Australia stormed to the top of the ICC World Test Championship 2025 standings with a thumping 10-wicket victory over India in the second Test at Adelaide.
The good news is the team management has enough time on hand to think through the defeat and to find answers to the questions Adelaide has thrown up, around both its batting and bowling before the next test begins.
Pat Cummins took five wickets as Australia maintained their unblemished record in 'Pink-ball' Tests with a thumping 10-wicket victory over India in the second Test in Adelaide on Sunday to level the five-match series 1-1 in just two-and-a-half days.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj broke his silence on the controversial send-off and war of words with Travis Head.
Head smashed a swashbuckling hundred to fetch Australia a first innings lead of 157 at his home ground the Adelaide Oval.
Travis Head's blistering century powered Australia's innings on Day 2 of the second Test against India
Head produced match-winning hundreds on both occasions when Australia beat India in the finals of the World Test Championship and the 50-overs World Cup last year.
Mohammed Siraj's fiery send-off to Travis Head ignited a hostile atmosphere at the Adelaide Oval during the second Test between India and Australia on Saturday.
India did not respect the match situation, the playing conditions, and the bowlers, and they've paid a price for it.
Mohammed Shami is set to compete in the last two Tests of the ongoing series against Australia with his playing kit already headed Down Under
Images from Day 2 of the 'Pink-ball' second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide on Saturday.
Top Australia batter Travis Head on Saturday shattered day-night Test records at Adelaide, continuing his golden run against India.
Talking to broadcasters after the India innings, Starc said he did not really visualise Jaiswal's dismissal.
Starc was the standout performer on a lively Adelaide pitch, returning excellent figures of 6/48 to dismiss India for a mere 180 runs.
India's assistant coach also Ryan ten Doeschate also lauded Starc for his excellent display with the pink ball.
'We feel slightly behind the game now but there certainly won't be any letting up and certainly won't be any surrendering.'
'I guess the thinking going into the last Test, we wanted to strengthen the batting'
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The opening day drew more than 50,000 fans making it the fourth highest attendance ever for a day of Test cricket at the Adelaide Oval.
At the end of the first day of play, it is the home side that is firmly in control, and India that is now reduced to chasing the game.
Images from Day 1 of the 'Pink-ball' second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide on Friday.
In his 13th pink ball Test since 2015, the 34-year-old Australian pacer has taken 72 wickets at an average of 17.
Virat Kohli's refusal to make changes in his batting to overcome a weakness outside the off-stump has seen his average drop from the 50s to 48.13, says former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar.
Australia's players wore black armbands during the second Pink-ball Test against India in Adelaide on Friday in memory of former cricketers Phillip Hughes and Ian Redpath.
"To be honest, I was not serious when I was young," he said in a video released by the BCCI on Thursday.
Rohit Sharma on Thursday said that one will need to devise his own methods to deal with the challenges posed by the pink Kookaburra ball during the day/night Test
'It's not jabs anymore. Sunny is throwing haymakers over the top.'
'You've got to love the banter, especially from someone so young.'
The Adelaide Oval is set to host a thrilling day-night Test match between India and Australia, starting on Friday December 6th.
Sundar is expected to keep his place for the day night Test in Adelaide.
'What they bring to the table (can) never be written off.'
'In my mind, it was very clear you can't do worse than that (Adelaide). You'll have a day when the luck is in your favour and you can bounce back. And that's exactly what happened.'
The biggest positives with the bat in Perth were Virat Kohli regaining his rhythm and Jaiswal's coming of age hundred in his debut Test in Australia. Both will look to build on those significant gains in Adelaide.
Rahul looked solid with scores of 26 and 77 in the opening Test in Perth.
Prem Panicker previews the day-night Test at Adelaide.
Australia's capitulation in Perth triggered damning assessments of the team's performance in home media.
'He's got a pretty good record against Indian batsmen (123 wickets in 28 Tests versus India).' 'In India too he has a great record (56 wickets in 11 Tests in India), that is a pretty good record against a country that traditionally plays spin very well.'
Australia trail 1-0 in the five-Test series against India after being thrashed in the Perth opener by 295 runs.
'We have nothing but respect for every Indian cricketer who takes the field on Friday'
Marsh's fitness has been a major concern for the hosts in the lead up to the pink ball Test, starting Friday.
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