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Pat Cummins Warns Indian Batters Of Short-Pitched Stuff Ahead Of Brisbane Test

Australian captain Pat Cummins has promised to inundate Indian batters with bouncers at "some point" of the third Test starting in Brisbane on Saturday after employing the strategy with telling effect in the second game in Adelaide. The Australian quicks, particularly Cummins, tormented the India batters with grunt balls in both the innings during the Pink Ball Test that Australia eventually won by 10 wickets to level the five-match series 1-1. "Yeah, potentially. It worked out in the Adelaide Test. It's always in the back of your mind as a bit of a plan B," Cummins told the media in his pre-match press meet.

Onus On Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli As India Gear Up For Potentially Make-Or-Break Test

Rohit Sharma's elegance and Virat Kohli's class will face the ultimate 'Test' when India take on an Australian team eager to set the record straight on a spicy Gabba track in the third game of the Border-Gavaskar series, starting Saturday. With the series locked at 1-1, Brisbane could well decide the course of the rubber and whether Rohit's men would continue to be the master of their fate in the ongoing World Test Championship. For India, the biggest hope remains in Australia's batting vulnerability which can lead to an implosion if a certain Travis Head doesn't decide to be the marauder.

Australia's Smith consults 'Mr Cricket' in bid to arrest slump

MELBOURNE : Australia batsman Steve Smith is weighing a "less is more" approach to training in a bid to arrest his form slump following advice from former teammate Mike Hussey during the first test against India.

2nd Test: Australia Thump India At Fortress Adelaide To Level Five-Match Series

A resurgent Australia thumped India by 10 wickets to win the second Test on Sunday and level their blockbuster five-match series 1-1 after a batting and bowling masterclass at fortress Adelaide Oval. Chasing just 19 for victory, openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney steered the hosts to the meagre target without loss on day three of the pink-ball clash. The visitors resumed at 128-5 after their hopes were left in tatters during a final fiery session on Saturday at the hands of an Australian pace onslaught.

Ton-up Head and bowlers put Australia on course for victory

:Australia rode Travis Head's blistering 140 to post 337 and reduced India to 128-5 to stay on course for a series-levelling victory in the day-night second test on Saturday.

2nd Test: One Of Worst Ways To Get Out, Says Matthew Hayden On Steve Smith's Leg Side Dismissal

Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden has weighed in on the struggles of star batter Steve Smith, who continued his poor run of form in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. On Day 2 of the Pink Ball Test in Adelaide, Smith was dismissed cheaply for the third time in the series, falling to India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah yet again. This time, Smith was strangled down the leg side, a dismissal Hayden labeled as one of the worst ways to get out.

Head hundred puts Australia in charge in Adelaide

:Home hero Travis Head smashed a blistering 140 to power Australia to a commanding 332-8, a lead of 152, against India on day two of the day-night second test on Saturday.

LIVE | Australia v India, 2nd Test - Day 1

India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night second Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval on Friday.

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Pat Cummins Warns Indian Batters Of Short-Pitched Stuff Ahead Of Brisbane Test

Onus On Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli As India Gear Up For Potentially Make-Or-Break Test

Australia's Smith consults 'Mr Cricket' in bid to arrest slump

2nd Test: Australia Thump India At Fortress Adelaide To Level Five-Match Series

Ton-up Head and bowlers put Australia on course for victory

2nd Test: One Of Worst Ways To Get Out, Says Matthew Hayden On Steve Smith's Leg Side Dismissal

Head hundred puts Australia in charge in Adelaide

LIVE | Australia v India, 2nd Test - Day 1