Rain has final say as Australia, India draw at the Gabba
Australia and India conjured up the most intriguing of what-ifs in the 22 overs that were possible on the fifth day
13/12Result
3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 14-18 2024
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![Australia]( "Australia")
445 & 89/7d -
![India]( "India")
260 & 8/0 (2.1 ov)
Player of the Match
13/12Result
3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Brisbane, Dec 14-18 2024
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![Australia]( "Australia")
445 & 89/7d -
![India]( "India")
260 & 8/0 (2.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Rahul and Jadeja fight to help India avoid follow-on
India's last wicket pair put on 39 to help them take the innings into the final day at the Gabba
Day 3
Australia's quicks rattle India on stop-start day in Brisbane
India need 195 more runs to avoid the follow-on with six wickets in hand
Day 2
Bumrah bags five but Head, Smith tons flatten India
The lack of depth in India's attack showed as the day went on as Head and Smith added 241 in 302 balls
Day 1
Khawaja, McSweeney steady for 13.2 overs before rain ruins day one of Gabba Test
Asked to bat first at the toss, Australia's openers ensured they did not lose a wicket against the new ball in brief spell of play
Others
'No regrets' about retiring, says Ashwin on return to Chennai
"I don't think Ashwin the cricketer is done, I think only Ashwin the Indian cricketer called time."
Rohit on Brisbane effort: 'If your attitude is good, you can turn impossible into possible'
India captain takes heart from India having put the pressure back on Australia late in the Gabba Test, despite having fallen behind earlier
Cummins' updates: Starc and he 'are feeling really good'; Head 'will be fine' for MCG
"It's really tough," Cummins says about losing Josh Hazlewood for the rest of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy matches
India and Australia take a moment to recalibrate as Gabba stalemate leaves everything up for grabs
On paper, Australia remain favourites, but India wouldn't be too displeased either with how things stand going into the MCG
Super sub Boland could make way again as Hazlewood's recovery gains progress
Hazlewood missed the Adelaide Test due to a side strain, but he has "ticked every box so far this week"
R Ashwin - India's biggest match-winner in Test cricket
His numbers with the ball are the stuff of legend, but Ashwin was more than handy with the bat too
Australia ahead in the Test, but India win the contest within the contest
Australia had a real chance of enforcing the follow-on - their best chance of winning the Test - when Jadeja fell, but India's last-wicket pair spoilt their plans
Rahul chooses the less-scenic route to success
While his team-mates have fallen to flashy shots, the India opener has built his innings on leaving the ball
Hazlewood likely to miss rest of India series with calf strain
He was only able to send down one over before leaving the field early on the fourth day at the Gabba
Rain likely to help India on final day in Brisbane
A total of 98 overs can be bowled on the final day, but only 192 have been bowled across the first four days of this Test
Which batter has scored the most international hundreds against a single opposition?
And has anyone scored more runs than Harry Brook against one country while striking above 100?
Only murmurs in the building: Gabba shrouded in mystery before Ashwin bombshell
The hours leading up to his retirement announcement were filled with much intrigue and speculation
'We are in transition' - Bumrah defends India's bowling show
He says Siraj has a "little bit of a niggle" and praises his "fighter spirit that the team loves"
R Ashwin: the great problem-solver who played cricket for cricket's sake
He finishes as one of India's finest in Test cricket, having built his 13-year career on performances, not promise or popular appeal
Stats - Bumrah hits fifty, another first-over wicket for Starc, Kohli's falling numbers
Virat Kohli has a problem outside his off stump, and the numbers prove it
Mitch, Josh and Pat stay ahead in race against the weather
In three out of their four completed innings in this series, India have fallen short of 200 and, at 51 for 4 in Brisbane, a fourth looks likely
Steven Smith's tinkering triggers a return to runs
Belligerent Travis Head allows Smith to "take second fiddle and do my thing"
Travis Head hits India like only he can
Head doesn't just score runs, he scores them quickly, and often against balls that aren't all that bad - a recipe to deflate any attack
WTC final race - How can India, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka qualify?
Pakistan also have an outside chance, although it's very remote
Stats: Smith's latest feat against India and Bumrah's stellar form outside Asia
All the stats highlights from the second day's play at the Gabba
India have made their choice, and must now make it count
Having chosen to bowl in an away Test for the first time since 2014, they need to do better on the second day
'My last day' - Ashwin announces retirement from international cricket
Ashwin played only one of the first three Tests of the ongoing series in Australia, taking 1 for 53 in the day-night fixture in Adelaide
Gill toasts old Gabba memories as he prepares to make new ones
The India batter has looked good in his two innings this series but will want a few more runs to show for it
McSweeney hopes to 'throw a few more punches' at Bumrah at the Gabba
McSweeney made a crucial 39 in Adelaide after a difficult debut in Perth, but is glad he's getting to face tough opponents so early in his international career
Can Smith break out of his slump?
He averages only 23.20 in 2024 and is now on his longest stretch of innings without a century
Hazlewood declared fit to replace Boland at the Gabba
Pat Cummins confirms just the one change to Australia's XI but expects Scott Boland to play a role again
Rohit is used to leaving a mark, but not like this
India's captain did not have the best start to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and will be desperate to put his best foot forward in Brisbane
Mitchell Marsh 'ready to bowl as much' as Australia need him to in Brisbane
"Right now, the back is feeling as good as it has felt," Marsh says ahead of the Brisbane Test against India
Past and present weigh on India, and Australia, as the fabled Gabba beckons
Australia's fortress. Venue of India's arguably greatest Test win. Australia lost here just this year. India's struggling batters face an early-season pitch. The storylines are endless, as always, at the Gabba
Can Virat Kohli find a plan B before it's too late?
He's now been caught behind the wicket in four out of five innings on this tour of Australia
Struggling batters brace for tough test at the Gabba
The last time India played at this venue, they pulled off one of the greatest wins in Test cricket
