Andrew Wu writes on cricket and AFL for The Sydney Morning Herald
India Test great VVS Laxman has accused Australian captain Steve Smith for setting a poor example to his team by mocking Virat Kohli's shoulder injury. 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.
Cricket's governing body is only weeks away from introducing a system that will "shame" curators who produce substandard wickets, as another pitch controversy brews in India.
Australia have walked into an India-endorsed stitch up as suspicion grows the hosts have been delivered a tailor-made wicket designed to blunt Australia's pace weapons and dull the effect of Nathan Lyon.
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