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IND vs AUS 4th Test: It's still not advantage Australia, believes Lyon

Australia will play the series-decider fourth Test against an injury-ravaged Indian team at a venue where the home team's record is second to none

IND vs AUS: Sans Bumrah, pacers' experience to be 4 Tests; Australia's 150

If fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah doesn't play in the fourth at The Gabba on Friday, India's pace department could at best have a combined Test experience of four matches as compared to Australia's 150

India vs Australia: Smith denies scuffing Pant's guard mark in Sydney Test

Steve Smith is 'shocked and disappointed' at the controversy created by the allegations levelled against him for a purported video where he is seen scuffing up the guard mark of Rishabh Pant

IND vs AUS: Allegations against Smith absolute load of rubbish, says Langer

Australia coach Justin Langer cannot believe the "absolute load of rubbish" that Steve Smith was trying to scuff up Rishabh Pant's guard in the drawn Sydney Test

IND vs AUS: Drew inspiration from Faf's Adelaide rearguard, says Ashwin

R Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari were involved in a remarkable rearguard action that helped India draw the third Test

IND vs AUS: Ashwin guided me like an elder brother in Sydney, says Vihari

R Ashwin was guiding me like an elder when both of us were battling to draw the third Test against Australia in Sydney, said Hanuma Vihari after India earned a respectable draw

IPL before India-Australia series not ideal, led to injuries: Justin Langer

He loves the IPL but Australia coach Justin Langer questioned the timing of the last year's edition, which he believes could have been a contributing factor in the injury setbacks

IND vs AUS 4th Test: Harris may find a place in playing 11, says Langer

Opener Will Pucovski has a partially dislocated shoulder and Marcus Harris would replace him if he fails to recover in time for the 4th Test in Brisbane, says Australia head coach Justin Langer

IND vs AUS: Siraj set new standard for calling out racist abuse, feels Lyon

Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj has set a new standard for calling out poor crowd behaviour, says Australia's top off-spinner Nathan Lyon

BCCI intervenes after India team 'denied facilities' in Brisbane hotel

The team was lodged at a hotel which 'lacked basic facilities'

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of Brisbane Test match

The injury-ravaged Indian team was dealt another blow on Tuesday as pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the fourth Test against Australia due to an abdominal strain

Hanuma Vihari batted for 3 hours with Grade 2 tear to script Sydney draw

Stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane was one of the first to praise Vihari and Ashwin for their match-saving efforts

Had poor game as leader, ended up looking like 'fool', admits Tim Paine

Australia Test skipper Tim Paine on Tuesday admitted that he had a poor Pink Test as a leader and he even went on to apologise for his actions on the field

Can't explain feeling, went numb and blank: Ashwin, Vihari after SCG draw

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin credited Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant for laying the foundation and said the wicket-keeper batsman's innings even made them hopeful of a different outcome

India's injury woes give Australia edge going into 4th Test: Ponting

India's injury woes and Australia's formidable record at Gabba will give the hosts an upper-hand in the series-deciding fourth and final Test in Brisbane, reckons former skipper Ricky Ponting.

New real wall after Dravid in Indian cricket are Vihari and Ashwin: BCCI VP

Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin's blockathon helped India eke out a draw against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday and BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla feels India has finally found its new "wall".Batting out 258 balls, the Indian duo of Vihari and Ashwin stood ground and faced a fiery Australian bowling attack on the fifth day in the third Test. Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid, who is celebrating his 48th birthday on Monday, is known as "the Wall" and Shukla feels Vihari and Ashwin have taken the mantle over after their marathon 2.5 hours stay at the crease."The new real wall after Dravid in Indian cricket are @Hanumavihari and @ashwinravi99. They scored 62 runs in 259 balls. Good performance to get the match to draw. @RishabhPant17 & @cheteshwar1 played superb knock. @ImRo45 & @RealShubmanGill as usual were good at the crease," Shukla tweeted.India was on the back foot on day five until the team management decided to send in Rishabh Pant at the ..

Test cricket teaches you about life, says Ashwin after SCG heroics

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin after his heroics in the third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Stadium said that Test cricket teaches a person about life

Ind vs Aus: Visitors have shown great mental resilience, says Vaughan

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan had predicted that the visitors will lose the four-match series 4-0

IND vs AUS 3rd Test highlights: India pulls off draw in Sydney Test

Vihari (23 not out off 161) and Ashwin (39 not out off 128), who got together in the 89th over of India's second innings, wore down Australia by batting for more than 42 overs

Sport meant to unite us: Sachin Tendulkar condemns racial abuse at SCG

Former legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar condemned the racial abuse subjected to the Indian team players in the ongoing third Test and said that "the sport is meant to unite us"