Following the victory over India in the Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said the team management will assess the Aussie squad for the Sydney Test from January 3 as "short turnaround, recovery is important."
After winning the boxing-day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) against India, Australia skipper Pat Cummins provided an update on left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc's injury on Monday.
In pursuit of a herculean 340-run total, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal ensured India walked out of the second session unscathed on Day 5 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Melbourne on Monday.
In a memorable moment during the first Border-Gavaskar Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Yashasvi Jaiswal made headlines by sledging Mitchell Starc, saying, "It's coming too slow."
After day three of the ongoing Boxing Day Test, pacer Scott Boland had revealed that Starc had suffered a niggle while bowling. Starc delivered 25 wicketless overs, conceeding 86 runs at an economy rate of 3.40.
At the end of the first session, Australia was 454/7, with Smith (139*) and Mitchell Starc (15*) unbeaten. India simply did not have answers for Australian batters as 143 runs came in the session at a run rate of over five per over.
With the series level at 1-1 with two matches left, the responsibility of bowlers to take the 20 wickets quickly so that teams get enough time to build a big score is massive. In three Tests so far, Starc has taken 14 scalps at an average of 22.85, including a spell of 6/48 that rocked India
Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara showered praise on seamer Mitchell Starc and said that the 34-year-old has been the "best bowler" for Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series.
Bad light came in to interrupt an exhilarating final day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) after Australia set a 275-run target for India on Wednesday.
The Bureau of Meteorology of Australia has reported today that there are 90% chances of rain on the last two days of the Brisbane Test played between the Baggy Greens and India which is Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rain vanished the play in the third session of Day 3 of the ongoing Test match at The Gabba on Monday as India still trail Australia's score by 394 runs.