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Andrew Wu

Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald

Fired up: India's captain Virat Kohli berated his teammates during their Test loss to Australia.

What made Kohli lose his stack?

Steve Smith drew first blood in the battle of the captains as Virat Kohli's hot temper threatened to boil over during the final day of India's humiliating first Test defeat.

Star turn: Steve O'Keefe celebrates his fifth wicket after dismissing Ravindra Jadeja.

The spin guru behind O'Keefe's stunning spell

Game breaker Steve O'Keefe paid tribute to Cricket Australia's spin guru for sparking the change that enabled the left-armer to produce a potentially match-winning spell in the first Test.

Matt Renshaw rushed off the field following the dismissal of David Warner.

Test for spin twins as Renshaw, Starc redeem Australia

Spin duo Nathan Lyon and Steve O'Keefe face the toughest challenge of their careers to bowl their side back into the game after Australia's struggles with the bat in India continued in the first Test on Thursday.

Down and out: Usman Khawaja trudges off as the Sri Lankans celebrate on day two of the second Test.

How do you solve a problem like Khawaja?

The good news for Usman Khawaja is Australia has only two tours to Asia until the end of 2019, the bad news is it could be a while before he gets back into the team.