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Lower-order Deserve A Credit For Faring Well Against Indian Attack: Labuschagne
World Test Championship: Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne credited the late effort of the lower-order for extending their lead in the ongoing fourth Test against India despite a resilient attack from the visiting pacers led by Jasprit Bumrah on Sunday.
After bowling out India for 369 in the first session of Day 4, Australia were reeling at 91/6 before late contributions from Pat Cummins (41), Nathan Lyon (41 not out) and Scott Boland (10 not out) dragged them to 228/9 at stumps, leading by 333 runs.
Earlier, Labuschagne struck his second consecutive half-century of the match and was also involved in a crucial 57-run stand for the seventh wicket with Cummins.
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1st Test: Bosch's Brilliant Batting Pushes South Africa Closer To WTC Final
World Test Championship: A win away from sealing a place in the final of the World Test Championships (WTC), South Africa rode on brilliant batting by Corbin Bosch, who scored 81 not out on debut, to take the first innings lead against Pakistan in the first Test at the SuperSport Park here on Friday.
Pakistan Will Not Make Things Easy For South Africa In Test Series, Says Allan Donald
As South Africa: As South Africa gear up for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan, the first game of the two-match series winning which will seal them a place in the World Test Championship final, legendary pacer Allan Donald has warned the team that Pakistan would not make things easy for the hosts after getting a timely boost with their clean sweep in the ODI series.
BGT: Rohit Backs Youngsters Pant, Gill, Jaiswal To Put Up Strong Show In Last Two Tests
Melbourne Cricket Ground: India skipper Rohit Sharma is standing behind his young batters - Rishabh Pant, Shubamn Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal - to perform well in the last two Tests of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia.
His Numbers Don't Really Stack Up Away From Home: Ponting Points Out Gill's Overseas Struggles
The ICC Review: Australia great Ricky Ponting believes the Indian opener Shubman Gill's overseas record is not as strong as his performances at home, but the ex-Aussie skipper feels the right-hander can improve his fortunes in Australia with minor changes to his approach.
West Indies To Play Practice Match In Rawalpindi Before Tests Against Pakistan
The Pakistan Cricket Board: The Pakistan Cricket Board has confirmed that the West Indies will arrive in Islamabad on January 6 and after playing a three-day match against Pakistan Shaheens from January 10-12 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, they will take on Pakistan in back-to-back Tests in Multan.
BGT: Kohli Will Figure Out His Own Path, Says Rohit Ahead Of Boxing Day Test
Boxing Day Test: Ahead of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, India captain Rohit Sharma has backed star batter Virat Kohli to come back strong in the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia.
BGT: Bangar, Pujara Offer Advice To Team India On How To Counter Head At MCG
Boxing Day Test: With the threat of Travis Head looming large on India ahead of the Boxing Day Test starting on December 26 in Melbourne, Sanjay Bangar and Cheteshwar Pujara have spelt out advise to the visitors’ on how to stop the left-handed batter from getting big runs.
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Boxing Day Test: Former India head coach Sanjay Bangar believes that the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is the perfect opportunity for Virat Kohli to rise to the occasion and reestablish himself as the fulcrum of India’s batting lineup.
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World Test Championship Final: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma stated that his team has firmly set their sights on entering their first-ever World Test Championship Final, to be held at Lord’s in June next year.
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ICC World Test Championship: India are sitting third on the World Test Championship (WTC) table after Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep's spirited tenth-wicket partnership helped India salvage a crucial draw against Australia in the rain-marred third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at the Gabba on Wednesday.
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CWI Director Miles Bascombe: Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy is all set to take over as head coach of the Test team too, adding to his responsibilities as the coach of the ODI and T20I teams. Sammy, who was part of the West Indies squads that won the Champions Trophy in 2004 and the T20 World Cup editions in 2012 and 2016 in his illustrious career, has been appointed as the head coach of the West Indies team across all formats. Cricket West Indies announced his appointment as coach of the Test team on Monday.
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