Cummins takes five to lead Australia to thumping victory
India could add only 47 to their overnight score as Australia finished things off in under four overs with the bat
05/12Result
2nd Test (D/N), India tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 6-8 2024
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![India]( "India")
180 & 175 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
337 & 19/0 (3.2 ov)
Player of the Match
05/12Result
2nd Test (D/N), India tour of Australia at Adelaide, Dec 6-8 2024
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![India]( "India")
180 & 175 -
![Australia]( "Australia")
337 & 19/0 (3.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Day 2
Australia scorch India after Head ton and Boland-Cummins spells
Head's innings of 140 was scored at a strike-rate of 99.29 and flattened India by the time they came out to bat in the final session
Day 1
McSweeney, Labuschagne blunt India after Starc sizzles on Australia's day
Starc's career-best figures of 6 for 48 saw India fold for 180 before the batters kept Bumrah and Co at bay
Others
Rohit: 'We were not good enough with bat'
He also defends picking Harshit Rana for the Adelaide game: "Rana didn't do anything wrong in the first Test"
Rohit Sharma says 'door very much open' for Mohammed Shami to join Test squad in Australia
The India fast bowler has not played for India since November last year
'Pumped up' Pat Cummins makes a statement with five-for
The Australia captain was especially emotive with the ball in hand as his team responded strongly to their Perth drubbing
Australia's dominance in Adelaide has exposed India's flaws
A struggling batting lineup, overdependence on Jasprit Bumrah and the lack of answers to Travis Head's aggression are weaknesses that need urgent fixes
Australia blow India away in record time
Stats highlights from Australia's ten-wicket win against India in Adelaide
Siraj: It's a lie that Head said 'well bowled' to me
India fast bowler contradicts Australian batters comments from press conference
Pink-ball blues put India on the brink
On day two, just as on day one, Australia bossed the twilight zone in Adelaide
Siraj vs Head: The send-off that turned Adelaide Oval into the Colosseum
It was raw, it was visceral, and it may well become the defining image of this Border-Gavaskar series
Stats - Head's pink-ball delight and Rohit's 2024 misery
The numbers that describe the highs and lows from the second day of the Adelaide Test
Head on Siraj send-off: 'I jokingly said 'well bowled', then he pointed me in the sheds'
The Australia batter said there had been 'no confrontation' in the lead-up to the moment
Siraj fined, Head reprimanded for Adelaide Test altercation
In addition, one demerit point was also added to Siraj and Head's disciplinary records
Travis Head and India's bowlers - the one-sided love story continues
This isn't a title-decider, but if Australia win in Adelaide - as they should - Head's century will carry enormous significance
After the Australia of their dreams, India meet the Australia of their expectations
After all the joy they experienced in Perth, day one in Adelaide served as a wake-up call for the visitors
Brook goes past Root to become the No. 1 Test batter in the world
Travis Head and Temba Bavuma among batters and Pat Cummins and Matt Henry among bowlers to have moved up this week
Stats - Starc gets to Adelaide fifty, Bumrah to 2024 fifty
Stats highlights from day one of the second Australia-India Test match in Adelaide
Starc uses his favourite combination to give Australia just the day they needed
Pink-ball cricket at Adelaide Oval must be the stuff of Starc's dreams, and today they added up to career-best figures against an opponent that has traditionally had the better of him
Rahul to open in Adelaide, Rohit will bat in the middle order
India captain was all praise for Washington Sundar but he also said he sees Ashwin and Jadeja "playing a huge role in the rest of the series"
Cummins hopes for more proactive Labuschagne in pink-ball Test
And possibly no overs from the top-order batter - "I'd say more likely turn to the fast bowlers a bit more," Cummins says
Australia need a better mental approach to their batting
If they lose in Adelaide, they'll be in big trouble
Pink-ball-ready Rahul will 'try and face up to whatever comes my way'
"Quicks will get a bit out of it, spinners will be able to get height and bounce, but also important for us to get some partnerships in," says the curator about the pitch
Stats: What makes Australia so formidable in day-night Tests at home?
The bat-first advantage, seamers ruling the roost under lights, and Lyon's roar
Has 2024 been annus horribilis for Australia's batters?
Batters all over the world have found the going tough, but Australia's, in particular, have been treading water
Australia's Bumrah problem: how to prep for a one-of-a-kind genius?
Unlike other fast bowlers in Australia, Bumrah can target the stumps as well as threaten both the edges with his swing. How does one prepare for it?
Marsh 'hopefully right and ready to go' but questions around bowling remain
If Marsh is unable to offer overs in Adelaide, not having a genuine fourth-seamer could be a gamble for Australia
Rohit's turn to lead from theùŠ middle
The team management has already taken tough decisions in this Test series, but this one might be the toughest
Uncertain Australia walking a tightrope in Adelaide
There could be significant ramifications for an ageing side if the Adelaide Test doesn't go well
Gambhir flies back to rejoin India Test squad in Australia
Finalising the playing XI for the second Test will be on Gambhir's agenda once he is back with the touring party
Pujara: Rahul should bat no lower than No. 3 if Rohit opens
Pujara also says that Washington should continue as the lone spinner ahead of Ashwin and Jadeja
India's batting order, Australia batters' form in focus in pink-ball match-up
India are 1-0 up, but their playing XI has more more changes than Australia's, who will field Boland instead of the injured Hazlewood
