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IND vs AUS: Australia coach surprised about behaviour of Perth pitch

The home team bowlers did not put a foot wrong but the pitch "surprisingly" dried up quite quickly at the Optus stadium on the second day, eventually helping the Indian batters, reckons Australia head coach Andrew McDonald. India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (90) and KL Rahul (62) frustrated the hosts with their dogged unbeaten 172-run stand that has put the game in firm control of the visitors, who now lead by 218 runs. While the wickets fell in heap on the opening day with as many as 17 batters getting out, only three Australian tail-enders were dismissed on the second day. "The surface looked considerably dry today. It dried out fairly quickly," said McDonald during the post-day press conference. "We thought there may have been a little bit more there. So, I suppose if you want to say that we were a little bit surprised, yeah, there wasn't as much seam movement or swing. "The bowlers were presenting the seam in a similar fashion to they were yesterday. So I think the conditions may

WTC Final Day 1 Highlights, IND vs AUS: Head, Smith power Aussies to 327/3

India, led by Rohit Sharma would be against Pat Cummins' Australia as the two teams vie for their maiden World Test Championship. Catch all the updates here

India vs Australia: I used to be petrified of bouncers, says Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill revealed he used to be 'petrified of bouncers' before eventually overcoming all his fears to get his Test career off to a rollicking start against some of the world's fastest bowlers

You didn't play a game but your attitude was really good: Rahane to Kuldeep

Ajinkya Rahane praised the boys for performing brilliantly on the field, he even mentioned how Kuldeep Yadav maintained his composure despite not getting any chances in the playing XI

IND vs AUS: Thought Gabba must be really Australia's fortress, says Ashwin

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that having fresh bowlers on the park worked in favour of India in the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane

Rahane, Natarajan receive hero's welcome after test series win in Australia

Ajinkya Rahane, Natarajan and Shardul Thakur were among the cricketers who received a hero's welcome on reaching their native places on their return from Australia on Thursday

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IND vs AUS 4th Test highlights: India creates history, wins series 2-1

Rishabh Pant led the chase with his aggressive yet mature unbeaten 89 while Shubman Gill scored 91 in the 4th Test at Brisbane. Check India vs Australia 4th Test highlights and scorecard here

Check India vs Australia 4th Test Day 5 Brisbane weather forecast here

Brisbane weather might play spoilsport today as there are chances of rainfall in the afternoon

IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 4 highlights: Chasing 328 runs, India 4-0 at Stumps

Wet weather conditions force early close of play on Day 4. The weather forecast for Day 5 isn't great and Australia will be praying that rain god stay away so that they can win the Brisbane Test

IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 3 highlights: Australia 21-1 at Stumps, leads by 54

India got bundled out for 336 in its first innings, riding on brilliant, maiden half-centuries from the two young bowlers. Check India vs Australia 4th Test highlights and scorecard

IND vs AUS 4th Test: Gavaskar slams Rohit for playing 'irresponsible shot'

That's an unbelievable and irresponsible shot from Rohit Sharma, says Sunil Gavaskar

IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 1 highlights: Debutant Natarajan shines; AUS 274-5

India made a comeback in the final session, with debutant T Natarajan getting rid of Labuschagne and Matthew Wade (45) in the space of two overs

Check Australia vs India 4th Test playing 11 and head to head details here

Harris replaces Pucovski as an opener in Australia's line-up while India will announce its playing 11 at the toss on January 15. Check IND vs AUS playing 11 and head to head details here

Australia vs India 4th Test toss result, playing 11, live streaming details

India has made 4 changes in its playing 11, bringing in Shardul, Sundar, Natarajan and Mayank. Check IND vs AUS live toss, match time, live telecast, and streaming details here

IND vs AUS: Don't need to do housekeeping for motivation, says Rathour

Team India's batting coach Vikram Rathour has made it clear that the visitors will not be affected by the off-field incidents and the squad is raring to go for the fourth Test against Australia

IND vs AUS: India to announce its playing 11 for 4th Test on Jan 15

India is monitoring the injuries of its injured players and will reveal the playing 11 for the 4th Test at the toss on January 15, informs batting coach Vikram Rathour

IND vs AUS: Pant wasn't even aware Smith removed his guard, says Rathour

Rishabh Pant wasn't even aware that Steve Smith was removing his guard from the batting crease on the final day of the drawn third Test against Australia in Sydney, says India's batting coach Rathour

IND vs AUS: Didn't hear any complaints from India, says Tim Paine

Australian skipper Tim Paine admitted that life inside a bio-bubble could be challenging for the Indian team in an alien land without family

Ashwin can take 800 wickets, Lyon not good enough, says Muralitharan

Muralitharan only sees Ashwin achieving 700-800 wicket mark among the current crop of spinners and feels Nathan Lyon, who plays his 100th Test from Friday, 'may be not good enough to reach that far'