Currently tied at 1-1 in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, Australia and India〞sitting in the 2nd and 3rd spots, respectively, on the World Test Championship (WTC) points table〞will both aim for a win at The Gabba in Brisbane to improve their chances.?
The 3rd Test will begin on Saturday, December 14, at 5:50 AM IST. Indian viewers can catch the live telecast on Star Sports Network, with English commentary available on Star Sports 1 HD/SD. Live streaming will be available via the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
The Men in Blue is expected to make two changes to their bowling lineup, with attention focused on captain Rohit Sharma's batting position. Akash Deep is likely to replace Harshit Rana, while R Ashwin is set to be benched for the third Test in Brisbane and make way for the Gabba hero Washington Sundar.
As for the Aussies, on the eve of the 3rd Test, captain Pat Cummins announced that Josh Hazlewood will replace Scott Boland〞who took five wickets in the Pink Ball Test.
Australia playing 11: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood.?
India playing 11 (Probables): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin/Washington Sundar/Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana/Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.?
Total matches: 109?
Australia won: 46?
India won: 33
Tied: 1?
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (Wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant (Wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.?
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.
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