The four wickets that India prised out in the third session, on balance, swung the game back in their favour, says Prem Panicker .
Australia's mouthwatering clash with India sees the two behemoths of the modern game go head-to-head in five tests over six weeks with the tourists eyeing a third straight series triumph Down Under.
Cameron Green brought up his half-century in the first over of the second day's play as his attacking knock continued to frustrate the Indian bowlers in the fourth and final Test.
'I want him to get out there, smash it, try and win this Test match.'
If the humiliation of India being able to declare their second innings on 487/6 reflected poorly on the bowling unit, it was the Australian batting line-up dismissed for 104 in their first innings that bore the brunt of the blame.
Former all-rounder Shane Watson has advised the Australian team to avoid getting into confrontations with Virat Kohli in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Back-to-back Test series wins over Australia are almost unheard of but India have won the last four they have played.
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Pakistan's experienced wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed laid out the team's plans to ruin Australia's star batter David Warner's farewell Test series.
Images from Day 5 of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on Tuesday.
Former Australian skipper Aaron Finch said that Alex Carey and Rishabh Pant, two left-handed wicketkeeper-batters will be extremely important for their respective sides during the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.
Ashwin retains No 1 spot, Bumrah moves to 4th in ICC rankings
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 1st Ashes Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Saturday
Members access restricted at Lord's after Australia confrontation
Opener David Warner brushed aside any doubts about his Test match pedigree on Thursday with a brutal 164-run assault on Pakistan's bowlers.
Australia bundled out Sri Lanka for 212 but endured a top order wobble of their own before reaching 98/3 in reply after a frenetic, spin-dominated day one of the opening Test in Galle on Wednesday.
The Australian players paid homage to Pat Cummins's mother who passed away on Thursday.
India did not respect the match situation, the playing conditions, and the bowlers, and they've paid a price for it.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.
'Unique action, and it's a little bit tricky to pick up some cues.'
After R Ashwin led India's fightback with a six-wicket haul, India skipper Rohit Sharma at Shubman Gill took India to 36/0 at the end of Day 2 in Ahmedabad.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Wednesday.
'It's really frustrating. I'm not really a big no-ball bowler'
'Steve had expressed a desire to move back down from that opening position.'
IMAGES from Day 3 of the opening Test played between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Saturday.
Top-order batsman Shaun Marsh has been dropped from Australia's side for their second Test against West Indies, despite scoring 182 in the comprehensive first Test victory in Hobart.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 2nd Test at Perth on Monday
India have already secured the Border-Gavaskar trophy and they will now be playing for a record-extending 16th straight series win at home
Ravi Shastri, who knows a thing or two about winning Test rubbers in Australia, on Thursday asked India skipper Rohit Sharma
Hazlewood makes the cut as Australia confirm WTC final squad
All-rounder Cameron Green thwarted New Zealand with a sparkling, unbeaten century after the hosts' seamers threatened to dominate the opening day of the first Test against Australia in Wellington on Thursday.
The seeds of India's defeat were sown in Melbourne, where Bumrah had to bowl 53.2 overs -- 24.4 in the second innings on the back of 28.4 in the first innings. With just three days to recover, that was an inhuman burden on a bowler who had bowled 151 overs in this series.
Stuart Broad picked up the final two wickets in his last appearance for England to guide the hosts to a series-levelling 49-run victory in the fifth and final Ashes Test against Australia.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
David Warner made 34 in what is likely to be his penultimate innings in the long form of cricket as Australia reached 116 for two on the rain-disrupted second day of the third Test against Pakistan on Thursday.
'Video evidence shows I still had five more seconds even after the helmet gave away! Can the fourth umpire rectify this please? I mean safety is paramount as I just couldn't face the bowler without a helmet.'
Images from Day 2 in the fifth Test between Australia and England, in Hobart, on Saturday.
Pakistan look to be positive against strong Australia team
David Warner's place in the side remains a matter of speculation after his twin failure in Leeds.
