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Sydney Test: Will Pucovski gets 50 on debut as Australia reach 93/1 at Tea
At the end of the second session, Pucovski and Labuschagne remained unbeaten on 54 and 34 respectively, stitching together a 87-run partnership and laid a perfect platform for Australia to post a big first-innings total.
Australia 21/1 at lunch after losing David Warner in rain-hit 1st session
The left-handed Warner, who is coming back from groin injury after having missed the first two Tests, was caught in slips by Cheteshwar Pujara off the bowling of pace bowler Mohammed Siraj in the fourth over. Australia went to lunch at 21/1 with only 7.1 overs possible. Debutant Will Pucovski was batting on 14 and Marnus Labuschagne was on two.
Kohli's captaincy feat vs Aus hard to emulate, says Shastri
Kohli was captain when India recorded a maiden win over Australia Down Under in the 2018/19 series and won the 2016/17 series in India. While former India captain and spin great Anil Kumble was the head coach during the home win, Shastri held that position during the 2018/19 tour.
Kohli's 'conflict' grows, Ethics Officer sits on complaint
Kohli got Compulsory Convertible Debentures (CCDs) worth Rs 33.32 lakh in Galactus Funware Technology Private Limited, which owns the online gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) that won the bid in November last year to sponsor various Indian teams' kits. The CCD allotment in the company to Kohli was done in February 2019.
AUS vs IND, 3rd Test: Restricted India ready for fresh challenge from Aussies
Despite winning the previous Test to bring the four-match series level at 1-1, India has been under the cosh over the past one week with five of their players being investigated for alleged breach of bio-security protocols during a dine-out in Melbourne.
Kapil Dev turns 62: Sachin, Virat lead wishes
Yuvraj Singh tweeted: "Wishing a very happy birthday to the legendary champion & greatest all-rounder @therealkapildev paaji. May you continue to be blessed with good health and success. Looking forward to teeing-off with you real soon! Have a wonderful year ahead. Best wishes."
SCG Test: Rohit returns as opener, Saini to make debut
Meanwhile, right-arm pacer Navdeep Saini will make his Test debut as he replaces injured Umesh Yadav, who has returned to India after suffering calf muscle injury during the second Test in Melbourne which India won eight wickets.
New Zealand for the first time ranked no. 1 in Tests
New Zealand achieved the feat following a dominant win by an innings and 176 runs against Pakistan in the second and final Test at the Hagley Oval on Wednesday. The Kane Williamson-led side now has 118 points and are leading the charts. Australia is at the second spot with 116 points, followed by India (114), England (106) and South Africa (96).
Pitch at SCG will be lively, will get full Test despite clouds: Curator
"It is going to be similar...I think we will have a bit of pace in it. We always start off with a little bit of pace in it. It naturally then turns into the traditional SCG wicket. My worry was the weather this week. We just try to get the best wicket we can for Day One. After that it is taken out from my hand," Lewis told the media in a virtual interaction on Wednesday morning.
Aus vs Ind: Warner to play SCG Test, confirms Paine
"Obviously with David (Warner) playing and potentially more, there are some conversations that need to be had first. Davey's been awesome, he brings really high intensity and fills guys around him with confidence," Paine told the media on Wednesday morning.
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