Rohit replaces Mayank as one of the openers in India playing 11 while Navdeep Saini will make his Test debut in the third Test at SCG. Check IND vs AUS 3rd Test playing 11 here
Nathan Lyon said they are '100 per cent' sure of Brisbane hosting the fourth Test against India, playing down media reports that the tourists are reluctant to travel
Team would love to have him play the third Test against India even if he is not 100 per cent fit, said Nathan Lyon
Rahane showed great determination as he made an unbeaten 200-ball 104, studded with 12 hits to the fence
The visitors now look to wrap up the proceedings on the fourth day as Australia has a slender lead of two runs with only four wickets in hand
an inspired Indian bowling unit, led by the menacing Jasprit Bumrah (4/56)and the crafty Ravichandran Ashwin (3/35), steam-rolled Australia for a meagre 195
After getting bundled out for a mere 36 in the Adelaide Test, India has made 4 changes in its playing 11. India vs Australia 2nd Test will be played at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Boxing Day (Dec 26)
India vs Australia 2nd Test match will take place on the Boxing Day (Dec 26) at Melbourne Cricket Ground. India needs to bounce back after a humiliating defeat in the 1st Test
Australia opener David Warner still have to attain match fitness and this a reason why the hosts are not changing its playing 11 from previous match
India fell to lowest-ever innings total in its 82-year Test cricket history as Virat Kohli-led side ended at 36 for nine in second innings
Both the teams are pondering over the opening pair for the first Test match as key players of Australia and India are injured. Check Australia vs India playing 11 prediction, match timing here
Australian national selectors have brought in off-spinner Nathan Lyon to T20 International squad for the last two matches against India
It will be first time during Covid-19 pandemic that crowds will be allowed in the stadium during an international cricket tournament. Check IND vs AUS full schedule, match time, live streaming details
India beat Australia 2-1 during the last series in 2018-19, which was first time that the visitors won a series in 71 years
The 33-year-old Khawaja didn't feature in any Test for Australia since losing his place after the third Test against England in August last year
India are set to play a four-match Test series in Australia later this year. But with the Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc, speculation is rife that the games could be held behind closed doors.
Earlier in the year, Lyon scripted his first five-wicket haul at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Nathan Lyon was uncomfortable seeing himself alongside some of Australia's greatest cricketers after he equalled Dennis Lillee's tally of Test wickets. Off-spinner Lyon took 3-68, a haul that saw him draw level with celebrated fast bowler Lillee's tally of 355 Test wickets, as England were dismissed for 258 in their first innings on the second day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's. That left Lyon equal third in Australia's all-time list of leading wicket-takers, with only the retired duo of leg-spinner Shane Warne (708) and paceman Glenn McGrath (563) ahead of him. "I've always said I am not about personal milestones or personal achievements, it's about winning Test matches and Test series for Australia," said Lyon. "I haven't really had the time to sit back and think about it," added the 31-year-old who got to the mark in 88 matches -- 18 more than Lillee, who played the last of his 70 Tests in 1984. The often outspoken Lyon, who prior to Australia's 4-0 2017/18 home series win
Australia have only three days to correct a litany of problems before the second test starts at Perth Stadium, and many of the issues facing Paine appear to have no quick fix