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Beau Webster on Friday received his Baggy Green from former cricketer Mark Waugh ahead of his maiden international debut match at the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in Sydney, as reported by cricket.com.au.

Australia: Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott BolandIndia: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed SirajIt's toss time. Jasprit Bumrah is walking for the toss for India. Pat Cummins is there for Australia.

Beau Webster will replace an out-of-form Mitchell Marsh in Australia's squad for the fifth and final Test against India, home skipper Pat Cummins said here on Thursday. The 33-year-old Marsh scored only 73 runs in seven innings across four Tests ad Cummins cited this as the reason for his axing.

Yashasvi Jaiswal became the player to slam the third-highest scorer for India to score the most runs in a single calendar year.

Pat Cummins tried to review the decision of the third umpire at the start of Day 4 of the forth Test against India at Melbourne on Sunday. The incident happened as Australia appealed for the dismissal of Mohammed Siraj, who looked like he had edged a delivery into the hands of a fielder in slips. The on-field umpires referred the claimed catch to the third umpire, who felt that the ball bounced on the pitch after hitting Siraj's bat.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj struck once each as Australia reached 53/2 at lunch on the fourth day of the fourth Test here on Friday, with the hosts' overall lead surging to 158. Marnus Labuschagne was batting on 20 along with Steve Smith (2 not out) at lunch.

Rishabh Pant’s dismissal on day three morning would fall under the latter. In his attempt to play a reverse sweep, Pant ended up miscuing it to third man to lose his wicket and reducing India to 191 for 6. The Australians could sense the beginning of the end. The stands were buzzing with excitement. For India, situation looked grim.

First Innings null Score - 474/10 in 122.4 overs null batting performance Steven Smith 140(197)Marnus Labuschagne 72(145)Jasprit Bumrah 28.4-99-4Ravindra Jadeja 23-78-3Second Innings null Score - 164/5 in 46.0 overs null batting performance Australia vs India Live Score: Pat Cummins, the skipper of Australia, is up for a quick chat with the broadcasters. He begins by saying that Steven Smith batter really well this morning and is delighted to get those late wickets towards the end of the day.

Rohit Sharma seems to have nothing left in the tank. «Tough times for him,» the legendary Sunil Gavaskar said while on air with broadcasters '7Cricket'.

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India Vs Australia 3rd Test Day 1 LIVE Score: The onus will be on the Indian batting line-up as they take on Australia in the third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday (December 14) in a do-or-die situation. With the series locked at 1-1, Rohit Sharma's men will need to win the remaining three Tests to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

Pat Cummins on Friday announced that pacer Josh Hazlewood will replace Scott Boland in his playing XI for the third Test against India after having recovered from a side strain. The injury had forced Hazlewood to sit out of the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide last week. Cummins exuded confidence that Hazlewood would pull through the match without any «hiccups». «He had a really good bowl yesterday, he had another bowl in Adelaide a couple of days previously. Him and the medical team are really confident,» he said on the eve of the game at the Gabba. Cummins said he had to take the ball away from Hazlewood at Perth to prevent his injury getting worse.

Pat Cummins warned India that Australia are pumped up and back to their best as they look to carry the momentum from a commanding 10-wicket win on Sunday into the next Test in Brisbane. «That's the kind of team that I remember, and how we want to play our cricket. So really satisfying. The defeat in Perth and negative media coverage made their eighth consecutive pink-ball win in Adelaide taste even better,» skipper Cummins said. Read More: WTC points table updated: What are India's chances to play WTC final after Australia crushes them to win second Test

Jasprit Bumrah appeared to clutch his adductor muscle while bowling but bowling coach Morne Morkel assured that it was just a cramp and the pacer is «fine.» Bumrah, who claimed an eight-wicket match haul in India's 295-run win in the series opener, showed signs of discomfort while bowling the 81st over of Australia's innings. He was attended to by the team's physio but resumed bowling immediately, completing his over and delivering three more overs later in the session. «Firstly, with Bumrah, he's fine; it was just this cramp. Yeah, even because after that, you know, he bowled and you got the wickets twice,» Morkel said at the post-match press conference.

pink ball Test as their formidable pacers scythed through India's top-order after nemesis Travis Head's counterattacking century handed his team a substantial first-innings lead on a riveting second day here on Saturday. The Adelaide Oval was throbbing with life through the three sessions of play as Head dominated India with his wide range of strokes on way to a 140 off 141 balls before the trio of Scott Boland (2/39), Mitchell Starc (1/49) and Pat Cummins (2/33) left the visitors in a spot of bother at 128 for five in their second innings and trailing by 29 runs. At stumps, Rishabh Pant was living dangerously on a 25-ball 28 and Nitish Reddy was batting on 15 off 14. Thanks to Head's eighth Test century, which he reached in 111 balls after toying with the Indian bowling attack, Australia ended with 337 all out, and more importantly, a 157-run first-innings lead.

Allan Border has expressed his disappointment over the team's inability to contain Virat Kohli during the first Test in Perth and feels that can potentially cost the hosts the five-match series. Kohli, who had not scored a Test century in 18 months, roared back to form with an unbeaten 100 in the second innings as India secured a thumping 295-run victory over the hosts. «I was really disappointed in the way we let Kohli roll on to a hundred without much resistance,» Border told SEN radio on Friday morning. «We don't want this guy full of confidence for the rest of the series.»

Mohammed Shami was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 10 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction on Sunday at Jeddah. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings were in the initial fight for the pacer. CSK pulled out at Rs 8 crore and Lucknow Super Giants entered the bid Rs 8.50 crore. However, when the bidding stopped at Rs 9.75 crore, SRH made their bid and the player was sold for Rs 10 crore. Shami represented Gujarat Titans in 2023, where he was the purple cap holder. The right-arm pacer missed the 2024 IPL season as he was recovering from an ankle injury sustained during the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Despite his recent setbacks, Shami remains a formidable force, having bagged 127 wickets in 110 IPL matches at an economy of 8.43 runs per over..

Sunrisers Hyderabad made their first buy in the IPL 2025 Auction with Mohammed Shami. He will partner Pat Cummins in the franchise. SRH have retained five players including Heinrich Klaasen, Travis Head, Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, and Nitish Kumar Reddy. With these five players secured, it will be interesting to see what other additions the franchise makes to their squad during the mega auction.

Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal's contrasting centuries, here Sunday. Marnus Labuschagne (3) was dismissed in the last ball of the day as Usman Khawaja was left stranded at the other end at the draw of stumps with the hosts still trailing by 522 runs. Skipper Jasprit Bumrah removed Nathan McSweeney (0) and Labuschagne, while Mohammed Siraj dismissed night watchman Pat Cummins (2) to cap off a dominant day for the visitors. Earlier, resuming their second innings at 172 for no loss, India declared at 487 for six.

India vs Australia Live Score, 1st Test, Day 1: India and Australia will renew their rivalry in the Border Gavaskar Trophy when both teams face off in the first Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday (November 22). While Australia are coming into this Test match fresh, the visitors were humiliated 0-3 by New Zealand at home. A lot of talk has been around Virat Kohli coming into this Test series.

Australia: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis (C), Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Nathan Ellis, Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett, Adam Zampa Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Usman Khan, Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Agha Salman, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Haris Rauf, Naseem ShahPakistan have already announced their playing XI with skipper Mohammad Rizwan opting to rest. Agha Salman will lead the side in Rizwan's absence. PAK playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (w), Usman Khan, Agha Salman (c), Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan MuqeemJason Gilliespie was initially hired as the Test team coach.