Cricket

India great Sunil Gavaskar questions why there isn't the same level of commentary around an SCG pitch that is likely to see a Test finish inside three days, compared to rank turners in the subcontinent.

Australia's coach says he had to do a welfare check on the 19-year-old opener after he was swarmed by an aggressive Indian wicket celebration at the end of play on day one. 

The result of the fifth Test between Australia and India may well hinge on Jasprit Bumrah's availability on day three, and the tourists are unsure if he will be able to bowl.

With the Test series on the line, Jasprit Bumrah's injury rocks India, Rishabh Pant smacks a 29-ball half-century and bowlers continue to dominate. Here are the quick hits from day two of the fifth Test between Australia and India.

After an endless bombardment of twists, highlights and high drama on day two in Sydney, all we know for sure is this incredible series between Australia and India will be decided in the next 24 hours.

Scott Boland takes four wickets in the final session of day two as bowlers continue to dominate the last Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Beau Webster's path to the top has been a long and winding one, but his tiny hometown of Snug has been behind him all the way and his former coaches always knew there was something special about the way he plays the game.

Cameron Bancroft's Sydney Thunder BBL season is over with a broken shoulder and nose, while Daniel Sams will miss at least four games following their collision.

Test debutant Beau Webster takes a pair of great slips catches, Steve Smith drops a sitter and India's Rishabh Pant cops them everywhere. Here are the quick hits from day one of the fifth Test between Australia and India.

On a gorgeously green SCG wicket Scott Boland was the perfect man to wreak havoc, his brilliance only interrupted by some line-ball umpiring decisions sure to be debated for some time.

Peter Handscomb, Todd Murphy and Matt Kuhnemann are asked to join Australia's squad in Sydney, in a sign they could travel to Sri Lanka. 

A very close third umpire's call gives India superstar Virat Kohli another life after Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne appear to pull of a miracle team catch in the first hour of the SCG Test.

Jasprit Bumrah claimed his captain had 'opted to rest' in the final Test against Australia, but his former coach things that might be it for one of the generation's most naturally gifted batters.

Australia bowls India out for 185 with Usman Khawaja unable to make it through a tough 15 minutes before stumps on day one of the decisive fifth Test at the SCG.

The former Australian coach is set to take up a role with the London Spirit in England's The Hundred.

At the start of the summer, we asked our readers to vote for their favourite moments in the decades-long cricket rivalry between Australia and India. Here are your top 10.

With Rohit Sharma struggling for runs, India coach Gautam Gambhir fronts the media but refuses to confirm if his captain will be in the XI for the final Border-Gavaskar Test match.

Australia's patience has run out with the struggling all-rounder as skipper Pat Cummins confirmed the team change ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series finale against India at the SCG.

Glenn Maxwell is no stranger to freakish exploits in the field, but pulled off maybe the most brilliant fielding effort of his career on Wednesday night.

Pat Cummins's all-round exploits that helped Australia win the Boxing Day Test against India have seen him skyrocket up the ICC's official rankings to start 2025.