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Will Travis Head Be Available For Boxing Day Test vs India? Australia Star Batter Says...

Australia's man in form Travis Head played down concerns over his fitness after appearing to struggle with a potential groin issue during the rain-marred drawn third Test against India at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday. Head said he expects to be "fine" for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. The five-match series is tied 1-1 going into the Boxing Day Test after the drawn affair. "Very pleased with the way I am batting at the moment. Just a little sore, but I should be fine (before the next game)," Head, who was adjudged the player of the match, said after the game.

3rd Australia-India Test Ends In Draw After Bad Weather Strikes

The third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane ended in a draw after storms halted the hosts' bid for an unlikely win Wednesday to leave the series locked 1-1. Early tea was taken on the final day at the Gabba because of bad light with India 8-0 having been set a target of 275 for victory, after Australia declared on 89-7. But a big storm swept over the ground during the break and play was abandoned, with the five-Test series now heading to Melbourne and then Sydney.

Akash Deep Apologises Following Bizarre Exchange With Travis Head During Brisbane Test - Watch

Akash Deep apologised to Travis Head following a bizarre exchange on Day 5 of the third Test match between India and Australia in Brisbane on Wednesday. Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah looked quite confident at the start of the day's play and the former looked to play some aggressive shots against Nathan Lyon. While going for a slog sweep, Akash Deep missed the ball completely and it got stuck inside his pads. He quickly took it away and threw it on the ground. The Indian cricketer did not notice that Travis Head thought he will hand him the ball and that led to a chat with the Australian batter.

3rd Test: Batters Botch Up Again; India In Trouble At 51/4 On Rain-Marred Day 3

The Indian batters' inability to grind it out against a relentless Australian pace attack in testing conditions left the team precariously placed at 51 for four at the end of a rain-marred day three of the third Test in Brisbane on Monday. On a stop-start day, India bowled out Australia for 445 in their first innings, the hosts adding 40 runs to their overnight total, as the peerless Jasprit Bumrah continued to do the heavy lifting to finish with excellent figures of 6/76.

Watch: Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja Strategise To Dismiss Travis Head. This Happens Next

Australian cricket team batter Travis Head continued his stunning run of form as he slammed a brilliant hundred on Day 2 of the third Test match against India in Brisbane on Sunday. During his sensational 152-run knock, he hardly gave any chances to the Indian bowlers and even star pacer Jasprit Bumrah struggled to bother him. During the innings, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja were heard creating a strategy to dismiss the in-form opener. In a video going viral on social media, Kohli was seen asking Jadeja to bowl a bit faster and Pant agreed with the suggestion given by the star batter.

Rohit Sharma's Captaincy In Brisbane Test Blasted By Ravi Shastri: "Worst Set Ups..."

India captain Rohit Sharma has come under the scanner for his captaincy on Day 2 of the ongoing 3rd Test against Australia in Brisbane on Sunday. Jasprit Bumrah and Nitish Kumar Reddy gave India a bright start, reducing Australia to 3/75 early in the morning session. However, centuries from Travis Head (152) and Steve Smith (101) saw Australia end the day at a commanding 405/7. Head was the wrecker-in-chief for Australia, scoring at almost run-a-ball during the 241-run stand with Smith.

India vs Australia, 3rd Test Day 3 Live Updates: Bumrah Removed After Taking Wicket, Rohit's Big Surprise

India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 3 Live Updates: Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja are India's surprise pair to start the bowling attack on Day 3. Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc resumed the Australian innings at 405 for 7, with the wicket-keeper batter quickly completing his half-century. Not long after, however, Jasprit Bumrah struck to claim his 6th wicket of the innings as Australia lost their 8th batter in the form of Mitchell Starc. On Day 2, Travis Head scored a sensational 152 to put Australia in a commanding position. Steve Smith gave him superb support, notching up a resilient century himself, to take Australia from 75/3 to 326/4. (Live Scorecard)

Travis Head, Steve Smith Tons Decimate India On Day 2; Jasprit Bumrah Shines With 5-Wicket Haul

Travis Head continued to bully India by smashing a second successive hundred while Steve Smith clawed his way back to form with his 33rd century as Australia reached an imposing 405 for 7 at the end of second day of the third Test here Sunday. Head, who cracked 140 in the previous Test, hit a brilliant 152 off just 160 balls and added 241 runs for the fourth wicket with Smith (101 off 190 balls), who scored one of his more laboured hundreds in the traditional format. For India, Jasprit Bumrah (5/72) stood out from the pack with his 12th five-wicket haul while Akash Deep (0/78) despite bowling well was distinctly unlucky.

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Will Travis Head Be Available For Boxing Day Test vs India? Australia Star Batter Says...

3rd Australia-India Test Ends In Draw After Bad Weather Strikes

Akash Deep Apologises Following Bizarre Exchange With Travis Head During Brisbane Test - Watch

3rd Test: Batters Botch Up Again; India In Trouble At 51/4 On Rain-Marred Day 3

Watch: Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja Strategise To Dismiss Travis Head. This Happens Next

Rohit Sharma's Captaincy In Brisbane Test Blasted By Ravi Shastri: "Worst Set Ups..."

India vs Australia, 3rd Test Day 3 Live Updates: Bumrah Removed After Taking Wicket, Rohit's Big Surprise

Travis Head, Steve Smith Tons Decimate India On Day 2; Jasprit Bumrah Shines With 5-Wicket Haul