India vs Australia

According to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald, Cricket Australia are mulling over the idea of taking the third Test to The Gabba and switching the fourth match of the series to the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Among the four lowest totals scored across seven different innings, the pre-War South African teams take the largest share, getting out for 30 twice and 35 and 36 once each. Behind New Zealand's 26-run total, are South Africa's two scores of 30, first in 1896 against England at Port Elizabeth and then against the same team in Birmingham in 1924.

Kohli will return from Australia with four scores of fifty in seven international matches and eight innings on the tour of Australia. His debut year, 2008, when he was picked to the national side after leading India under-19 team to a World Cup title, was the last time he went a calendar year without a century.

Kohli, who took over as regular skipper of the Indian team in 2015 in Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, had led India in a 2-0 defeat in the two-Test series in New Zealand this year prior to the Covid-19 pandemic in February-March. They lost the first Test at Wellington by 10 wickets and the second at Christchurch by seven wickets against Kane Williamson's boys. They lost the Adelaide game on by eight wickets Saturday to complete a hat-trick of losses.

India were dismissed for 36, their lowest total in Test history. Their previous lowest was 42 at Lord's in England, back in 1974. The former India captain was part of the India team that was shot out for 42 by England at Lord's over 46 years ago.

While Lyon is the conventional type, Ashwin tries to mix things up. "For me... it is not so much about the trajectory. It is about trying and changing it up and making it difficult for the batsman to defend and score at the same time." The India bowler said that his job overseas is to hold one end up and give support to pace bowlers.

Ashwin had got the prized wicket of Steve Smith for just one in the second session as India wrested the initiative early. The off-break bowler followed it up with the wickets of Travis Head, Cameron Green and Nathan Lyon.

At the end of first session, Australia were 35/2 and trailed by 209 runs in reply to India's 244. The hosts could have been three down had Bumrah hung on to the catch of Marnus Labuschagne at the fine-leg boundary.

The Aussies were fortunate to get a run-out with Kohli caught out of crease at the non-striker's end after Rahane pulled back an erroneous call for a run. Josh Hazlewood swooped on the ball at cover and sent it back to off-spinner Nathan Lyon who whipped the bails off to send Kohli back.

Ponting, who was in the commentary box for 7 cricket when play began in the pink-ball Test, explained how Shaw has a tendency to leave a gap between his bat and pad while playing in-coming deliveries. The left-arm quick bowled a full in-swinging delivery outside the off-stump and Shaw went for a drive. The ball, however, got an inside edge and went on to hit the stumps, thus sending the Indian opener back to the dressing room for a golden duck.