Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine labelled the SCG pitch as an "absolute disgrace" which was produced for the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Tasmania.
Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan put up a match-winning stand, while Nathan Ellis pocketed a four-wicket haul in Punjab Kings five-run win over the Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match in Guwahati.
In the ODI rankings, Sri Lanka's two ODI matches at home against Zimbabwe =saw a number of movers, most notably on the bowling side through spinner Maheesh Theekshana, who moved to a career high rating (634) and rank (11th) with four wickets across the matches.
No one expected Australia to win after they lost 8 wickets, but they didn't reckon with Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon.
Young leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha has been cut along with fast bowler Nathan Ellis and rookie all-rounder Aaron Hardie.
Australia's left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann said he has received 'some awesome tips' about his craft from star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
Salah's sublime second-half strike leaves Liverpool on 67 points, three ahead of second-placed Arsenal and four ahead of City on a pivotal day in the title race.
Pat Cummins leads Australia fightback after Pakistan take early honours
We all know that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will turn 74 on September 17, but do you know how old these leaders are?
As he gears up to surpass legendary Dennis Lillee in the tally of Test wicket-takers for Australia, pacer Mitchell Starc opened up on strong words from his former head coach Tim Nielsen that paved way for his durability and said that it would be humbling to surpass the Aussie icon in wicket-taking charts.
Fascinating glimpses from Day 4 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Ahead of the Ashes, Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon urged his teammates to remain calm in the face of the 'Bazball' threat.
Images from Day 5 of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on Tuesday.
Pakistan showcased resilience with Rizwan contributing a powerful 88 runs
Sydneysider Warner went into the current series with question marks over his form due to a lack of test runs, but a rapidfire 164 in the first innings of the opening test in Perth erased any doubts over his position in the team.
With the pitch a spinner's paradise, Nathan Lyon stood up and rallied his team back into contention.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and Australia in Indore on Thursday.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday.
'He's (Green) such a legend, he's such a nice guy. You only want the best for him, so I really enjoyed it.'
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, an Indian-origin Singapore-born economist, registered a landslide victory in Singapore's presidential election on Friday, winning over 70 per cent of votes in the country's first contested presidential polls since 2011.
Matthew Short has also been called up as an extra batter while Travis Head recovers from a fracture to his left hand.
Ravichandran Ashwin will become only the 14th Indian player and 77th overall in world cricket to complete the milestone of 100 Test matches.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between Australia and Pakistan at SCG on Friday.
Musheer Khan smashed his second century of the ICC Under-19 World Cup as India thrashed New Zealand by 214 runs.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the opening Ashes Test played between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.
India find themselves in a spot of bother against Australia in the third Test at Indore.
Images from the second ODI between India and Australia in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Russell's explosive 42 runs off 23 balls was a game-changer.
The Australian captain's gesture won cricketing hearts all over.
For the India tour, Zampa will be fighting for a spot with veteran offspinner Nathan Lyon.
A crowd of more than 22,000 at his home Sydney Cricket Ground rose for a final ovation as Warner left the field.
David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne led Australia to a crushing 123-run win over South Africa
It remains to be seen if Jadeja unfollows Lyon after 24 hours of if they stay friends on social media.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, on Friday.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Australia have kept their bowling options wide open for India tour
Hardik Pandya has quit Gujarat Titans to rejoin his former team Mumbai Indians, following a trade between the two franchises.
'I am learning how to finish games from Rinku as he is doing it consistently for India. I also want to do and hopefully in coming matches I will be doing that.'
Australia's pacemen Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins ripped out England's top order with a masterclass of textbook bowling to put their side in sight of a 2-0 Ashes lead on Saturday.
It still left Australia in possession of a sizeable lead of 88 and Lyon wrecked India's top order before the home side could erase their deficit.
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