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After bowling India out for a modest 185 under tricky batting conditions, Australia failed to close out day one without a wicket at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). With Sam Konstas engaging in a tussle with Jasprit Bumrah in the dying minutes of the day, the latter responded by extracting Usman Khawaja in the final ball of the day to leave the hosts at 9/1.
An arm-wrestling second session saw Virat Kohli nipped out by Scott Boland, hoping to regain complete control. However, Ravindra Jadeja and Rishabh Pant have managed to stem the bleeding. Steve Smith and Nathan Lyon also gave a couple of lifelines to Ravindra Jadeja, who is unbeaten on 11.
After Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc sent the Indian openers packing, India had almost gone through to lunch without further damage. However, Shubman Gill threw his wicket away in the final ball of the session to gift Australia the advantage. A few overs after lunch, Virat Kohli also perished as Scott Boland had him nicking outside off-stump again.
Team India had Jasprit Bumrah walking out for the toss on day one of the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney as reports of Rohit Sharma opting out came true. The right-arm speedster won the toss and opted to bat first, announcing two changes to their line-up, bringing in Shubman Gill and Prasidh Krishna for Rohit and Akash Deep.
Australia, meanwhile, had already announced a solitary change, drafting in Beau Webster for Mitchell Marsh.
Australia (Playing XI): Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj.
Meanwhile, Team India's alleged tense dressing room atmosphere has left a tumultuous environment ahead of the 5th Test. With reports doing rounds that Rohit Sharma is set to be rested for the final Test, Jasprit Bumrah will take back the captaincy duties, having led the tourists in the opening game. They will be desperate for another victory and keep Australia winless against them for the third time in an away series.
When and where to watch the 5th BGT Test between Australia and India?
The first ball of the series-decider will be bowled on 5:00 am IST, with the toss set to take place at 4:30. Fans can catch the live telecast of the same on Star Sports, while the live streaming of the same will take place on Disney+ Hotstar.
