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Travis Head (163) and Steven Smith (129 not out) powered Australia to 518/7 at stumps on Day 3 of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney. England trail by 134 runs after Joe Root’s 160 lifted them to 384 in the first innings

Travis Head’s unbeaten 91 guided Australia to 166/2 at stumps on Day 2 of the Ashes Test in Sydney, replying to England’s 384 built on Joe Root’s 160. Australia trail by 218 runs with Head and Neser unbeaten

Australian opener Usman Khawaja announced his retirement from international cricket after the fifth Ashes Test at the SCG, using the moment to reflect on his career and openly criticise racial stereotyping and criticism he faced as a Pakistan-born Muslim player

Australia named an unchanged squad for the final Ashes Test at the SCG starting January 4. Usman Khawaja is set to play amid retirement rumours, while Beau Webster could replace Cameron Green as Australia aim to finish the series strongly

Australia named an unchanged squad for the final Ashes Test at the SCG starting January 4. Usman Khawaja is set to play amid retirement rumours, while Beau Webster could replace Cameron Green as Australia look to finish the series strongly

India's performance was further boosted as they took the last five wickets after captain Jasprit Bumrah, who had figures of 2-33 from ten overs, left the field to undergo scans for an unspecified injury. Krishna, making his first appearance in the series, stepped up by breaking two vital partnerships and finishing with 3-42.

Fox Sports and Channel Seven broadcasters captured footage of Bumrah leaving India’s dressing room and heading out of the ground in a car. He was seen wearing a team tracksuit, accompanied by the team doctor and integrity manager Anshuman Upadhyay.

Pant says he batted with restraint on the opening day of the fifth Test against Australia because of the character of the SCG pitch and the game situation

Sydney: The England cricket team coaching staff is in the midst of a Covid-19 crisis with the touring side’s emergency coach Adam Hollioake, who was to stand in for Chris Silverwood, being deemed a close contact to a person who has tested positive for the virus. Hollioake was planning to arrive in Sydney from Gold […]

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

After the incidents at SCG, Lyon feels that players would now have the option of stopping play and call out their abusers in the stands

"I have been quite shocked and disappointed by the reaction to this. It's something I do in games to visualise where we are bowling, how the batter is playing our bowlers and then out of habit I always mark centre," Smith said.

Pucovski's performance in his first match for the Test side had been a bright spot for the Aussies, who were held to a draw in the third Test at SCG

For Vihari, it was one of the monumental innings. He survived 161 balls for just 23 runs and Ashwin, who had treatment on his ribs, making 39.

Chasing a mammoth target of 407, India reached 334/5 after batting for 131 overs before both the teams decided to shake hands on the final day of the Test match.

Ashwin said the Indian players have faced racism in Sydney earlier too and "disappointment" will be a "mild word" to describe how they are feeling after young pacer Mohammed Siraj was subjected to racial slurs

At least six members of the SCG crowd were removed from the stands on Sunday after Mohammed Siraj raised concerns on the fourth day when play was stopped for a brief while as the umpires

Siraj complained to the umpires and with the help of security guards, evicted six people from the stadium

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar opined that the dropped catches are to do with lack of focus than technique. "It is not that India can make do with Pant keeping in this way.

The Hyderabad pace bowler, who made a sensational Test debut in the previous match at Melbourne, was seen wiping his tears with his senior bowling partner Jasprit Bumrah giving him an appreciative nod.