Mitchell Starc remains in doubt for the Boxing Day Test against England with a bruised heel but scans have cleared the Australia pace spearhead of serious injury.
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Third Test will be played in front of a crowd of some 10,000 to allow social distancing in a ground that can hold 48,00
Jadeja, Shami also return for limited overs series starting Jan 12
Young Sam Konstas took the world by surprise with his aggressive approach in the Boxing Day Test, and the skipper lauded the teenager's adaptability.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
The former India captain is the oldest Indian to attain the milestone, at the age of 35 years and 171 days.
The West Indies left-arm spinner will miss the triangular one-day series against Australia and Pakistan because of a groin strain.
India's tour OF Australia will begin with a three-match ODI series starting on November 27, followed by as many T20Is and a four-match Test series.
Buttler said England had only themselves to blame after being outplayed by the Irish.
"I'm sure BCCI will sort this out," said Ganguly
Brett Lee offered his perspective on what the tournament means for women's cricket.
India has not won an ICC event since the Champions Trophy triumph in 2013, and the team is keen to break the drought this time around.
The 31-year-old also led Australia to a Commonwealth Games gold medal last year and is the country's leading run getter across formats
Buttler said he felt the current squad was only at the beginning of a new era for English cricket.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and India, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Monday.
Meanwhile, the last set of Indian players who will be travelling to Australia joined the bubble hours after the final between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Rajneesh Gupta takes a look at India's record in Australia and also highlights the top individual performances Down Under.
Indian batting mainstay Rahul Dravid didn't turn up for the net practice at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), on Saturday, but the side's media manager insisted that he is fine and only wanted to take a break ahead the first Test against Australia beginning on Monday.
Shane Watson blazed a magnificent 161 not out, and clubbed a six to win the game, as Australia scored 297 for four to beat England by six wickets in their first One-Day International on Sunday.
Australia have named left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty ahead of off-spinner Nathan Hauritz in the team for the first of seven One-Day Internationals against England.
Australia named paceman Brett Lee and batsman David Hussey in a 14-man squad for the first of seven one-day internationals against England, brightening their chances of making the cut for next month's World Cup.
The 14 grounds that will host matches during the February 14 - March 29 tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev was also named in the team as the lone all-rounder, but the retired Sourav Ganguly failed to make the grade.
Images from the World Cup 'Pool B' match between India and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The DRS system needs to be thoroughly looked into by the @ICC, especially for the 'Umpires Call'," Tendulkar tweeted on Monday.
Former India captain and CAB president, Sourav Ganguly, is working overtime to get everything in order at Eden Gardens, which is set to host the country's first pink-ball multi-day cricket match under lights. With drone flying over him under the dazzling Eden floodlights, the iconic lefthander was seen shooting promotional with the pink Kookaburra. "Eden Gardens will hold the first day-night (four-day) match in India. It has given us many moments to celebrate, now it's getting ready to host yet another moment to remember," Ganguly said in the promotional. Later talking to media, Ganguly, who is also the BCCI technical committee chairman, said, "Pink ball is the future... This will be the ultimate form of Test cricket. What will be the use of doing something which will have little interest left."
The 50-year-old former Australia batsman opined that India have a potent bowling attack and if their batsmen cope with the bounce well, then the tourists could stage a comeback in the series.
Tributes from across the world have been pouring in for Warne, with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling him "one of our nation's greatest characters".
World champions India were beaten by Australia by nine wickets in a low-scoring Twenty20 match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. The Indians were bundled out for a paltry 74 in 17.3 overs and the home team rattled up the required runs in just 11.2 overs.
Pat Cummins took 10 wickets to lead Australia to Pakistan series triumph
India batter Suryakumar Yadav had his first practice session Down Under in Brisbane on Sunday, and the batter said his main focus going into the nets was to assess the conditions.
Gill impressed with his solid batting on his Test debut at the MCG in the 2nd Test of the series.
The leg spinner took a wicket with his second ball in his first first class match after his comeback to top-level cricket.
Australia got off to a terrible start when centre back Bailey Wright gave away possession with the second pass of the game, allowing Diego Souza to hammer home a low shot to groans from most of the 49,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Both the Indian and Australian players are scheduled to leave for Sydney on Monday.
'Steve Smith, according to me, is the best Test player of this generation. He has displayed that his adaptability is absolutely brilliant. You take any cricketer of this generation... in 85-90 Tests, he has an average of 60 which is quite unbelievable.'
The world's oldest Test venue was in danger of losing the annual Boxing Day match due to the redevelopment for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
