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Brilliant Jadeja, Gill lead India's fightback on Day Two of SCG Test
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Having just managed to score only 10 runs in the first Two Tests, Smith roared back to form as his 131, single-handedly steered Australia to 338, their first innings total
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Smith, who was batting on 130 and was in a mood to slog every ball in company of No.11 batsman Josh Hazlewood, couldn't beat a direct throw from Jadeja
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The four-match series between India and Australia currently stands levelled at 1-1 and the third Test is slated to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 7.
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There is a lot of variation and has kept the Australians guessing with intelligent bowling: Shivlal
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Both Labuschagne and No. 4 Steve Smith, the mainstays of Australian batting, have struggled to get going in the series with the latter aggregating just 10 in four innings
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Williamson had briefly occupied the top spot towards the end of 2015 but either Smith or Kohli have been number one since then. This year too, Smith was at the top for 313 days and Kohli for 51
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If today the team has dominated the world cricket then the credit should go to this bowling coach, says MSK Prasad
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With the series level at 1-1 heading into the third Test in Sydney, Cummins parried talk of crisis and said batters like Steve Smith would rediscover their touch
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Smith has been enduring a horror run in the ongoing Test series against India, failing to play any knock of significance so far
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India ended the second day at 277 for five for a handy 82-run lead after bowling out Australia for 195 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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Personally I'd love Sydney to happen, I love playing at the SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground), it's my home ground, said Smith
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I have been interested in the IPL for a long time, and how the teams are going. I really want to be involved in the IPL at some stage but I think the time will come when I’m ready for that opportunity.
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Labuschagne now set his sights on the shortest format of the game in India IPL. He said he always follows IPL and wants to be a part of it. “I have been interested in the IPL for a long time, always following and how the teams are going.
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Yes, given the importance of the wicket at that stage, I enjoyed it a lot. I feel It was a big wicket and I felt very happy, said the off-spinner
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'The start of the series is important and we have to do well in Adelaide'
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan too believes that Smith should lead in case their regular skippers suffer any injury. Smith was leading Australia in all three formats before the ball-tampering incident in 2018 and Vaughan wants it to end there.
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The two sides meet in a day-night Test in Adelaide from December 17, the first of four clashes over a blockbuster summer
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The Indian pace attack is likely to present a stiff challenge to the Aussies as only two of the nine batsmen in the current Test Australian squad Tim Paine and Travis Head have had the experience of playing both
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"There are shorter boundaries here and we had a good game last time. For the bowling line-up as well we wanted to be more professional and test ourselves," skipper Virat Kohli said.