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India vs Australia 2nd Test: MCG's drop-in pitch may not up to mark

The drop-in pitches at the Melbourne Cricket Ground may not be as well-prepared for next month's second Test between India and Australia due to a lack of trial on the pitch

Lockdown in South Australia provides best chance to host 1st Test vs India

The six-day lockdown in South Australia to contain COVID-19 cases has improved Adelaide's chances hosting the first Day/Night Test between India and Australia, says the state's top medical officer

Bowlers will decide fate of India-Australia series, feels Zaheer Khan

The Indian cricket team is currently in Australia for a full series that includes three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals followed by a four-Test rubber

India has very good chance to beat Australia in all formats: VVS Laxman

Laxman says the fast bowlers in particular would have to remain fit and fresh all the time to win a match for India, especially at end of the tour

IND vs AUS: Keeping Kohli quiet key to success against India, feels Cummins

The Indian cricket team is currently in Australia for a full series that includes three ODIs and as many T20 Internationals followed by a four-Test rubber

IND vs AUS: Rohit's absence in ODIs, T20Is will help us, says Maxwell

Rahul will be Virat Kohli's deputy in the white-ball leg since regular vice-captain Rohit is recuperating from a hamstring injury sustained during IPL

India vs Australia: Tickets for three T20Is, two ODIs sold out on 1st day

Both the SCG and Manuka Oval will be at 50 per cent capacity for series

ICC Test Championship: New points system helps Aus topple India as No. 1

India will lock horns with Australia in a four-match Test series in Australia starting December 17 in Adelaide. The result of this series could change the league standings

IND vs AUS: Indians will feel extra pressure without Kohli, says Ponting

India will 'not be clear in their own mind' about its batting order after the departure of talismanic captain Virat Kohli at the end of first Test Down Under, feels Australian great Ricky Ponting

IND vs AUS: Josh Hazlewood wants D/N Test at Adelaide, says hold it later

Opening Test against India can be a red-ball contest in Brisbane instead of a pink-ball in Adelaide if there will be a venue change due to rise in Covid-19 cases in South Australia, hints Hazlewood

Aus vs Ind: Langer insists on playing Burns despite calls to play Pucovski

Despite there being calls to let 22-year-old Will Pucovski debut in the first Test against India, Australian head coach Langer has reiterated that he would continue opening the batting with Burns

India vs Australia: Green can make Test debut as batsman, says Langer

Cameron Green has earned the right to make his Test debut as a batsman but needs to make his case as an all-rounder for the ODIs against India starting November 27, says Australian coach Justin Langer

India vs Australia 2020-21: Indian cricket team shift focus to fielding

Ahead of the India vs Australia, the Indian squad is leaving no stone unturned to prepare for the tour and on Thursday every player shifted their focus to fielding

India vs Australia 2020-21: Pujara hits nets to prepare for Test series

India Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara hit the nets to prepare for the longest format of the game which gets underway at the Adelaide Oval on December 17

India have got more questions to answer than Aus for Test series: Ponting

According to the former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, once Kohli goes, India will not be "clear in their own mind" with their batting order even for the first Test

India vs Australia 2020-21: Rohit Sharma begins fitness training at NCA

Rohit is not part of India's limited-overs squad for the Australia tour and selectors included him in the revised Test squad after he played two IPL games for Mumbai Indians besides the final

India vs Australia 2020-21: Wriddhiman Saha's hamstring injury improving

India wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha, who had sustained injuries to both his hamstrings during IPL 2020 while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, is progressing nicely ahead of India vs Australia Tests

Here's how Don Bradman helped Langer to tackle medium pacers in Tests

Australian coach Justin Langer has revealed the advice he received from Sir Donald Bradman in order to tackle medium pacers in the longest format of the game

IND vs AUS: Bumrah, Shami likely to be rotated during limited-over series

India is starting its two month tour of Australia with three ODIs followed by as many T20 Internationals -- to be played between November 27 to December 8 in Sydney and Canberra

IND vs AUS: Team India undergo Test match simulation during training

The limited-overs competition awaits them first but Indian players, led by captain Virat Kohli, seemed focussed on next month's Tests against Australia