India will be hoping to pull off a miracle on Sunday by surviving Australia's relentless bowling onslaught.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and Australia in Indore on Thursday.
'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'
Smith said he did not regard his injury as a major issue.
Australia took 90 minutes to complete formalities, with Michael Neser and Mitchell Starc sharing five of the last six West Indies wicket.
The fourth Test will be played from January 5-9 at the SCG, with Australia having retained the Ashes after winning the first three games.
Skipper Rohit Sharma would fancy a perfect culmination to Indian team's World Cup preparations as hosts eye a rare clean sweep of Australia in the third and final ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Images from Day 2 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's in London on Thursday.
India would be pressing for a decisive first-innings lead in the contest when play resumes on Friday.
As much as Ishan Kishan has done his bit, India will need Iyer, the proverbial slayer of spin bowling in the middle overs during the World Cup.
The four-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy that promises a lot of twists and turns, engrossing sub-plots and probably career-defining performances.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
Australian batter Usman Khawaja believes the 50-over format needs to be reduced to 40-overs-a-side game to make it more interesting in the wake of ever-growing popularity of T20 cricket.
Australia are mulling the option of bringing back Peter Handscomb to bat in the middle-order for his ability to play spin, if Cameron Green does not recover in time for their series opener against India,
A lot of focus is on how Australia will cope with the dangerous Ravichandran Ashwin on turning tracks in India.
Australia have dropped Test skipper Tim Paine from their one-day squad for next month's series against South Africa and named opening batsman Aaron Finch as captain in his place.
Pat Cummins produced a vicious bowling onslaught to leave India battered and bruised as Australia took a 296-run lead on day three.
Training sessions are the players' only break from the monotony of being holed up alone in their hotel rooms, so they have been taking to practice with gusto, said Carey.
Wade will instead head to New Zealand with Australia's Twenty20 squad for a five-match series starting on Feb. 22 in Christchurch.
'Hope he comes back strongly after this break.'
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting believes new recruit Alex Carey could win a lot of games for the IPL side in his new No 4 role and is also a good backup option to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. Australian wicketkeeper Carey, who usually opens the innings in the Australian Big Bash T20 League, smashed a 24-ball 55 for the Adelaide Strikers at No 4, while Ponting looked on from the television commentary box on Monday night.
Steve Smith made 105, his 12th ODI century, to help Australia overcome a sluggish start
Zampa picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in one-day internationals to help the hosts defeat New Zealand
India captain Virat Kohli became the fastest cricketer to score 12,000 ODI runs, breaking the record held by legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Former captain Border felt Australia panicked and none of the batters tried to defend.
Steve Smith ended his century drought and Marnus Labuschagne struck his first Test hundred abroad to steer Australia to 298/5 on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Friday.
Scott Boland will become the first indigenous Australian Test player since Jason Gillespie played his last match in 2006 when he receives his baggy green cap on Sunday.
Glenn Maxwell and Steve Smith struck half-centuries as Australia beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in a thrilling finish to the rain-affected first One-Day International on Tuesday for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
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All-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis have been excluded from a 25-player squad for an intra-Australia clash that will go a long way to deciding the makeup of Tim Paine's Ashes side.
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.
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.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the SCG on Wednesday.
Australia's wretched run on the tour of India so far has been filled with "major, major mistakes", reckons former captain Michael Clarke.
India's hopes of breaking their ICC trophy drought after 2013, remained unfulfilled as Australia handed them a crushing loss at the WTC Final.
Opener David Warner is still looking for his first Test hundred against Sri Lanka while Smith has managed only one century in his last 18 Tests.
Wet outfield caused dashed prospects of victory by either side in Australia's first Test in Pakistan in 24 years.
Glimpses from Day 2 of the second Test between India and Australia at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi, February 18, 2023.
Sporting activities, including cricket, are currently shut due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown but Alex Carey is in no mood to let dust settle in his skills and has been working towards that in this break.
The two players were eligible for Aaron Finch's national side after their 12-month suspensions for ball-tampering ended last month.
