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News “It is too taxing for the boys, asking them to travel to Brisbane and be in the jail for another five days” The BCCI has told Cricket Australia that India will not be able to travel to Brisbane for the final Test of the ongoing series if they will have to undergo another round

Play 01:28 Mike Hussey: Will Pucovski looked very composed at the crease Reassuring medical opinion that he did not need to be concerned about long-term damage helped prepare Will Pucovski for his Test debut after what he admitted had been a “rollercoaster” period following a ninth concussion last month. Pucovski was felled by a bouncer

Blazing a trail – Claire Polosak made history at the SCG Test © Ryan Pierse/Getty Images For the first time in 144 years of Test-match cricket, a woman – Australia’s Claire Polosak – has officiated in the longest format of the game, as the fourth or reserve umpire, in the third Test between Australia and

Will Pucovski has bossed his way into the Test XI with plenty of runs in domestic cricket © Getty Images Will Pucovski makes his Test debut against India at the SCG, opening the batting alongside the just-about-fit-enough David Warner, after overcoming the latest concussion of his young career. He has been tipped for international honours

News Insists India “not complaining about anything”, but are focused on the SCG Test instead India are finding it challenging that life outside their hotel in Sydney is “completely normal” but the players are being asked to stay indoors during the SCG Test. That is the crux of India’s discontent, with the break between matches

News Makes reference to India’s “power in world cricket” in light of rumblings around Brisbane Test’s venue Australia Test captain Tim Paine believes there is “tension starting to boil under the surface” of the Test series against India, which is poised at 1-1 and amid talk of where the final match – scheduled for Brisbane

News Batsman hasn’t had four single-digit scores in a row since 2015, but Australia’s coach is not stressed From Australia’s point of view, now would be a good time for Steven Smith to find his hands for the second time this season. The last time he did, during a quarantine training session in Sydney during

Jake Weatherald made a half-century © Getty Images Adelaide Strikers 5 for 171 (Weatherald 51, Imad 2-13) beat Melbourne Renegades 111 all out (Harvey 34, Siddle 3-16, Agar 3-23) by 60 runs Jake Weatherald‘s fastest half-century in the BBL from the middle order has helped the Adelaide Strikers return to form, as the Melbourne Renegades

News “He’s been cleared by all the medicos and he’s obviously gone through all the concussion protocols,” Langer says Will Pucovski has sought and received assurances from an independent neurologist about the long-term impacts of repeated concussions as he inches closer to a Test debut in one of the final two Tests against India in

Brisbane Heat 5 for 175 (Burns 52, Denly 50, Sangha 3-40) beat Sydney Thunder 8 for 174 (Hales 46, Sams 37, Mujeeb 2-26, Steketee 2-34) by five wickets Fifties from Joe Burns and Joe Denly helped Brisbane Heat take all available points against second-placed Sydney Thunder and move to sixth on the table after seven

News James Pattinson, meanwhile, has been ruled out of the third Test with a rib injury Players on both sides of the ongoing Australia-India series have spent an extended period of their lives – up to six months for some – moving from one biosecure bubble to another, but Nathan Lyon believes it’s a “very

News The spotlight will be on Travis Head if Wade is pushed to the middle order Matthew Wade expects David Warner to play the third Test against India but has no concerns over the impact his willingness to fill the opening role could have on his future position in Australia’s batting line-up. Warner’s fitness is

News Reports quoting sources say India’s players might refuse to travel to Brisbane if they are going to be subjected to a hard lockdown The schedule for Australia’s Test series against India has come under threat after reports on Sunday that the visitors are unhappy at the prospect of re-entering strict quarantine for the fourth

Report Lewis Gregory and Jack Wildermuth ensure Heat get home with more than an over to spare Brisbane Heat 6 for 171 (Bryant 40, Gregory 31*) beat Sydney Sixers 8 for 165 (Philippe 48, Silk 43, Steketee 4-33) by four wickets A four-wicket haul from right-arm quick Mark Steketee and a 23-ball 40 from their

Play 01:54 Marnus Labuschagne talks about countering India’s bowling tactics The next 48 hours will be key in determining whether David Warner will be fit enough to take his place in Australia’s side for the third Test against India in Sydney with his ability in the field as important as what he can do with

Play 02:42 Australia’s Test batting skills on the decline? Marnus Labuschagne started 2020 with a double-century against New Zealand at the SCG. What Australia would give for even half that when they take on India in Sydney next week with the Test series locked at 1-1. In many ways, Labuschagne is lower down Australia’s list

Josh Inglis and Mitchell Marsh celebrate Perth Scorchers’ win © Getty Images Perth Scorchers 3 for 147 (Roy 49, Inglis 44*, Marsh 38*) beat Adelaide Strikers 9 for 146 (Carey 82, Richardson 3-19) by seven wickets A sharp bowling spell from Jhye Richardson was backed up by a trio of brisk knocks from Jason Roy,

News With next month’s series postponed, India women continue to be without cricket since March Cricket Australia has said that the three-match ODI series between Australia women and India women has been postponed to “next season”, dates pending. The series was scheduled for late January. The announcement follows ESPNcricinfo’s report that the BCCI wasn’t keen

News “Joe’s returns haven’t been what he or the selectors would like or what we consider he is capable of” Joe Burns has been dropped from Australia’s squad for the last two Tests against India, with David Warner and Will Pucovski both included. Burns made scores of 8, 51*, 0 and 4 in the opening

News The selectors have made one call already, but there are a number of ways they could go for the next Test Australia will enter 2021 with plenty of questions over their batting line-up after making totals of 191, 195 and 200 in their completed innings in the first two Tests against India. There will

Nick Hockley, Cricket Australia’s interim chief executive, and New South Wales health officials have insisted the SCG Test will be able to go ahead and be followed by the travel of teams, officials and broadcasters to Queensland for the final Test at the Gabba even as the current Covid-19 outbreaks in Sydney continue to spread

Report The spinner picked up four wickets after the batsman had hammered 71 off 29 to set up a dominating win Sydney Thunder 7 for 219 (Hales 71, Ferguson 51, Zampa 3-49) beat Melbourne Stars 144 (Stoinis 27, Green 4-34, Sangha 2-17) by 75 runs Man of the Match Alex Hales sprinted to the fastest

News The decision preserves more than a century of unbroken summers with Test cricket at the SCG Sydney is set to retain the third Test between Australia and India as scheduled, after a hard line from Queensland health authorities over the Covid-19 outbreak on Sydney’s northern beaches forced Cricket Australia to the brink of dispensing

Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour as the second Test heads for a conclusion Welcome to our live report of the fourth day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please

News The opener is batting without problems but it his overall mobility that remains an issue after the groin injury David Warner is still struggling to regain his former dynamism after a groin injury, meaning he is a doubtful starter for the third Test of the series against India even as Australia feel his absence

Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 6.00pm: Stumps – Australia 133

No-one in the history of Australian cricket has waited longer for induction to the game’s hall of fame than the 152 years since Johnny Mullagh made his name as the outstanding member of the Aboriginal team that toured England in 1868. Mullagh’s belated induction to a hall of fame, that has until now been populated

Report While Gregory destroyed a vaunted top order, Bazley held his nerve to steer the team home after a collapse Brisbane Heat 6 for 152 (Heazlett 48, Short 3-18) beat Hobart Hurricanes 148 (Short 27, Gregory 3-22) by 4 wickets The fresh faces of Lewis Gregory and James Bazley helped the Brisbane Heat break through

Welcome to our live report of the second day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 6.15pm: Stumps – India 277

Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour as the second Test develops Welcome to our live report of the second day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page