The Meteorological (MeT) department of the UK has predicted a 30 per cent chance of precipitation during the afternoon,
Todd Murphy wants to learn R Ashwin's carrom ball to enhance his skills.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Inter Milan went 10 points clear in Serie A, while French champions Olympique Lyon were knocked off the top of the Ligue 1 table by Olympique Marseille.
Barcelona believe they can quickly regain their momentum after two indifferent league performances when they face Olympique Lyon in their Champions League last 16 first-leg clash at the Stade Gerland on Tuesday. Primera Liga leaders Barca lost 2-1 against Espanyol on Saturday, only their second defeat of the campaign. This followed a draw last week with Real Betis.
'The Indian top order should observe Babar and Kane to understand how to handle pacers when the ball is moving around. Both of them possess exceptional skills in playing late.'
The absence of the dashing wicketkeeper-batter leaves a big void in India's Test eleven, said Hayden
Nahel M's death, caught on video, has reignited longstanding complaints by poor and racially mixed urban communities of police violence and racism.
Adam Gilchrist said Australia will be able to win the Border-Gavaskar series in India after 19 years if they go in with three seamers to partner spinner Nathan Lyon.
Holders Manchester United soothed a painful old wound for Alex Ferguson by knocking Inter Milan out of the Champions League on Wednesday, as Barcelona mauled Olympique Lyon 5-2 in a thrilling return to form. Arsenal made it four English teams in the quarter-finals for the second successive year, their youngsters showing great composure to see them home 7-6 on penalties away to AS Roma.
IMAGES from Day 5 of the WTC Final between Australia and India, played at The Oval, in London, on Sunday.
Paris St Germain continued their irrepressible march towards a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title with a 5-1 home win against Olympique Lyonnais to move 17 points clear at the top.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
Despite dropping six points in the ICC Test rankings, R Ashwin remained on top of the points table, along with James Anderson.
Australia's assistant coach Daniel Vettori said he does not mind the spin-friendly pitches on offer in their series in India as they have challenged the batsmen and brought their skill and perseverance into play.
Travis Head struck a belligerent half-century to give Australia the upper hand on day one of the series-opening Test against South Africa after the home side's bowlers dominated on a green Gabba wicket on Saturday.
Play three pacers, include Boland in Indore, says Kasprowicz
The skipper is also counting on the likes of part-time spinners Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to pitch in the slow bowling department.
The 24-year-old was staring at defeat while down a set and a break but dug deep to prevail in two hours 24 minutes for his 200th tour match victory and his 10th ATP title.
New signing Yoann Gourcuff made an unhappy debut when Olympique Lyon slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Lorient in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
David Warner has been under pressure after a poor run of form with the bat but returned after injury to the 17-man squad for the June 7 WTC final against India at The Oval and the first two Ashes Tests.
Warner is poised to wrap up his Test cricket journey with the upcoming third Test against Pakistan at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Marouane Chamakh struck late to give Ligue 1 leaders Girondins Bordeaux a 1-0 win at Olympique Lyon on Sunday that put their title rivals eight points behind.
Australia opener Usman Khawaja has vented his frustration after the team lost 10 World Test Championship (WTC) points for slow over-rates.
Rather than sweeping the ball, Australia's batters mainly attempted the front foot defence against the spinners besides stepping out to hit down the ground.
Dinesh Chandimal smashed 118 not out and Kamindu Mendis produced a half-century in his debut Test to help Sri Lanka eclipse Australia's first innings 364 on day three of the second Test in Galle on Sunday.
The Australian team management chose Peter Handscomb ahead of Travis Head
Hazlewood makes the cut as Australia confirm WTC final squad
Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel scored 177 runs in India's 400 in the first Test in Nagpur, while in Delhi they contributed 134 priceless runs out of a team total of 262.
Injured captain Michael Clarke has been named in Australia's 15-man squad for the World Cup in February and March.
Croatian Ivan Ljubicic captured his first ATP title in two years when he dismissed France's Michael Llodra 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the Lyon Grand Prix on Sunday.
World number 12 Gilles Simon was still on course for a World Tour Finals spot after thrashing fellow Frenchman David Guez 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Lyon Grand Prix on Thursday.
Australia's victory hinged on the dismissal of Virat Kohli on the final day.
Ahead of the second test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, Australian skipper Pat Cummins admitted that it has been a bit of an adjustment and the spinners were struggling.
Travis Head likes the way England skipper Ben Stokes and Head coach Brendon McCullum are leading the English Test team.
Australia's opener Matt Renshaw tests positive for COVID-19, will feature in Sydney Test against South Africa
'We've got some areas we can improve, there's some growth within the team and there's two obvious ones.'
England's style validated despite defeat to Australia, says McCullum
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