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Stumps, Day 2 : India trail by 307 runs.

4.45pm Well, after all that, play has been abandoned for the day due to a wet outfield
Not sure Tim Paine is thrilled by that decision, but the umpires have decided
the ground hasn't pulled up after that heavy rain.
Play will resume half an hour early tomorrow at 9.30am local time.

What a fightback from the Partnership of Thakur 67 and Washington 62 !!
From 186 for 6, they've dragged India to 336
and narrowed the deficit to only 33....

Stumps, Day 3 : Australia lead by 54 runs.

Warner 20*

5.41pm Bad Light Stops Play.

38 - 3

Bairstow 11*
Lasith Embuldeniya 13 runs, 2 wickets !

Stumps, day 4: England need 36 runs to Win

24.6
Thakur to Harris, gloved behind! Short pitch ball directed high over middle and leg,
Harris gloves up by his helmet and the ball brushes them!

Marcus Harris c †Pant b Thakur 38 (82b 8x4 0x6) SR: 46.34

25.6
Washington Sundar to Warner, given lbw, trapped deep in the crease! Begins to walk off but sneaks in a review

Shaping up to cut for the one that turns. Instead got the arm ball to slide on and hit his back thigh

That's three reds on DRS. It's hitting off and middle and suddenly, the momentum's turned.

It's Thakur and Sundar bringing India back in again

David Warner lbw b Washington Sundar 48 (75b 6x4 0x6) SR: 64

294 all out

Siraj 5Fer, Thakur 4Fer

Siraj gets to lead the team off, holding the ball aloft, what a great moment for a player

who has been through so much on this tour. He's been a star.

Stumps : Yup, that is it. It is still raining ....We are done with day FOUR

98 overs on paper tomorrow, day FIVE !

India need 328 to win the series, Australia need 10 wickets.

West Indies held a 50-Over one innings warm up in Dhaka today ahead of the first ODI on Weds

Batting side put on 258/9 in 47 overs

Joshua da Silva top scorer with 56 off 69 balls

Overnight rain has passed through Brisbane - have to assume if no more showers build up we are good to go for Day 5....going to be a very interesting 98 overs..

Aussie commentators: when Australia is batting the pitch has demons but when India is batting the pitch is a batting paradise. Also from the time India starts batting the Aussie 'fearsome pacers' will quickly get them out and win the game. Go figure!

Test cricket will not die, what a fantastic match; what tremendous character shown by the Indian 'replacements'

Great Win by India to crack the 32 year old OZ undfeated record at the Fortress, GABBA !

Composed and calculated with a group of rookie debutants :

never having played a first class A team game before !

just WoW !