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India vs Australia 4th Test: Marcus Harris to replace Will Pucovski in Australia team for Brisbane Test | Cricket News
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Harris will be the only change to the 11 that was held to a draw in the third Test, with opener David Warner cleared to play after struggling with a groin strain at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
“Will won’t play tomorrow,” Paine told reporters on the eve of the Gabba Test.
A big change for the Aussies ahead of the series decider #AUSvIND https://t.co/Kv1drj79nO
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“He tried to train this morning. He didn’t quite come up.
“Marcus Harris will replace him … We’re looking forward to seeing what he will do.”
The series is level at 1-1.
Australia XI:
David Warner, Marcus Harris, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (capt), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon
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Simi Singh on song as Ireland crush UAE to square series | Cricket News
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Coming in with Ireland struggling at 99-5, Singh made 54 not out from 57 balls and shared a sixth-wicket partnership of 91 with Curtis Campher who made 56.
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UAE made a good start in the chase to reach Ireland’s 228 with the openers Zawar Farid and Vriitya Aravind adding 46 before off-spinner Singh, in his second over, had Farid caught by Gareth Delany at deep square-leg on the sweep.
Shortly after, Chundangapoyil Rizwan and Aravind both hoiked the 33-year-old spinner down the throat of Craig Young at long-on before Singh had Basil Hameed caught behind by Lorcan Tucker and Muhammad Usman leg before.
📸: POTMIt was certainly @SimiSingh147’s day. 54* and 5-10. 👏👏👏#BackingGreen ☘️🏏Pic: @AbuDhabiCricket https://t.co/GzI1RawaFw
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Singh, who was born in India but has lived in Ireland since arriving as a student when he was 17, picked up the first five wickets as the hosts crumbled and finished with an astonishing five for 10 from his 10 overs.
It is the second-best performance by an Irish bowler in ODIs after Paul Stirling‘s six for 55 against Afghanistan in 2017.
UAE won the opening encounter on January 8 without vice-captain Chirag Suri and uncapped left-arm spinner Aryan Lakra who both tested positive for coronavirus.
The next two games, in what had been scheduled as a four-match series, were then axed despite a series of attempts to reschedule as the home squad were hit by a wave of Covid-19 positive tests.
After losing the toss and being put in, Ireland made a poor start to their innings as Kashif Daud removed Kevin O’Brien, playing in his 150th ODI, in the second over.
When Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie fell in quick succession to Zahoor Khan, the Irish were in deep trouble at 10-3.
Harry Tector, who made 33, and Tucker, 42, began the rebuilding process before Campher, who was named man of the series, and Singh joined forces in a vital sixth-wicket stand.
Ireland will remain in the UAE to play a three-game ODI series against Afghanistan.
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Indian players have been tested to the cricketing and mental limits every turn, every minute: Gavaskar | Cricket News
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Gavaskar said the Indians are truly proud of the team for showing great character irrespective of the result of the fourth Test at The Gabba. The visitors need 324 runs on the final day with 10 wickets in the bag to win a Test at Australia’s fortress — The Gabba.
A win will see the ‘injury-ravaged’ Indians register back-to-back series wins on Australian soil and a draw will see them retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against all odds. But the pitch isn’t getting any better at The Gabba and with the odd-ball misbehaving after hitting the cracks, the Indian batsmen need to ensure that they keep the scoreboard moving at every given opportunity.
“It doesn’t matter what happens here at the Gabba… We Indians can and will be truly proud of our cricketers. I have led Indian teams on tours of Australia and know first-hand just how challenging it can be. But what we have witnessed in the series is something extraordinary,” Gavaskar said while commentating on Channel Seven.
“Resolve, fortitude and fighting spirit displayed by the team have been inspiring. Most have been away from home and in quarantine for over five months. They have been routed in the most crushing way with the world watching. They have seen friends battered and broken. They have been tested to the cricketing and mental limits every turn, every minute. Even under the most intense strain, they have never stopped fighting. And they may still somehow manage to take the trophy home,” he added.
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4th Test: Siraj, Shardul bowl with fire, take 9 wickets between them to keep India in the hunt
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<p>From not going to attend his father’s funeral and then being subjected to racial abuse in Sydney to becoming the only Indian bowler to register a five-wicket haul in this series, Mohammed Siraj has made sure that he is taken very seriously as a Test bowler now. (AP Photo)</p>
<p>Siraj took 5/73 and was ably supported by Shardul Thakur’s 4/61 as India bowled out Australia for 294 runs in their 2nd innings to set up a 328-run victory target. (AFP Photo)</p>
<p>Thakur took the catch off Siraj’s bowling to dismiss last man Josh Hazlewood (9). Siraj, leading the India attack in just his third Test, returned figures of 5/73 for his career-best figures. (AFP Photo)</p>
<p>Siraj’s 5/73 are the fourth best bowling figures by any Indian bowler at the Gabba and Shardul’s 4/61 are the sixth best bowling figures by an Indian bowler at the Gabba. (AFP Photo)</p>
<p>Siraj, who made his debut in the second Test in Melbourne on this tour, has the most wickets for India in this series with 13 scalps, followed by Ashwin (12), Bumrah (11), Jadeja (7), Thakur (7). (AP Photo)</p>
<p>It has been a comprehensive performance by the Indian rookies as Siraj and Shardul with a combined experience of 5 Tests (including the Gabba Test) walked away with two of the best bowling figures ever by Indian bowlers at the Gabba. (Getty Images)</p>
With rain playing spoilsport, the Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill could face just 1.5 overs on the fourth evening before the umpires decided to call for early stumps. With Rohit unbeaten on 4 off 6 balls and Gill yet to score from the five balls he has faced, it will all be about starting afresh for the visitors on the final morning.
Earlier, it was poetic justice that Mohammed Siraj picked his maiden fifer as India dismissed Australia for 294 in their second innings.
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Davis Cup Finals to take place over 11 days, three cities | Tennis News
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The change was proposed by the ITF’s event partner Kosmos Tennis, the Spanish-based investment firm who are pumping in $3 billion over 25 years, and agreed by the ITF Board.
This year’s event will take place from Nov. 25-Dec. 5.
The ITF also confirmed that two more European cities are being sought to share the staging of the 2021 Finals with Madrid which hosted the first edition of the revamped event in 2019.
Another proposal agreed by the ITF will be to trim the Finals from 18 to 16 teams from 2022 onwards.
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