"Yes, it is obviously a crucial partnership (between Shardul and Washington), but then we had them. I think, 6/200 around that mark, so we thought we (were) on top there but to be fair the guys batted really well", said Hazlewood

Both add 123 runs for the seventh wicket to reduce the deficit on the third day

India have earned plaudits for a lion-hearted effort despite being ravaged by injuries with Thakur and Washington being the latest set of newcomers to rise to the occasion

After losing set batsman Mayank Agarwal and Rishabh Pant early in the session, Sundar and Thakur shared an unbeaten stand of 67 runs to help India reach 253/6 at Tea, still trailing by 116 runs.

Root's 228 had provided England a strong total of 421 and a meaningful first innings lead of 286, but Thirimanne stood firm for two sessions to remain unbeaten on 76 off 189 balls

Rohit looked in good touch during his 44 off 74 balls but was dismissed trying to loft Lyon over mid-wicket, the kind of shots that has often brought about his dismissal

Indian rookie bowling attack restricts Australia to 369; rain washes out final session

While chasing the target of 153, Tamil Nadu's N Jagadeesan scored an unbeaten 78 while captain Dinesh Karthik hit unbeaten 40 to see his side home

Krishna Kumar, who lives in Sydney, has lodged an official complaint saying he was targeted after attempting to bring four banners into the ground on the fifth day on Monday

You really feel for him, I was there in Sydney when he took those 5-6 wickets, and that was when Ravi Shastri actually said, ‘he is our number 1 overseas,’ and I don’t know whether he has actually played a Test match since then.

Playing his first Test, Natarajan picked up two wickets in an impressive spell. Former Indian bowler Zaheer Khan heaped praises on the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler. It was a very good first day for him, picking two wickets.

Krunal Pandya has left the bubble in order to be with his family and as a result, he would not be playing for Baroda in the ongoing Indian T20 tournament.

Batting first, Delhi rode on Shikhar Dhawan’s 77 and Lalit Yadav’s unbeaten 52 to post 212/4 in 20 overs and Kerala achieved the target in 19 overs

Rahane's inexperienced attack keeps the home side in check on Day One

Natarajan became the first Indian cricketer to make his international debut across all three formats during the same tour

Washington kept Smith quiet for two overs and in the 13th delivery got him caught at short mid-wicket on Friday

England were 320 for four when rain halted play in Galle

The reported incident happened a few days after Siraj was racially abused by spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the third and fourth day of the drawn third Test

I saw plenty of people predicting 4-0 to Australia at the beginning of the series, particularly with Virat Kohli only playing in the first match, but India have put themselves in a position to secure a famous series win.