India Vs Australia  

The 49-year-old Shane Warne questioned Australia's domestic cricket structure and said the Grade system was "going backwards". He also questioned Australian bowlers' lengths against India batsmen where they managed to get only one LBW decision in the whole four-Test rubber

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said, 'Clearly, if you take the two best players out of any team they will struggle. But losing Smith and Warner is an easy excuse to hide behind. India were beaten 4-1 in English conditions last summer, although the matches were closer than the final score suggests, but would have beaten Australia 3-1 had it not rained in Sydney for the last two days'

'Keeping in mind the work load of the bowler, it was best felt to give him (Jasprit Bumrah) adequate rest ahead of the home series against Australia. Mohammed Siraj will replace Bumrah in the squad for the Australia and New Zealand tour,' said the BCCI in a statement

One of the biggest reasons why Australia can face another debacle is the presence of the experienced former Indian skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. With his lightning fast work behind the stumps, Dhoni is irreplaceable as the team’s wicketkeeper. Not only that, he also brings a lot more to the table by offering ideas to the bowlers, discussing field placements with Virat Kohli

It is a rare first Down Under for India since Lala Amarnath's side visited Australia back in 1947-48 months after independence to face Sir Don Bradman's 'Invincibles'. 'Firstly, I want to say I've never been more proud of being part of a team, than this one right here,' said Virat Kohli

'Why wouldn't they have had a look at that? They've still got the two reviews up their sleeve. There had to be some sort of doubt in that,' Ponting added

Pujara has so far scored 521 runs in seven innings in the test series so far. He has faced 1,258 deliveries in the process, breaking Rahul Dravid’s record of most deliveries faced in a Test series in Australia. 
 

With just a day left in the match and the weather playing spoilsport, a result may not be possible at Sydney, but a draw would be enough for India to win their first Test series ever in Australia