Australia led England by 12 runs at the end of a tense and fluctuating second day to leave the final Ashes Test at The Oval on a knife-edge on Friday.
Legendary pacer Glenn McGrath has slammed England for playing casual cricket against Australia in the ongoing Ashes.
Former ICC elite umpire Simon Taufel said people cite the 'spirit of the game' when they don't like a dismissal under the laws of cricket.
Pat Cummins' side stayed in control at the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final.
Ben Stokes played another magnificent innings, but the England skipper wasn't able to finish the job as Australian won the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
Australian team will be aiming to put up a much better batting performance with a rejigged playing eleven against an upbeat South Africa
Ahead of the WTC final between India and Australia, Ricky Ponting picked Australia's playing XI.
Alex Carey, twice dismissed playing the reverse sweep in the first Test, says he is looking to return to the basics.
'I'd really like to see Alex Carey bat at six and Australia pick five bowlers'
The 30-year-old will now have the chance to soak up a first Test in front of family and friends as Australia look to push for a 2-0 series lead.
Indian cricket team will not just be looking to win a third ODI global title but also look at saving the '50-over format' which has been battling identity crisis for at least five years now.
Captain Aaron Finch will lead an equally strong batting line-up also featuring the talents of David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell.
Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by meticulousness and Pakistan's by explosiveness.
The Indian team, set to play the second Test against Australia from Friday, had to switch hotels in New Delhi.
The Australians 'swept' their way to self-destruction in the face of the Indian spinners' guile in the second Test in Delhi on Sunday.
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Khawaja and Green were the bedrock of Australia's innings
IMAGES from the tour match played between Australia A and India at the SCG in Sydney on Sunday.
India's batting megastars will be desperate to clear the cobwebs from their head in pursuit of a second successive World Test Championship final berth as they take on Australia in the series-deciding fourth Test in Ahmedabad from Thursday.
With Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane unbeaten at the end of the penultimate day of the WTC Final, will India pull off another stunning win?
Australia will look for another dominating show but need to be cautious when they face a tenacious Netherlands in the World Cup 2023 match in New Delhi.
Kuldeep reached to the 100 wickets milestone in his 58th match
Ashwin gained two places after taking six wickets in India's emphatic victory over Australia in the second Test in New Delhi.
They will, however, only be able to join their respective franchises after Australia play their lone T20 match against Pakistan on April 5.
Former India left-arm spinner Murali Kartik, one of the most astute readers of the game, explained Jadeja's lethal transformation during the World Cup compared to earlier years.
David Warner and Ashton Agar were included in Australia's squad for next month's one-day international series in India on Thursday despite being sent home from the test tour this week.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI between India and Australia played in Rajkot on Wednesday
The game on Friday had enough positives for India, mainly the performance of Mohammad Shami and Suryakumar Yadav, but few questions still need to be answered ahead of the World Cup, beginning October 5.
Cummins won an important toss but Australia could not quite vindicate his decision to bat
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and Australia, at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, on Thursday.
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.
Australia's bowlers struck twice in quick succession in a devastating spell against England at Edgbaston on Sunday, before heavy rain prevented any further play.
'As a South African team, we know we're going to have that chip on our back, or that narrative that we have to get over'
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The Indians lost their last seven wickets for the addition of just 70 runs on the final day of the contest.
Australia laboured to a modest 263 all out on the opening day of the second Test against India in New Delhi
Spinners Dunith Wellalage (3-42) and Maheesh Theekshana (2-26) kept Sri Lanka in the hunt but Dasun Shanaka's side were left to rue a limp performance with the bat.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and Australia, at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, on Sunday.
Australia racked up 469 in their first innings and then reduced India to 151/5 to put themselves in the box seat in the World Test Championship final.
Australia reduced West Indies to 102-4 to tighten their grip on the day-night second Test at the Adelaide
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