India v Australia Test series
Warner open to shock Test recall to face India
“Honestly, if they really needed myself for this series, I’m more than happy to play the next Shield game and go out there and play (the first Test)," Warner said.
Opening or No. 4: Australia coy on Smith role for India Test series
Smith has been a rock in Australia's middle-order for more than a decade, but was moved up to an unfamiliar role at the top alongside Usman Khawaja with mixed success when fellow veteran David Warner retired from Test cricket at the start of the year.
India extend Test dominance over Australia with series win
The hosts won the series 2-1 and the world's two top-ranked teams will do battle again on June 7-11 at The Oval in the World Test Championship final
India win series 2-1 after Australia force draw in Ahmedabad
India also confirmed their place in the World Test Championship final against Australia in June following Sri Lanka's two-wicket loss to New Zealand in Christchurch earlier in the day
Gill, Kohli drive India's strong reply against Australia
Opener Gill, playing his second match of the series, featured in three 50-plus partnerships to help India, who lead the series 2-1, reach 289-3 at stumps.
Smith has no full-time captaincy ambition
Smith led Australia between 2014 and 2018 before he was stripped off the honour following a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa
Lyon mauls India as Australia close in on victory
A winning target of 76 may sound a cakewalk but Australia will have to score those runs on a track where 30 wickets have tumbled on the first two days of the spin-dominated contest.
Indore pitch draws criticism after spin 'mayhem'
Milking 'home advantage' is commonplace in international cricket and India have never shied away from preparing pitches that would suit their spinners
Australia take comfortable lead after Kuhnemann's five-for
The tourists were 156-4 at stumps after Usman Khawaja hit a gritty 60 to drive his team's reply on a viciously turning pitch in Indore
Hazlewood ruled out of India tour
Captain Pat Cummins will also be returning to Australia due to a serious family illness but will be back in time for the third Test starting in Indore on March 1
Cummins flies home due to family illness
Australia are 2-0 down in the four-Test series after being thrashed by six wickets in the second match in Delhi on Sunday
Warner out of second Test with head knock: reports
The tourists, who suffered a heavy defeat in the opening Test and were dismissed for 263 in their first innings on Friday, will bring Matt Renshaw into the team as a concussion substitute, the reports said
Cummins backs struggling Warner for second India Test
The left-handed Warner scored one and 10 at Nagpur last week and has struggled for form since scoring 200 in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Melbourne.
Pujara 'shuts out noise' to reach Test milestone
The 35-year-old will be the 13th Indian cricketer to play a century of Tests when he takes to the field against Australia in New Delhi.