Roy made a 124-ball 132 with 18 fours and a six to lay the platform for a commanding 326-7 in 50 overs, after Tamim Iqbal won the toss and surprisingly opted to bowl on a Mirpur wicket he called "tacky".
In his assessment, Broad said, “The pitch, which was very dry, did not provide a balance between bat and ball, favouring spinners from the start."
Talking about the cons of making Test match pitches which are extreme, Tait said, "When you make wickets extreme, all the selection talks are about that. Even the teams get confused about what they should be doing."
Six successive victories in the league heading into the new year had Newcastle cemented into the top four but they have won only one of their last seven and are struggling for goals.
Australia's batting mainstay, who was their skipper in the previous tour back in 2017, also prefers playing on spin-friendly tracks rather than placid wickets that takes the game to full five days.
India suffered a nine-wicket loss to Australia in the third Test, which finished in little over two days.
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The Indian batters lacked application and were dismissed for 109 and 163 in two innings of the match, which Australia won by an emphatic nine wickets to seal their place in the World Test Championship final.
Pujara was India's top run scorer on day two, accumulating a gritty 59 off 142 deliveries in the second innings.
Hammering of India would remain one of Australia's sweetest victories abroad with wins on these hostile shores, where just two teams have claimed a Test series this century, being extremely rare.
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada spearheaded South Africa's three-day victory at Centurion with 6-50 in the final innings as the West Indians were all out for 159 while chasing 247 for victory.
Gavaskar said India were 60-70 runs short in the first innings, and that they had let the "pitch overtake them".
In case India loses or draws the Ahmedabad Test, then New Zealand should either beat or draw Sri Lanka in at least one of the two Tests to qualify for the WTC final.
With a first innings lead of 88 runs, Lyon helped Australia bundle India out for just 163 in the second innings, setting a meagre task of 76 runs to be chased on day three.
I like to do captaincy in this part of the world, says Steve Smith.
Ahead of the third Test, India captain Rohit Sharma had nodded in agreement to the suggestion of the pitch for the Ahmedabad Test being simulated to match the conditions for the WTC Final later in the summer.
Travis Head (49) and Marnus Labuschagne (28) took Australia past the finish line on Day 3 in Indore.
Delhi Capitals will be coached by two-time title winner in The Hundred, Jonathan Batty, while former England head coach Lisa Keightley and ex India player and selector Hemlata Kala are assistant coaches.
Kasi Viswanathan has said that the BCCI had confirmed prior to the auction that all England players will be available for the entirety of the season.
The 24-year-old will try his hand at hitting home runs at the Cardinals camp in Florida as part of a new ambassadorial role with MLB Europe.
MS Dhoni called me and said, "I really enjoyed the commentary. Very, very good. Well done," says Dinesh Karthik
In a RCB Podcast, stumper says Kohli is very much grounded off the field
I cannot believe a player of his class has gone that long without a hundred, says Mark Waugh.
Adil Rashid said he was never pressured by Azeem Rafiq into supporting allegations that Michael Vaughan made racist comments during their time at Yorkshire.
Wyatt went unsold in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 auction and will not be part of the T20 league.




