
Australia in charge as Boland rips through India
A relentless Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc sliced through an India batting lineup missing Rohit Sharma in Sydney on Friday.
A relentless Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc sliced through an India batting lineup missing Rohit Sharma in Sydney on Friday.
Rohit Sharma rose from humble beginnings to captain India but he was axed on Friday for the decisive fifth Test against Australia to nudge the “Hitman” closer to retirement.
India captain Rohit Sharma admitted on Monday his batting form is “disturbing” after a double failure in the 184-run fourth Test loss to Australia.
Pat Cummins says he rates the fourth Test victory over India by 184 runs as “right at the top” of the greatest games he has played in for Australia.
Man of the Match Pat Cummins picked up three wickets as Australia beat India by 184 runs to take a 2-1 series lead.
Australia ripped out seven Indian wickets in the final session of the fourth Test in Melbourne on Monday to win by 184 runs and go 2-1 up in the five-match series.
All of Virat Kohli’s dismissals in the Test series in Australia have been edged and caught behind the wicket.
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland’s last-wicket partnership extended Australia’s lead to 333 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah unleashed more destructive bowling but Australia stubbornly battled back to reach 228-9 on Sunday.
Nitish Kumar Reddy’s maiden century helped India reach 358-9 on a rain-hit third day of the fourth Test.
Nitish Kumar Reddy scored a defiant maiden century on Saturday as India fought back to reach 358-9 on a rain-hit third day of the fourth Test against Australia.
Steve Smith’s 140 and Australia’s pace attack put them in the driving seat on Friday.
Australia’s fiery pace attack destroyed India’s top order on Friday to put them in the driving seat of the fourth Test.
The ICC fined India’s Virat Kohli 20% of his match fee for deliberately bumping shoulders with young Australian batsman Sam Konstas in the fourth Test on Thursday.
Australia’s top order dominated in front of more than 87,000 fans at the MCG before India hit back.