Cummins shoulders heavy workload in comeback Test
Pace sensation Pat Cummins' newfound resilience has been put to the supreme test after Australia's feared scenario with him was realised.
Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
Pace sensation Pat Cummins' newfound resilience has been put to the supreme test after Australia's feared scenario with him was realised.
Australia's reprogrammed batsmen face a major examination of their mettle if they are to save the third Test after Cheteshwar Pujara produced an epic innings to join Indian cricket royalty and bat the visitors out of the game.
India Test great accuses Australian captain of setting a poor example to his team. The only problem, however, is Smith did nothing of the sort.
Steve Smith landed another blow in his battle with Virat Kohli as the India captain's attempt to mock Australia failed spectacularly on Saturday.
Glenn Maxwell has set himself the ambitious goal of following in Steve Smith's footsteps and making the transformation from spin bowler to bona fide Test batting dynamo.
Australia's bowlers are locked in a gruelling battle of attrition as India launched a spirited fightback without their inspirational leader Virat Kohli.
Steve Smith has hit Virat Kohli where it hurts most by producing one of the most important centuries of his career to dig Australia out of a dangerous hole in the third Test on Thursday.
Captain's injury during a fielding mishap threatens to force India into shaking up their batting order.
Steve Smith and Virat Kohli remain at loggerheads over the India captain's unfounded DRS cheating allegations which have produced one of the tensest build-ups to a Test match for many years.
Australia's plans for the third Test have been thrown into uncertainty by Ranchi's "rolled mud", leaving all-rounders Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis sweating on the selectors' call.
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