run lead after wild Day 2 of 5th test against Australia
4 days, 13 hours ago

Bumrah sidelined but India builds 145-run lead after wild Day 2 of 5th test against Australia

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Rishabh Pant’s blistering counterattack capped a chaotic second day of the fifth and final test between Australia and India where 15 wickets fell on Saturday and the star bowler of the series left the Sydney Cricket Ground with an ambulance escort. “There’s gonna be plenty of cricket, so we’ll see what happens.” Australia was bowled out for 181, …

AUS vs IND: Prasidh Krishna explains how SCG's variable bounce will help India
4 days, 15 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Prasidh Krishna explains how SCG's variable bounce will help India

India Today  

India pacer Prasidh Krishna reckons batting won't be easy for Australia in the fourth innings because of the variable bounce of the Sydney Cricket Ground in the fifth and final Test. India's overall lead remains well below the 200-run mark, but pacer Prasidh Krishna believes the unpredictable nature of the SCG pitch will keep them in contention. AUS vs IND, …

AUS vs IND, 5th Test Day 3: Highlights from Sydney
4 days, 15 hours ago

AUS vs IND, 5th Test Day 3: Highlights from Sydney

India Today  

09:48 IST: The Australian skipper, Pat Cummins is called upon the podium to have a chat. Says that he is really proud to have achieved this series win and it is always nice to have a flexible squad. Mentions that there were three debutants in the series that fitted quite well and contributed at different times. Adds that it was …

IND vs AUS: Mitchell Starc eyes Glenn McGrath, Wasim Akram's feat in legendary list
4 days, 15 hours ago

IND vs AUS: Mitchell Starc eyes Glenn McGrath, Wasim Akram's feat in legendary list

India Today  

Mitchell Starc is on the cusp of becoming the 11th fast bowler to reach the landmark of 700 wickets in international cricket. The others are James Anderson, Wasim Akram, Stuart Broad, Shaun Pollock, Waqar Younis, Tim Southee, Chaminda Vaas and Courtney Walsh. The 34-year-old Starc has 699 wickets to his name and will have his chance to reach the 700-wicket …

AUS vs IND: Jasprit Bumrah breaks 46-year-old Indian Test record in Australia
4 days, 15 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Jasprit Bumrah breaks 46-year-old Indian Test record in Australia

India Today  

Star India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah etched his name in the history books as he registered the most wickets by an Indian bowler in a Test series in Australia on Saturday, January 4. Bumrah achieved the feat on Day 2 of the fifth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney as he dismissed Marnus Labuschagne in his second over of …

Lot of risk but that's how Rishabh Pant plays: Prasidh Krishna on Sydney blitz
4 days, 15 hours ago

Lot of risk but that's how Rishabh Pant plays: Prasidh Krishna on Sydney blitz

India Today  

Prasidh Krishna praised Rishabh Pant's blitz during Day 2 of the Sydney Test on Saturday, January 4. Pant would deliver an incredible counter punch on Saturday as he lifted India from a tricky position and guided them to a good spot at stumps on Day 2. Speaking at the press conference, Prasidh said that the bowlers were watching how Pant …

AUS vs IND: Sunil Gavaskar slams double standards after 15-wicket day at SCG
4 days, 15 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Sunil Gavaskar slams double standards after 15-wicket day at SCG

India Today  

India great Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the critics who always question Indian pitches after a dramatic second day of the fifth Test at the SCG where 15 wickets tumbled. Day 2 of the fifth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test witnessed a dramatic fall of 15 wickets, raising the strong possibility that both the game and the series could conclude on Day 3. …

IND vs AUS: Scott Boland's fiery spell shatters India in second innings as Australia regain control on Day 2
4 days, 15 hours ago

IND vs AUS: Scott Boland's fiery spell shatters India in second innings as Australia regain control on Day 2

India TV News  

Australia regained control of the fifth and last Test match against India after magical bowling spells from Scott Boland at Sydney Cricket Ground on Day 2. Yashasvi Jaiswal gave India a quick start in the second innings but Boland bowled a memorable spell by taking 4 wickets for 42 and put Australia in the driving seat. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Marnus …

India shrug off Bumrah injury to claim first-innings lead in Australia
4 days, 15 hours ago

India shrug off Bumrah injury to claim first-innings lead in Australia

Al Jazeera  

India captain Jasprit Bumrah is forced off with injury on Day Two of the fifth Test but Australia fail to capitalise. India brushed off the absence of captain Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Australia for 181 and reach 141 for six for an overall lead of 145 on an extraordinary second day of the finely balanced fifth Test. Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed …

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead
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4 days, 18 hours ago

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: India reached 141 for six at stumps after dismissing Australia for 181 on the second day of the final Test on Saturday. India's biggest fear may have come true as captain Jasprit Bumrah was spotted leaving the Sydney Cricket Ground in his training kit but they responded by shredding Australia's lower order …

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead
Top News
4 days, 18 hours ago

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: IND crumble again, finish 141/6 at stumps, take 145-run lead

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia Highlights, 5th Test Day 2: India reached 141 for six at stumps after dismissing Australia for 181 on the second day of the final Test on Saturday. India's biggest fear may have come true as captain Jasprit Bumrah was spotted leaving the Sydney Cricket Ground in his training kit but they responded by shredding Australia's lower order …

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Rohit Sharma’s exclusion from Sydney Test a ‘management call’, says Rishabh Pant
5 days, 6 hours ago

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Rohit Sharma’s exclusion from Sydney Test a ‘management call’, says Rishabh Pant

The Hindu  

Rishabh Pant admitted to a touch of emotion within the ranks when news about Rohit Sharma missing the fifth Test spread. As for the decision, it was a management call, so I was not part of that conversation, so I can’t explain anything other than that,” Pant told the media here on Friday. That’s what you want from your captain.” …

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: With Bumrah around, it’d be challenging for batters tomorrow, says Webster
5 days, 6 hours ago

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: With Bumrah around, it’d be challenging for batters tomorrow, says Webster

The Hindu  

Beau Webster turned up at the press conference with a swagger belying a debutant’s nerves. He plucked two fine catches, bowled tight spells and saw a probable maiden Test wicket being dropped. Got some catches and that settled the nerves.” Asked about the pitch, the Australian all-rounder quipped, “It seamed around all day and at times it was a bit …

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Australian pacers claim opening day as Indian batters continue to wilt
5 days, 7 hours ago

AUS vs IND, 5th Test: Australian pacers claim opening day as Indian batters continue to wilt

The Hindu  

Friday dawned to the wet streaks of rain, just about enough to accentuate the green on leaves. There was movement and some bounce, and as the fifth Test’s opening day stretched, the template of wilting Indian batters against resurgent Australian pacers was on view. In the last session, Rishabh Pant, stifled by the host’s attack, tried to strike one over …

IND vs AUS 5th Test: Sam Konstas riles up Jasprit Bumrah, India captain hits back with a fiery wicket
5 days, 7 hours ago

IND vs AUS 5th Test: Sam Konstas riles up Jasprit Bumrah, India captain hits back with a fiery wicket

Live Mint  

19-year-old Australian opener Sam Konstas is back in the spotlight after an altercation with Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Jasprit Bumrah vs Sam Konstas: The incident occurred in the 3rd over of Australia's 1st innings when Bumrah ran in to bowl to Usman Khawaja. Seeing Khwaja's reaction, non-striker Konstas stopped Bumrah, to which the Indian pacer could be heard asking, "What's …

AUS vs IND: Webster anticipates big Jasprit Bumrah 'challenge' on grassy SCG pitch
5 days, 15 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Webster anticipates big Jasprit Bumrah 'challenge' on grassy SCG pitch

India Today  

Australia all-rounder Beau Webster has acknowledged the significant threat posed by India's stand-in skipper and star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the ongoing Sydney Test. After an action-packed Day 1 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Webster highlighted how the nature of the grassy pitch and Bumrah's fiery opening spell could spell trouble for Australia. A dramatic Day 1 of SCG Test …

India drop Rohit Sharma but batters struggle again in Australia
5 days, 15 hours ago

India drop Rohit Sharma but batters struggle again in Australia

Al Jazeera  

Australia gain the early advantage in Sydney in the World Test Championship deciding fifth Test against India. India dropped skipper Rohit Sharma but their batting woes continued as they were dismissed for 185 on the opening day of the crucial fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney. Boland precipitated the end of India’s laboured innings early in the final …

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Bumrah gets Khawaja in dramatic final over, AUS 9/1 at Stumps
5 days, 18 hours ago

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Bumrah gets Khawaja in dramatic final over, AUS 9/1 at Stumps

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Rishabh Pant took multiple blows throughout the second session and survived till Tea, but not for long after that. As per reports, Rohit's lack of runs makes it likely that India could turn to Shubman Gill, who may return to the side in place of the Indian captain at No. Bumrah could …

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Bumrah gets Khawaja in dramatic final over, AUS 9/1 at Stumps
5 days, 18 hours ago

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Bumrah gets Khawaja in dramatic final over, AUS 9/1 at Stumps

Hindustan Times  

India vs Australia 5th Test Day 1 Highlights: Rishabh Pant took multiple blows throughout the second session and survived till Tea, but not for long after that. As per reports, Rohit's lack of runs makes it likely that India could turn to Shubman Gill, who may return to the side in place of the Indian captain at No. Bumrah could …

From Perth to Sydney: A study in contrasts
6 days, 1 hour ago

From Perth to Sydney: A study in contrasts

Hindustan Times  

Sydney: It’s not how you start but how you finish that really matters. Led by Jasprit Bumrah, India had pulled off a remarkable win and the words being thrown around about Australia’s performance were “humiliation” and “disintegration”. India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir speaks with Jasprit Bumrah during a practice session ahead of the Test in Sydney. “If someone had said …

India coach coy on picking struggling captain Rohit Sharma for final Australia Test
6 days, 4 hours ago

India coach coy on picking struggling captain Rohit Sharma for final Australia Test

The Independent  

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India vs Australia 5th Test probable XIs: Live streaming details, date, time, IND vs AUS head-to-head stats in Sydney
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6 days, 6 hours ago

India vs Australia 5th Test probable XIs: Live streaming details, date, time, IND vs AUS head-to-head stats in Sydney

Live Mint  

Several changes are likely to be expected in the Indian playing XI when Rohit Sharma's men take on Australia in the fifth and final Test in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. While head coach Gautam Gambhir did not spill the beans, the Indian captain was last among recognised batters to enter the nets, thus giving a hint of him getting dropped in …

IND vs AUS, 5th Test: What is India’s record at the Sydney Cricket Ground?
6 days, 7 hours ago

IND vs AUS, 5th Test: What is India’s record at the Sydney Cricket Ground?

The Hindu  

India will take on Australia in the fifth and final Test of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting Friday as it looks to finish the series on a high and secure a 2-2 draw. India’s Test record at Sydney Cricket Ground Played - 13 Won - 1 Lost - 5 Draw - 7 The first Test …

AUS vs IND: Australia announces playing XI for Sydney Test; Marsh dropped, Webster to debut
6 days, 12 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Australia announces playing XI for Sydney Test; Marsh dropped, Webster to debut

The Hindu  

Out of form Mitchell Marsh will make way for Beau Webster in Australia’s playing XI against India for the fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney starting Friday. Captain Pat Cummins on Thursday announced that all-rounder Marsh’s lack of runs and wickets led to the inclusion of Webster, who will make his Test debut at the Sydney …

Cricket-Australia drop Marsh, hand Webster debut for fifth India test
6 days, 15 hours ago

Cricket-Australia drop Marsh, hand Webster debut for fifth India test

Hindustan Times  

By Nick Mulvenney Cricket-Australia drop Marsh, hand Webster debut for fifth India test SYDNEY -All-rounder Beau Webster will make his test debut for Australia in place of the dropped Mitchell Marsh in the fifth test against India on Friday, captain Pat Cummins said on Thursday. Marsh, Australia's Twenty20 captain, scored only 73 runs over the first four tests and bowled …

AUS vs IND: Akash Deep out of Sydney Test with back issue, confirms coach Gambhir
6 days, 15 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Akash Deep out of Sydney Test with back issue, confirms coach Gambhir

India Today  

India coach Gautam Gambhir has confirmed that pacer Akash Deep is ruled out of the fifth and final Test against Australia, starting Friday in Sydney, due to a stiff back. "Akash Deep is out with a back issue," India coach Gautam Gambhir confirmed during the pre-match press conference. Harshit Rana, who made his debut in Perth, was also included in …

AUS vs IND: Can India rise above chaos and taste rare success in Sydney Test?
6 days, 15 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Can India rise above chaos and taste rare success in Sydney Test?

India Today  

India couldn’t have started their tour of Australia more handsomely. Had Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah not avoided the follow-on in Brisbane, it could well have been curtains for India in the series and World Test Championship even with the rain-gods helping them. Pathan, India’s hero in the 72-run victory in the 2007 Perth Test, said that information inside the …

AUS vs IND: Sydney Spirit of 2021 is what wounded India needs for series finale
6 days, 15 hours ago

AUS vs IND: Sydney Spirit of 2021 is what wounded India needs for series finale

India Today  

As the Border-Gavaskar Trophy finale looms at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 3, India finds itself at a crossroads. Fans hope the team will channel the spirit of the 2021 SCG Test, a masterclass in grit and determination that cemented India’s place in cricketing folklore. Reports of head coach Gautam Gambhir reprimanding players in the dressing room for prioritising …

IND vs AUS: Can India win Sydney Test? History doesn't favour visitors
6 days, 15 hours ago

IND vs AUS: Can India win Sydney Test? History doesn't favour visitors

India Today  

India and Australia are set to lock horns in the New Year’s Test, starting Friday, January 3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. India began the series with a 295-run win at The Optus Stadium in Perth, but Australia made a comeback to win the Adelaide Test by 10 wickets to draw level in the five-match series. India’s record at the …

AUS vs IND, 5th Test Day 1 Sydney Weather prediction: Will rain affect opening day?
Top News
6 days, 15 hours ago

AUS vs IND, 5th Test Day 1 Sydney Weather prediction: Will rain affect opening day?

India Today  

India is in a challenging spot after their Boxing Day Test defeat against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. With a 1-2 deficit in the five-match series, the Rohit Sharma-led side faces a must-win scenario in the final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground to keep their World Test Championship Final hopes alive. AUS vs IND 5th Test, Day 1 …

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