Australia squad for the 3rd test match against India, David Warner and Will Pucovski returns.



Australia vs India 3rd Test Match: Star opener David Warner is all set to make his return in the third test against India after missing the first two. Young Will Pucovski has also recovered well and is named in the 18 men squad for the 3rd Test match.



Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday announced the strong 18-men squad for the Sydney Test. The game will begin on 07th January.



Warner who suffered a groin injury during the ODI series against India is now fit for the test games. He has been included in the squad while opener Joe Burns has been dropped by the selectors after his demonstration of his poor touch.



Burns who was the first-choice opener along with David Warner has not come out harder. Burns?s poor show in the Melbourne Test dropped him from the squad. The second test recorded a duck and a four from his bat.



Will Pucovski who was concussed during the practice game against India A is also recovered and called for the third test. Pucovski as reported recovered from his ninth concussion and Cricket Australia is taking protective steps for him.



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<h2>Burns will return to Brisbane Heat:</h2>



?Opener Joe Burns has been excluded from the side for the third test and will return to Brisbane Heat for the Big Bash League Tournament,? selector Trevor Hohns said in a media release.



?Unfortunately we haven?t witnessed what we expected and what he is capable of in the recent games against India,? Hohns commenting on Joe Burns?s performance.



National selector Hohns told that David Warner will receive every bit of chance to be a part of the final eleven for the Sydney Test. He has made commendable progress to his injury.



?Pucovski is also fine now, he has been in the final stages of return to play protocols and has been asymptomatic for the past few days,? he added.



?He will be fit to play in Sydney subject to completing the return to play protocols and an independent assessment.?



Sean Abbott who sustained a calf niggle is also called for the third Sydney Test against India.



<h2>Australia Squad for 3rd Test:?</h2>



David Warner, Steve Smith, Tim Paine (c), Will Pucovski, Pat Cummins, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matthew Wade.



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Australia squad for the 3rd test match against India, David Warner and Will Pucovski returns

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Australia vs India 3rd Test Match: Australia and India will lock horns for the third time in the test series at Sydney Cricket Ground on 7th January. Both the teams will be eying to take the lead. Team India has lost some of the key players for the remaining tests due to injuries. However, Rohit Sharma has joined the side as the vice-captain and that?s a good sign for India.



David Warner will be playing the third test after missing out on the first two due to a groin injury.



<h2>Australia vs India 3rd Test, Match Preview, Playing 11, and Dream11 Fantasy Tips:</h2>



Match: Australia vs India 3rd Test Match



Day/Date: January 07, Thursday - Jan 11, Monday



Timing: 5:00 AM (Jan 07) (11:30 PM GMT (Jan 06) / 10:30 AM LOCAL)



Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney



<h2>Pitch Report from Sydney Cricket Ground for the 3rd test game:</h2>



The surface in Sydney will favor the batsmen for the first two days. There will be some assistance for the seamers with the new ball. The pitch of SCG in the last two days supports spinners.



The weather on Day1 and 2 might play a spoiler sport. Timely showers are expected on the first two days of play.



<h2>Where to watch the 3rd Test between Australia and India?</h2>



The 2nd test between Australia and India will be aired in Sony SIX, Sony TEN 1, and Sony TEN 3 for Indians.



<h2>Australia vs India 2nd Test Probable Playing 11:</h2>



<h3>Australia Playing 11:</h3>



David Warner, Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Tim Paine (c/wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.



<h3>Full Squad Australia:</h3>



Tim Paine (c), <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/david-warner/">David Warner</a>, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Cameron Green, Sean Abbott, Matthew Wade, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson.



<h3>India Playing 11:</h3>



Rohit Sharma (vc), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini.



<h3>Full Squad India:</h3>



<a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/rohit-sharma/">Rohit Sharma</a>, Virat Kohli (c), <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/ajinkya-rahane/">Ajinkya Rahane</a> (vc), <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/mayank-agarwal/">Mayank Agarwal</a>, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/prithvi-shaw/">Prithvi Shaw</a>, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/shubman-gill/">Shubman Gill</a>, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/rishabh-pant/">Rishabh Pant</a> (wk), <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/jasprit-bumrah/">Jasprit Bumrah</a>, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/hanuma-vihari/">Hanuma Vihari</a>, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/kuldeep-yadav/">Kuldeep Yadav</a>, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/ravindra-jadeja/">Ravindra Jadeja</a>, R. Ashwin, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/mohammed-siraj/">Mohammed Siraj</a>, Navdeep Saini.



<h2>Australia vs India Dream 11 Fantasy Tips:</h2>



David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Marnus Labuschagne, Rishabh Pant, Cameron Green, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, <a href="https://www.icccricketschedule.com/r-ashwin/">R Ashwin</a>.

Australia vs India 3rd Test Match Preview, Playing 11, Dream 11 Fantasy Tips, Pitch Report Where to watch?

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India vs England: England pacers are dying to use Pink Ball says Mark Wood.



India vs England: Mark Wood who is recently added to the test side for the last two test games against India on Friday has said that England pacers are dying to use the pink ball. Both England and India will play their third game at Motera Stadium which will be a Day/Night fixture. This will also embark the opening match of the stadium in an International format.



The four-game test series is levelled at 1-1 and the third game will begin on 24th February.



Test games under the lights always assist the seamers and England will be happy to use their pacers on the track. The last time India played their Day/Night test at Eden Gardens, the seamers picked all 20 wickets in the game against Bangladesh.



"We've been bowling with them in the nets -- they have swung quite a bit and they've lasted longer, which was interesting to see," Wood told a conference call.



"With the ball, as soon as it moves, every one of the bowlers from the past couple of months is dying to get it in their hand."



England bowlers have the ability to use the pink ball to its fullest and exploit the conditions. Even if Mark Wood does not get a chance to play the game, the visitors have plenty of options to use.



James Anderson who didn?t play the second game will certainly return in the third test match and he can swing the ball easily. Along with Anderson, Stuart Broad and Jofra Archer can also swing the ball under the lights.



"As soon as the ball moves we know how good our seam bowlers can be," said Wood.



"We've got good depth there, good skills and two of the best ever (Anderson and Broad)," added the 31-year-old Durham quick.



<h2>Wood explains why he pulled out from IPL 2021 Auction:</h2>



Mark Wood also explained the reason behind his last-minute withdraw from IPL 2021 Auction.



Wood has played just 18 test games in his six years long test career till now. He has sustained an ankle injury which restricted him to play more.&nbsp;



Wood said, he wants to spend time with his family and it was a hard decision for him. He said the money IPL gives can be life-changing for anyone.



Six weeks IPL and two more week on top of that due to quarantine and all of that stuff, I can spend quality time with my family. Wood also want to focus on England?s national fixtures and make himself more consistent and prominent in bowling.



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India vs England: England pacers are dying to use Pink Ball says Mark Wood

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India vs England 3rd Test: Umesh Yadav added to the Indian squad for the last two test matches.



India vs England 3rd Test: Senior pacer Umesh Yadav has been added to the Indian squad for the last two test matches against England. Yadav on Sunday appeared for the fitness test at the newly refurbished Motera Stadium and cleared it following which the pacer was included in the squad.



His replacement Shardul Thakur was released from the test team earlier to play the ongoing domestic 50 over tournament (Vijay Hazare Trophy) for his home team. Thakur was drafted on to the side in the Australian tour where he performed tremendously in the penultimate test.



On the same tour, seamer Umesh Yadav sustained a calf muscle injury due to which he was ruled out of the whole tour.



India and England will play their penultimate test which will be the pink ball test starting on 24th February. The event will be hosted in Motera Stadium.



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With Umesh Yadav getting fit for the test matches, India might look to play with three seamers as it will be a pink ball test. Although it has been hinted that the surface will be rank turner, India will certainly come up with two spinners only unlike the first and second test.



Kuldeep Yadav could be dropped from the side making way for Umesh Yadav. Mohammad Siraj will also rest as Jaspirt Bimrah will join the playing 11 after the rest in the second game. While the third pacer will be Ishant Sharma.



<h2>India squad for last two tests:</h2>



Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Kuldeep Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), R Ashwin,? Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Md. Siraj, Umesh Yadav.



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India vs England 3rd Test: Umesh Yadav added to the Indian squad for the last two test matches

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India vs England 3rd Test Preview: With the series-levelling at 1-1, India and England will come up all guns blazing in the third test. Starting from 24th February, the pink ball test will embark the beginning of the international cricket at Motera Stadium.&nbsp; After the defeat in the first game, India turned the tables with complete domination in the second game. The rank turner suited India and the surface at Motera is more or less the same. However, the pink ball will somehow keep some assistance for the seamers also.



<h2>India vs England 3rd Test, Match Preview, Playing 11, and Dream11 Fantasy Tips:</h2>



Match: India vs England 3rd Test Match



Day/Date: Feb 24, Wed - Feb 28, Sun



Time: 2:30 PM (09:00 AM GMT / 02:30 PM LOCAL)



Venue: Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad



<h2>Pitch Report from Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad:</h2>



The surface as discussed earlier will be a rank turner. The pitch will give assistance to the spinners while some grass is there to help out the seamers as the sunsets. The pink ball will create problems for the batsmen. Believing on the reports, the surface is a paradise for the bowlers.



<h2>Where to watch the 3rd Test between India and England?</h2>



Star Sports will broadcast the match and the viewers can also tune in to Hotstar along with Jio TV app for the live coverage of the match.



<h2>India vs England 3rd Test Probable Playing XI:</h2>



<h3>India Playing XI:</h3>



Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Umesh Yadav.



<h3>Full Squad(India):</h3>



Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane, Shardul Thakur, Rishabh Pant(w), Washington Sundar, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Agarwal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha.



<h3>England Playing XI:</h3>



Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Ben Foakes, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Jack Leach, Jofra Archer, James Anderson.



<h3>Full Squad (England):</h3>



Joe Root(c), Rory Burns, Daniel Lawrence, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Olly Stone Jofra Archer, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Dominic Sibley,&nbsp; Ollie Pope, Chris Woakes, Ben Foakes, Dominic Bess.



<h2>India vs England 3rd Test Dream11 Fantasy Tips:</h2>



Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Joe Root, Virat Kohli, Jhonny Bairstow, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ben Foakes, Jasprit Bumrah, James Anderson and Jofra Archer.



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India vs England: ICC rates Narendra Modi Stadium pitch ?Average? for a Test game



India vs England: Narendra Modi Stadium pitch escapes demerit points after ICC match referee gave it ?Average? rating in the recent evaluation. The newly revamped stadium hosted the recently concluded last two test games between India and England.



The surface used in the third test in Narendra Modi Stadium became the epicentre of criticism and debate as the Test game between India and England lasted only two days.



Any Stadium can be banned for one year if it accumulates 5 demerit points while the ban can be of two years if it picks up 10 demerit points.



The ratings are generally given by match referees of the International Cricket Council (ICC). ?Below Average? rating will attract one demerit point, ?Poor? rating brings three demerit points while ?Unfit? rating is 5 demerit points.



The third test was completed in mere two days after 30 wickets were taken in the sheer turning track. Former Indian pacer, Javagal Shreenath was the match referee in the four game test series between India and England.



None of the sides were able to reach 150 runs in the third test which brought many former cricketers into the debate around the surface used in the newly revamped Narendra Modi Stadium.



The surface used for the second test in MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai was rated as ?Average?. It assisted spinners from ball one and Indian bowlers bowled out England in the fourth day to seal 317 runs win.



Match Referee gave ?Very Good? rating to the first test pitch which England won however the surface used for the fourth and final test in Ahmedabad was rated as ?Good? surface for the Test cricket.



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