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The home side lead the five-Test series 2-0 and a win in the last-ever Ashes Test to be played at the WACA Ground would see them regain the urn.
England were all out for 403 at lunch after losing their last six wickets for just 35 runs, having won the toss and elected to bat.
The Indian victory in Australia seems like poetic justice, considering what they have gone through. A crippling loss, the absence of livewire captain, a spate of injuries that robbed them of frontline bowlers, racist taunts from the crowd and vicious sledging from the opponents. All these seem more like ingredients for a soap opera rather a five-day game of Test cricket. A series in Australia is always a test of skill and character. The bouncy pitches and pace like fire makes for a searching examination of a batsman’s technique. The boisterous crowd and aggressive rivals test the nerves of ...
TOI Photo The 36 all out on Day 3 of the Adelaide Test is now registered in the annals of Indian cricketing history as a mortifying chapter. There have been collapses in the past, but none where the players seemed to be at their wits end. They were like a deer caught in the headlights – frozen, unable to get their act together; the more they wriggled, the deeper they fell into the abyss. After the ignominious 8-wicket defeat, Indian captain Virat Kohli, who before the Test had said that he was the representation of ‘new India’, averred that the Adelaide catastrophe collapse “is nothi...
In the zone: Smith, Kohli in conversation The world's best two batters sit down for an enthralling chat on cricket, life, loss and getting in the elusive 'zone' Sam Ferris 16 December 2020, 08:57 PM AEST Sam Ferris is a Sydney-based journalist for cricket.com.au. He is the host of The Unplayable Podcast and co-creator of the hit web series In Case You Played And Missed It. Special Q&A: Steve Smith and Virat Kohli's full chat For half an hour on Monday afternoon, living legends Steve Smith and Virat Kohli let down their guard for a fascinating conversation, sharing rare insights into the car...