R Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari's epic stand seals remarkable SCG draw
The pair resisted for 42.4 overs, after Pujara and Pant had lifted India with a century partnership
06/01Result
3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 7-11 2021
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![Australia]( "Australia")
338 & 312/6d -
![India]( "India")
244 & 334/5 (131 ov)
Player of the Match
06/01Result
3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 7-11 2021
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![Australia]( "Australia")
338 & 312/6d -
![India]( "India")
244 & 334/5 (131 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Stats - India's longest fourth innings in 40 years
Also, Pant and Pujara break a 72-year-old record
Bruised and abused, Indians make their own luck at the SCG
Test cricket was at its best, as India got into positions to benefit from any help from anywhere
India's walking wounded - Jadeja ruled out of Brisbane Test
Allrounder is expected to fly back to India for rehabilitation at the NCA in Bengaluru
Ajinkya Rahane: Draw at SCG 'as good as winning a Test match'
Praises Pant, Ashwin, and Vihari for chipping in 'for the team's cause' amid raft of injury concerns
'That was as epic as it can get'
A team 'never short of character' is what India captain Ajinkya Rahane called his side after a thrilling draw at the SCG
'Bitterly disappointed' Tim Paine admits he let his bowlers down
"I pride myself on my keeping and haven't had too many worse days than that today"
Tim Paine apologises for SCG behaviour: 'My leadership wasn't good enough'
"If you pretend yesterday was okay...then you've probably got a problem"
R Ashwin: 'I was ready for the fight' despite the massive odds
Ashwin batted 128 balls in partnership with Hanuma Vihari to script one of India's great rearguards
Australia close ranks around 'quite upset' Steven Smith over stump cam footage
Tim Paine said scratching a guard is something Smith did regularly with no intention of removing another player's mark
As it happened: Australia vs India, 3rd Test, Sydney, 5th day
Updates, analysis and colour from the fifth day of the Sydney Test
Ajinkya Rahane lauds India's 'character', 'tough one to swallow' for Tim Paine
India captain expects Rishabh Pant to be fit for the series-deciding fourth Test in Brisbane
Australia sweating on Will Pucovski and David Warner's fitness for Brisbane
Pucovski hurt his right shoulder following a heavy landing while diving on the field.
'He was crawling on the floor. He couldn't get up or bend down' - Ashwin's wife on his battle with pain in third Test
Prithi Narayanan reveals the extent of Ashwin's back ache going into the fifth day of the SCG Test
Day 4
Australia in pole position after setting 407 target
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill both fall after promising opening stand.
R Ashwin: 'When adversities grow, the team comes together'
Spinner believes India have 'an opportunity to show what mettle we are made of' and can win the Test.
Cameron Green is 'almost born to play' Test cricket - Justin Langer after youngster's maiden fifty
Having batted in tricky and testing match situations before, the allrounder was in his element with Australia looking for quick runs in the third innings of the Sydney Test
Six people removed from the SCG stands after Mohammed Siraj alerts umpires to abuse
Incident follows day three's allegations of racial abuse directed at India players
R Ashwin says 'nasty' behaviour in Sydney crowd not a first for India
'This has been a continuous thing at Sydney. I have experienced it as well'
As it happened: Australia vs India, 3rd Test, Sydney, 4th day
Updates, analysis and colour from the fourth day of the Sydney Test
Day 3
Pat Cummins, Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne put India on the back foot
India's batting innings was hurt by three run-outs on day three
Cheteshwar Pujara: 'Couldn't have done anything better against the best ball of the series'
"If we look at the way our innings was progressing, we were in a comfortable position till I got out"
It's not lack of intent, it's Cheteshwar Pujara's method and it works for him
Pujara's philosophy is to spend more time in the middle to create more chances of scoring runs
World-class Pat Cummins decisively swings odds Australia's way
With two peaches to remove Rahane and Pujara, he might have well finished off India's chances.
Ravindra Jadeja suffers dislocated left thumb, Rishabh Pant has elbow injury
Both men did not take the field in Australia's second innings
Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah allege racial abuse by SCG crowd
It could not be ascertained whether the Indian team management has officially lodged a complaint
As it happened - Australia vs India, 3rd Test, Sydney, 3rd day
Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the third day of the Sydney Test
Day 2
Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill fight back for India after Steven Smith ton
Australia lost eight wickets for 132 runs to be bundled out for 338
Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill fight back for India after Steven Smith ton
Australia lost eight wickets for 132 runs to be bundled out for 338.
Australia's batting ills continue despite Steven Smith ton
Smith, Labuschagne and Pucovski scored a bunch of runs between them, but still Australia ended short of where they would have wanted to be
Day 1
Australia on strong footing after Will Pucovski, Marnus Labuschagne fifties
David Warner falls cheaply on return, but Steven Smith seems to have put his troubles behind him
Three-dimensional Ravindra Jadeja covers for India's absentees
His all-round ability with the ball, bat and on the field has proven invaluable throughout the series
R Ashwin's fortunes mirror India's on frustrating day at the SCG
The first day showed that the batsmen might need to do the heavy lifting if India are to win the SCG Test
Will Pucovski makes 'very special' debut count, the 'Australian way'
Playing only in his 24th first-class match, the 22-year-old showed impressive maturity and aggression
Will Pucovski: 'Probably my favourite day of cricket to date'
Reassuring medical opinion about the long-term effects of his concussions helped the opener prepare for his debut
As it happened: Australia vs India, 3rd Test, Sydney, 1st day
Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the first day of the SCG Test
Claire Polosak becomes first woman to officiate in a men's Test in its 144-year history
Polosak, 32, is the reserve umpire at the third Test between Australia and India at the SCG
Others
Ashwin and Vihari recall magical SCG partnership
"Both of us went numb and blank for a while; we didn't even celebrate towards the end"
Talented Will Pucovski's tough road to the baggy green: a timeline
His path into the Test XI has been plagued by health issues - interspersed by bucketfuls of runs
Where does Hanuma Vihari's 23 from 161 balls rank among the slowest Test innings?
And is India's use of 20 players across four Tests a record?
WATCH: India or India A? Ishant to Jadeja, the long injury list going into the Gabba Test
The Indian XI at the Gabba will look very different from what they would have wanted for the series decider
Steven Smith replaces Virat Kohli as No. 2 Test batsman, Kane Williamson solid at the top
Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Marnus Labuschagne and Kyle Jamieson moved up the tables
'I knew it was the end of my series; whatever impact I'd have, it had to be then'
Hanuma Vihari relives his incredible SCG rearguard with R Ashwin, when he batted with an injured leg he couldn't feel and a mind focused on playing out six balls at a time
As it happened: Australia vs India, 3rd Test, Sydney, 2nd day
Updates, analysis and colour from the second day of the SCG Test
Ajinkya Rahane: Stay in bubble 'challenging' when 'life outside in Sydney is completely normal'
Insists India "not complaining about anything", but are focused on the SCG Test instead
India bring in Rohit Sharma and Navdeep Saini for SCG Test
Rohit will replace Mayank Agarwal at the top of the order, while Saini comes in for the injured Umesh Yadav
Australia vs India, 3rd Test, Fantasy Pick, team predictions
Fantasy suggestions for the SCG Test between Australia and India
Overseas specialist Hanuma Vihari is about the steel and the purpose, not numbers alone
He wants to win Tests away from home, and looks likely to get many chances to do exactly that
Will Pucovski and the other Australia batsmen need clarity to succeed at SCG
The possible return of David Warner should provide the batsmen with an ideal exemplar of proactive Test-match batting
Injuries a worry for India as battle of top-class Test bowling enters third act
Rohit Sharma will open for India, while Will Pucovski is expected to make a highly anticipated debut for Australia
