Jadeja mauls Australia after lunch in Nagpur test
NAGPUR, India :Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja claimed four wickets in the second session as India reduced Australia to 174-8 at tea on day one of the opening test in Nagpur on Thursday.
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Australia drop Head, Murphy debuts against India in Nagpur
NAGPUR, India : Australia dropped middle-order batter Travis Head and handed uncapped off-spinner Todd Murphy his debut for the opening test against India in Nagpur on Thursday.
Cummins, Rohit play down pitch talks ahead of Nagpur opener
NAGPUR, India :Rival captains Pat Cummins and Rohit Sharma sought to put the focus back on cricket after a section of Australian media accused India of selectively watering the pitch in Nagpur where the four-test series between the sides begins on Thursday.
Cummins plays down pitch concerns, Green out of Nagpur opener
NAGPUR, India : Home advantage is part of the challenge of test cricket, Australia's captain said on Wednesday before his team's series opener against India in Nagpur, after parts of the Australian media accused the hosts of selectively watering the pitch.
England's Leach hoping for better memories in NZ after 2019 illness
England spinner Jack Leach said he hoped to put behind him the bad memories of the last time he toured New Zealand when food poisoning left him fearing for his life.
Australia surprise with Murphy, Handscomb in Test squad for India
Rising star Todd Murphy was on Wednesday included in Australia's Test squad for their India tour as a potential spin partner to Nathan Lyon, while veteran batsman Peter Handscomb was recalled.
Australia take four spinners, six quicks to India for test series
SYDNEY : Australia have kept their bowling options wide open for the upcoming tour of India and named four spinners and six pace bowlers in their squad for the four test matches in February and March.
'Best chance', Australia target rare India series triumph
SYDNEY : Australia captain Pat Cummins believes his side have as good a chance of winning a test series in India as they will ever have when they play four matches on the sub-continent in February and March.