It is usually a sign of a day with few redeeming features when a coach rather than a player faces the media after play and Sunday's appearance of England's Trevor Bayliss was no exception.
India were facing with a herculean task of preventing a 'whitewash' after conceding a huge first innings lead of 332 runs in the fourth and final Test in Adelaide on Thursday. India folded up for 272 in the first innings. Australia were 50 for three in the second innings enjoying an overall lead of 382 to further consolidate their poistion and push for a 4-0 rout.
Indian paceman Ishant Sharma may be dropped for the Adelaide Test as the side may opt for two spinners, Ravichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha and two seamers.
'I got a message from Dave, which was quite personal. I tried to ring to try and talk to him about it.'
Australia paceman Ryan Harris will be holding nothing back in the second Ashes Test against England this week even if his injury track record suggests he will struggle to play all five Tests in the series.
The Adelaide Oval curator will seek to juice up what has traditionally been a docile pitch for the second Ashes Test between Australia and England next week, meaning batsmen may be in for a torrid opening.
Shamar Joseph took 7 wickets to lead the Windies to a big win
India's matches were largely uninterrupted by rain and chances of a wash out are miniscule in the semi-final too.
The IPL begins on March 31.
Novak Djokovic will prepare for a tilt at an 11th Australian Open title by representing Serbia at the United Cup mixed team tournament while old rival Rafael Nadal and former women's world number one Naomi Osaka return at Brisbane after time away.
'I knew that I had to stay patient and wait for the loose balls but the way they bowled, they bowled in the right areas'
Statistical highlights of the one-day cricket tri-series match between India and Sri Lanka in Adelaide on Tuesday.
Third seed Jarkko Nieminen of Finland will take on Frenchman Michael Llodra in the final of the Adelaide International after both came through their semi-finals in straight sets on Saturday.
The complete match schedule of the T20 World Cup 2022.
India head coach Rahul Dravid confirmed on Wednesday that the team will persist with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal as openers in the run-up to the T20 World Cup, underlining the importance of a left-right pair at the pole position.
Australia bowled out West Indies for 188 at Adelaide Oval on Day 1 of the first Test on Wednesday.
India captain Virat Kohli was booed by a small section of the Adelaide Oval crowd on Saturday when he stepped out to bat in the second innings against Australia.
South Africa have brought back spinner Imran Tahir in one of two changes to their team for this week's second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
He is the focus of attention after a magnificent hundred in the IPL final, but Wriddhiman Saha rates a long-forgotten 35-run Test knock in Australia higher than his latest feat.
Australia's Luke Williams will take over as the head coach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the second season of the Women's Premier League.
Usman Khawaja is doubtful for the day-night Test against New Zealand in Adelaide later this month after the Australian top order batsman re-injured his left hamstring while fielding at the WACA on Saturday.
England have won the toss and decided to bowl against India in the second T20 World Cup semi-final at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
Former Australia player Shane Watson said star all-rounder Cameron Green has all the means to succeed as a Test opener.
Sheridan and Waldron will stand in a match between Tea Tree Gully and Northern Districts in Adelaide featuring Australia's vice-captain Travis Head.
Waugh must have not imagined in his wildest dreams that India would beat the mighty Australians in their own backyard.
Cricket Australia will be understanding of players who feel uncomfortable about playing in the wake of the death of Phillip Hughes when the rescheduled India Test series starts next week, chief executive James Sutherland said on Tuesday.
Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed a strokeful 106 as Sri Lanka spanked Australia by eight wickets in the second final of the tri-series in Adelaide on Tuesday to level the best-of-three tri-series finals 1-1.
Shane Watson hopes to be fit to bat but will not be able bowl if selected to play in this week's second Test against South Africa, the Australian all-rounder said on Monday.
Gujarat Titans successfully acquired Johnson for Rs 10 crore
As India and Australia head into the final Test at Adelaide, the visitors can take hope from previous performances at the venue to salvage lost pride, writes Norma Godinho.
Virender Sehwag doesn't need to look anywhere for inspiration when he leads India in the fourth Test against Australia. His persevering innings the last time he played at the Adelaide Oval, says Bikash Mohapatra, is enough to give his batting the fillip it desperately needs.
Former England batsman Mike Gatting has backed Alastair Cook to lead his side to a fight-back in the second Ashes Test in Adelaide.
Cricket Australia and the Indian board (BCCI) remain in discussions over the future of the first Test between the two countries that was supposed to have started on Thursday in Brisbane.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain hailed skipper Rohit Sharma as the 'real hero' for changing the culture of the Indian team.
The South Australian government is expecting around 20,000 Indian travellers for the marquee clash of the 2015 World Cup between India and Pakistan scheduled at the revamped Adelaide Oval on February 15.
Opener David Warner, who set up a crucial victory for Australia with a whirlwind century in the ongoing World Cup on Friday, credited the IPL for working as a learning platform where he perfected the art of pacing an ODI innings.
As Ravichandran Ashwin achieved the milestone 100th Test in Mohali, everyone had their lists of his best bowling feats. But Ashwin's finest cricketing moment was probably when he and Hanuma Vihari battled inhuman injury to draw the Sydney Test against Australia after India were bowled out for 36 in the first Test at Adelaide.
Australian batters Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschange entered record books for the slow pace of their batting during the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at The Oval.
Warner is poised to wrap up his Test cricket journey with the upcoming third Test against Pakistan at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
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