According to the latest cricket updates from the 3rd test match between India and Australia, the home side looks in control of the third test match as well.

India had a mixed opening session on Day 3 of the 3rd Test against Australia, on Sunday.

Though, the middle order batsman from the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli has hit fifty, but he is getting not much support from other batsman.

The great wall of Indian cricket team, Rahul Dravid fell 3 runs short of completing his fifty and was bowled on 47 runs by Australia fast bowler Harris.

Thereafter, the captain of India cricket team, MS Dhoni joined Kohli, but he also failed to last long. Dhoni was out after making 2 runs, Siddle got his wicket.

With a shortage of 120 runs existing at the start of the day’s play, the two batsmen from India began on a confident note as Ben Hilfenhaus charged in for the hosts in hot conditions at WACA.

The thump was shared equally by both Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli, though, it was the more experienced of the two who struck the day’s first boundary.

The Australian bowler Hilfenhaus offered a short and wide delivery and Rahul Dravid crashed it past point.

Middle order batsman Virat Kohli got into the act in the next over when he hit Harris to a superb four.

Virat Kohli then overtook his partner and brought up his fifty off 98 deliveries.

Moreover, the present score of the touring team is 165 runs with the loss of 6 wickets, India is still 43 runs behind from the home team with just 4 wickets in hand.

It is said in reports that this looks very hard form India to save this test match, today is the 3rd day of the play and experts have said that the match may end on the fourth day.

Only a miracle can save India now.

According to the latest cricket updates, India has lost the second test match by an innings and 68 runs here at the SCG against the Australia cricket team.

The master blaster from India Sachin Tendulkar once again missed the historic 100th International century as he was out on 80 individual score int eh second innings against the home side.

Meanwhile, the Australia team is now leading the four test match series by 2-0 lead.

In the first test match played at MCG, India lost the match by 122 runs.

Further, batting started from their overnight score of 114 for 2 wickets, India cricket team was bowled out for 400 runs.

In the meantime, some good batting performance was shown by the Indian batsman, Gautam Gambhir (83), Sachin Tendulkar (80), VVS Laxman (66) and Ravichandran Ashwin ( 62).

However, the most successful bowler from the Australia side was Ben Hilfenhaus, as he captured 5 big wickets from the Indian side, claiming Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni as his victims for figures of 5 for 106.

Talking to media, Indian captain MS Dhoni said, “We were down in the first session on the first day. A few batsman got out to good deliveries. It was very difficult to contain Clarke. We can beat this team in Perth.”

Moreover, the winning captain and the man of the match winner, Clarke said, “It was a tough wicket to take 10 wickets but our bowlers were brilliant. I’ve spoken about consistency and our guys are doing that now. In any team you need experience and youth and I think now this Australian team has it. I was as relieved as Punt (Ponting). His attitude around the group has been exceptional. It (Sachin’s wicket) is a very handy one to have.”

According to the latest cricket updates, the opener from India, Gautam Gambhir is batting superbly and hits his 19th half-century off 54 balls on the third day of the second Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.

Opener Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid resumed the Indian second innings after tea.

Earlier, India lost their first wicket in the form of opener Virender Sehwag (4) in the second innings when David Warner took a superb diving catch at point off Ben Hilfenhaus.

The captain of Australia cricket team, Michael Clarke hit an unbeaten 329 runs, his highest individual score, alongwith Michael Hussey (150*) put up a 334-run stand for the 5th wicket before declaring the Australian first innings at 659/4.

The time Australian captain declared their innings, he was just 5 runs short from going past Mark Taylor and Don Bradman’s highest Test scores of 334.

Michael Clarke’s records his first triple-hundred facing 432 balls with the help of 37 boundaries and one six.

In addition to yesterday’s score of 482/4, the home side added 101 runs in the first session to reach 583 with the loss of 4 wickets at lunch, with Clarke on 293 and Hussey on 111 in an unbeaten 258-run partnership.

On the second day ‘s play, captain Clarke proved his batting as he struck his first unbeaten double ton while former captain Ricky Ponting marked his return to form with a sparkling 134 as Australia took to a huge total of 291 to bat a hapless India out of the game in the second Test on Wednesday.

As per the latest cricket updates, the Australia cricket team is in a very strong position against India in the second test match played at the SCG ground.

The captain of the Australian team Michael Clarke and former captain Ricky Ponting cracked hundreds and took their team on a safe zone.

The home side is in full command at this stage and having a lead of 291 runs with the total of 482 for 4 at stumps on Wednesday.

Captain of the home side, Clarke hits a superb double century against India today and was batting on 251, his best test score and the highest by an Australian at the SCG, with Mike Hussey on 55 at stumps.

Earlier, former captain Ricky Ponting scored 134 ended a century drought that stretched back to January 2010 when he scored 209 against Pakistan in Hobart.

Since then, Australia’s greatest test run scorer had gone 34 innings without reaching the milestone.

No Indian bowler was able to get wickets; the only successful bowler from India was Zaheer Khan, taking 3 wickets for 106 runs.

Indian captain MS Dhoni looked helpless as he was not able to stop Australia batting attack.

Scores:

India 1st innings: 191 (M.S. Dhoni 57 not out; James Pattinson 4-43, Ben Hilfenhaus 3-51).

Australia 1st innings: 482-4 (Michael Clarke 251 not out, Ricky Ponting 134; Zaheer Khan 3-106).

As per the latest Cricket updates, India lost the opening test match against Australia by 122 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.

While batting in second innings, India team has got a target of 292 runs by the home side, but the India team was bowled out on 169 runs.

Earlier, in the start of the day four, the home side added 61 more runs in their last night’s total, before they were dismissed for 240 runs in their second innings.

The master blaster from India, Sachin Tendulkar once again fails to show his magic in Australia and was out for 32 individual score in the 27th over of the innings.

The most successful bowler from Australia was James Pattinson, who was later named as Man-Of-The-Match.

Australia’s fast bowlers, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle, bowled superbly and at one stage India was 81 for six on Tendulkar’s dismissal.

The victory gave Australia first blood in the four-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy series with the second Test beginning in Sydney on Tuesday.

James Pattinson is the Man of the Match. Pattinson: “It’s a pretty surreal feeling right now. We were coming off a bit of pressure after losing in Hobart to New Zealand. It is fantastic to win here at the MCG. Victorian supporters are the best in the business. Siddle is fantastic, he keeps everyone in the side going.”

Talking to media, Australia Captain, Clarke said, “Our tail were outstanding with their batting, and we have to give full credit to the bowlers. You always want to have plans against whatever team you play and we were able to execute the plans. Credit has to go to Ponting and Hussey as well. India are a fantastic team. It is great to have them here in Australia. We know they’ll come hard at us in Sydney.”

While, after loosing the 1st test match, indian captain, MS Dhoni said, “Bowlers brought us back in to the game. We were short by 50-odd runs in the first innings. Their lower order scored some runs, if we had got them earlier, we would have had 50-60 runs less to chase. We are known to be tentative starters, I think in the next game we will be slightly better. You have to give credit to the Australia bowlers for the way they bowled.”

Match scores: Australia 333 and 240; India 282 and 169.

As per the latest cricket updates, the super power of Indian cricket team, Virender Sehwag started his Australia tour with a sparking fifty.

The opener from India hit some superb cricketing shots to reach hit fifty against Australia at the MCG stadium on the second day of the Boxing Day of the First test match here today.

Earlier, India lost their other opener Gautam bambhir lost his wicket, when he was batting on 3 runs. Gautam tried to play the ball coming outside the off stump, giving Ben Hilfenhaus his first scalp of the summer.

The scoreboard read just 22 runs with the loss of one wicket when ‘The Wall’ Rahul Dravid walked out to bat with Shewag.

The Indian team was 6/0 at lunch on the second day of the first Test, trailing Australia by 327 runs.

Prior to this, the host team were bowled out on 333 runs R Ashwin rattling the middle stump of Nathan Lyon on 6 individual score. The lower order batsman from Australia team could not prove much helpful for their team this time.

The Indian bowling attack looks sharpe on the target and they soon managed to get all the home side out, but the center of attraction is the little master from India, Sachin Tendulkar, as everyone is waiting for his 100th hundred

The front head bowler from India, Zaheer Khan made his presence felt at the center today morning, he took the important wicket of Peter Siddle (41) to get the tailenders on the turf. Zaheer Khan took four wickets on the opening test match here today.

Zaheer Khan also bowled out the Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin with 27 individual score with a full and angled across delivery, which drove away from his body, and Virender Sehwag at gully took a neat low catch.

So, the till now the first day of the Boxing Day Test is good for Indian team, Umesh Yadav and Zaheer Khan showed some superb bowling and from the home side, opener Cowan hit 68 runs with Ponting hitting valuable 62 runs.

As per the latest Cricket Updates, the new talent from India, Umesh Yadav was feeling nervous while bowling against big guns like Ricky Ponting, but it was Sachin Tendulkar whose advice hugely helped his confidence as he took three important wickets on the first day of the Boxing Day Test on Monday.

Umesh Yadav was seen getting a lot of support from master blaster at mid-off or mid-on, and the bowler told media that Sachin Tendulkar told him to bowl fuller-length deliveries to get wickets.

Talking to media, after the end of day one’s play, the bowler said, “Even against West Indies, at mid off or mid-on, he just boosts my confidence. He does not tell me anything particular, just asks me to bowl in my areas. He told me that in India you can get away by bowling back-of-length stuff. Here in Australia, it’s important to bowl a fuller length.”

He said that he is very happy that he managed to take three wickets today, but he is disappointed as well as he gave away too many runs.

Yadav took 3 wickets for 96 runs, he said, “I took wickets but also gave away far too many runs. So I’m happy and I’m not happy as well.”

Further, the bowler said, “It’s not that I wanted to bowl short or the team has planned so. The two fielders in the deep, at fine leg and square leg, were intended to keep the scoring down more than to catch the batsmen off a pull shot.”

The star cricketer of Australia cricket team, ricky Ponting was one of the three victim of Umesh Yadav.

He said, “I would not say any one wicket in particular was special. All wickets were special. I am touring Australia for the first time, so whatever success comes my way will make me happy. In whatever way I can contribute for the team, I am happy I could do it.”

Umesh Yadav said, “It was exciting to bowl to Ponting. He has been such a big player. I wouldn’t say I was very nervous, but yes there was a little bit of nervousness.”

He added, “Partnerships happen. We did try to break it but they kept going. Yes, we have conceded a few runs but otherwise the day was good for us.”

As per the latest cricket updates, the Boxing Day have arrived and the two big crickets playing teams are playing their first test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The Australian captain MJ Clarke has won the toss and elected to bat first. Breaking news is that Australia has lost its third wicket and Ricky Ponting has become the third victim of Umesh Yadav.

Ponting scored 62 runs from 94 balls with the help of 6 fours in his innings.

The star player from Australia team Ricky Ponting looked very much in form as slammed a solid fifty to steady the innings, his class in Test cricket for Australia since the last fifteen years.

Earlier, Ponting was given full support from opener Ed Cowan who is still at the center and playing superbly with former captain, he also reached his fifty.

The match was stopped due to rain, and early lunch was taken at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with the Australian team suffering with just 68 runs on the board and they lost two important wickets.

Moreover, Umesh Yadav is the pick of the bowlers from the Indian side; he is only bowler who got three wickets. His first wicket came as David Warner (37) right after a short break that could have resulted in a lapse of concentration on the batsman’s part.

Thereafter, Shaun Marsh came at the center and soon become the second victim of Umesh Yadav, he was gone on duck.

Warner gloved a short one into the hands of India skipper MS Dhoni while Marsh was caught by Kohli with the scorecard reading 46/2.

The medium pacer Zaheer Khan was study in his line and length as he had a couple of loud appeals and close calls.

India (Playing XI): Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke(c), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin(w), Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Pattinson

It is now less than 24 hours, when the first test match will start between India and Australia. Both the teams are fully prepared for the Boxing Day now.

In a statement to media, the Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin states that the team has put behind it the recent loss to New Zealand and is fully prepared to take on India in the four-Test series starting at the MCG on Monday.

Talking to media, Haddin ahead of the Boxing Day Test said, “I think we are in a very good space. We have had a week to prepare. We couldn’t be more prepared and more looking forward to the game.”

“Boxing Day is a great occasion to walk out on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. As a sportsman, it is a highlight to play in front of 60-70 thousand people. We have had a very good couple of days at our batting camp and we are ready for the contest.”

All the expectations from Australian Cricket team are to be held on Ricky Ponting, who is always known for his best captainship. Along him, Michael Hussey has also been under a huge pressure to win the four-test series.

However at beginning of the Boxing Day Test today at the MCG, the actual tension of Ponting is of Australia’s new selection panel’s dangerous decision to stick with the struggling veterans ahead of all-rounder Dan Christian for the Boxing Day Test.

There may be some questions that are to be put on Australian batsmen fitness. By keeping out of the series against New Zealand because of back injury, Shaun Marsh has been recalled to bat at No.3.Along him Australian Swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus has also recalled to perform in the Boxing Day Test.

Beside this in a source report, all the members of Australian team are to be fit and having in an excellent form this summer to perform in the Boxing Day Test
Talking about the Indian bowler Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma, whom fitness is to be under doubt zone, Haddin said: “I think they rely on the two big boys quite a lot.”

Confidently speaking about their best performance at MCG, Haddin said, “With the injury cloud, I don’t think too much about that with the Indian team. Once they take the field they seem to roll out all right. We know where their strengths are, but we also know there are areas that we can get the game moving forward and develop the game as quick as we like. We have had a very good couple of days at our batting camp and we are ready for the contest.” as quick as we like.”

India v/s Australia, the two big guns of the cricket world are set to face each other in the first test which is scheduled on December 26, 2011. As always, players from Australia are playing mind game with Indian cricket team, in connection to this, they are giving statement that may affect the moral of Indian players.

After the recent comment by the former Australia skipper, Mark Taylor on the performance of India batsman VVS Laxman that India’s aging batsmen ‘have enjoyed a free ride on flat home pitches’, now VVS Laxman has put the bouncer by giving his response in a very formal way.

However smartly criticizing on the comment of Mark, the Indian batsman Laxman says, “Indian batsmen can play anywhere.” This reply seemed to be so aggressive that showed that he has not taken remarks of Mark Taylor too kindly.

In a report that is published in Herald Sun, Laxman saying in his quote that he usually does not react to what others think. “That is the view point of Mark Taylor. am happy we have been able to perform in conditions and delivered everywhere except for England which was disastrous for various reasons,” he added..

By identifying Indian Batsmen ability to perform everywhere, Laxman said, “I think Australian surfaces are best for batting, I relish batting in such conditions. There is true bounce and you get value for your shots. I think the wickets are as good for Hussey and Ponting as us.”