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Australia pace attack leaves India's first innings in trouble

Australia in England 2023
Steven Smith on David Warner's new batting guard: 'I nearly fell into it'
Unexpected appearance of a "big hole" in crease not enough to throw Smith off his stride

Australia
Cricket
India fail Boland and Co's not-so-simple inquisition
To break it down, cricket is about a bowler asking a question and a batter responding. More often than not, India's batters did not have the right answers at The Oval
Vitality Blast
Stephen Eskinazi 94* in vain as Sussex keep Middlesex winless
Shadab Khan provides impetus with bat before Tymal Mills closes out last-over victory
Vitality Blast
Samit Patel, Jake Ball lead Nottinghamshire to victory over Durham
Duo share six wickets between them as Bas de Leede's half-century goes in vain
Australia in England 2023
'We've worked out ways we can challenge him' - England prepare to target Smith
Pope reveals England will be looking to make Australia batter 'uncomfortable' when teams lock horns again
Steven Smith
Cricket
Steven Smith England Bazball batting
Australia batter discusses the prospect of England trying to take aggressive approach against Australia

West Indies
Cricket
Johnson Charles isn't finished just yet
He was on his way to becoming one of the forgotten men of West Indies cricket, but has now been named in their World Cup Qualifier squad

Australia
Cricket
WTC final - Aus vs Ind - Steven Smith is chuffed at two half-volleys to start his day
The Australia batter also talks about tweaking his technique for the conditions

India
Cricket
WTC final - Mohammed Siraj on India short-ball plan - and luck
The India pacer says it was a concerted effort to bowl short at Travis Head on day two - and they tried the short stuff on day one as well, but the ball just wouldn't go to hand
ICC World Test Championship
Sanjay Manjrekar - Ravindra Jadeja a batter transformed by confidence
Sanjay Manjrekar on Jadeja's marked improvement as a Test batter

Australia
Cricket
Manjrekar - Nathan Lyon coming on to bowl so early shows his value
Sanjay Manjrekar and Brad Haddin discuss the Australia spinner's impact on the team
Steven Smith
Cricket
Seamers build on Steven Smith's ton to give Australia control
Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja briefly looked like they might bail India out, but Nathan Lyon's late strike made it Australia's day yet again
ICC World Test Championship
Does Virat Kohli over-commit on the front foot?
Sanjay Manjrekar breaks down India batter's dismissal by Mitchell Starc
Lauren Winfield-Hill
Cricket
Australia have flaws to exploit in the Ashes - Winfield-Hill
Batter with 23 caps against the Aussies says it's a case of matching them for long enough

Australia
Cricket
Test hundreds in England: Smith catches up with Steve Waugh
Stats highlights from Australia's first innings in the World Test Championship final against India at The Oval
ICC World Test Championship
Haddin: Boland's natural length really effective in England
Brad Haddin and Sanjay Manjrekar on what makes Boland so dangerous

Pakistan
Cricket
Zaka Ashraf, Najam Sethi set to contest PCB leadership again
The two had been involved in a protracted tussle for the PCB top job in 2013-14 as well
ICC World Test Championship
Haddin: Smith's biggest strength is his power of concentration
He also talks about whether 'hand-eye co-ordination' is a big part of Smith's game
Shardul Thakur
Cricket
Haddin: Shardul deserves more credit for Smith dismissal
Former Australia keeper believes the India seamer was consistent with his lines, and that's what got him the reward
Steven Smith
Cricket
Steven Smith adds new chapter to his Oval love affair
With three centuries in four appearances, this is Smith's favourite away ground. And on the big occasion, he didn't disappoint
Mohammed Siraj
Cricket
Why Siraj's confrontation with Smith may have been 'tactical'
Sanjay Manjrekar and Brad Haddin break down the India fast bowler's plans on day two

India
Cricket
India squander promising start as bowling plans go awry
A puzzling short-ball strategy let Australia off the hook as the bowlers lacked any real discipline or potency

New Zealand
Cricket
Adam Milne offered NZC contract after five years
Allen, Chapman and Tickner retained; Neesham and Ajaz excluded from current list

Cricket
PCB might postpone West Indies series in 2024 to avoid clash with PSL
The board has also requested the Emirates Cricket Board to pull back the ILT20 by ten days to avoid overlapping