Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and spinner Nathan Lyon made history on Friday as they became the first bowling quartet in Test history to take 500 Test wickets while playing together.
Nathan Lyon couldn't resist asking Rishabh Pant about his potential IPL destination during a break in play.
Images from Day 2 of the fourth Test between Australia and India at the MCG on Friday.
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon has nothing but respect for India's batting great Virat Kohli.
Ravichandran Ashwin visualises himself doing a lot more on the cricket field at least for the next few years.
Images from Day 5 in the fourth Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Monday.
'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.'
Nathan McSweeney, who opened in the first three Tests with little success, has been dropped.
Two teams with fault lines in their batting, up against two of the best bowling sides in the game today -- the question that determines the outcome is, is your weakness greater than mine?
Mitchell Starc has paid a glorious tribute to the just-retired India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin
A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test.
Out-of-form skipper Rohit Sharma's batting position will be in focus against a dangerous Australia
Australian captain Pat Cummins expressed disappointment over the rain interruptions that prevented a decisive result.
Will Rohit Sharma get one final opportunity to salvage his Test career?
Having made their Test debuts in the same year, Nathan Lyon and Ravichandran Ashwin will face each other for the eighth time in the longest format during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
'Maybe he got some indication from the team management that he is no longer in the scheme of things.'
Ashwin acknowledged the emotional turmoil he was experiencing, despite his calm demeanour.
Daniel Vettori admitted that a resilient partnership between Indian tailenders Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep foiled their plans to enforce a follow-on
Though Australia have dominated the rain-hit Test, time will most likely deny the hosts.
When you are defending to save a game, a loose delivery comes along and you suddenly opt to play an attacking shot, you are unlikely to hit as well as if you were playing your naturally aggressive game all along. First Pant, then Jaiswal, found that out the costly way, observes Prem Panicker.
"I think he (Shami) will be a major miss for India, given the Australian conditions. The pace and bouncy wickets in Australia would have helped India in gaining an upper hand if Shami had been in the squad but that's not in the selector's hand as he is recovering, but I think he will be missed," Adams said.
At Stumps on Day 3, the visitors are struggling at 51/4 with right-hand batter KL Rahul (33*) and team skipper Rohit Sharma (0*) unbeaten at the crease.
Jasprit Bumrah revealed that Mohammed Siraj has been bowling with a niggle and praised him for fighting through pain.
It was a frustrating day for the loyal crowd of 16,180 but perhaps more so for the home team, whose chances of forcing a result were progressively eroded.
At this point it is still anyone's game, with a draw also an option, says Prem Panicker in his analysis of Day 4.
It was a proper Test innings, it was of the highest class, and given the circumstances it came in, it was one of the best innings by an Indian batsman in recent memory, applauds Prem Panicker.
The Indian batters' inability to grind it out against a relentless Australian pace attack in testing conditions left the team precariously placed at 51/4 at the end of a rain-marred day three.
Those three wickets for six runs, in a manic final 15 minutes of the day's play, undid all the good work that had gone before, asserts Prem Panicker.
A garland presented to Mahatma Gandhi during the iconic Dandi March of the Indian freedom struggle in 1930 failed to meet its estimated price at a UK auction. The garland, which was presented to Gandhi by the wife of his personal physician, Dr Balvantrai N Kanuga, was offered as part of an "Islamic and Indian Art" sale by Lyon & Turnbull in London. Despite failing to find a buyer at the auction, the auction house said it has received significant interest since the sale and hopes to sell it to the highest bidder.
In his 13th pink ball Test since 2015, the 34-year-old Australian pacer has taken 72 wickets at an average of 17.
With the series locked at 1-1, Brisbane could well decide the course of the rubber and whether Rohit's men would continue to be the master of their fate in the ongoing World Test Championship.
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.
'You've got to love the banter, especially from someone so young.'
Images from Day 4 of the third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane on Tuesday.
The youngsters in the side couldn't have got a better mentor than 'King' Kohli himself to guide them with his words of wisdom.
Ashwin's legacy, marked by his intellect and dominance on the field, will resonate for years to come.
Fast bowler Jayden Seales produced a record-breaking spell to put West Indies in command on Day 2 of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the third Test against Australia in Brisbane?
If one has to analyse Ashwin the cricketer, it is very difficult to ignore Ashwin, the person, who had a very independent mind and a brain that probably ticked 24x7. He believed in de-construction of his art and became craftier one ball at a time.
Adelaide Oval's head curator Damian Hough has also promised a 6mm grass cover to ensure that the pink ball doesn't wear out early during the day-night Test, starting on Friday.
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