Australia’s star batter of a generation Steve Smith fell just short of an illustrious career milestone and a Jasprit Bumrah-led India took the advantage on the second day of the fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

IND vs AUS Live Score: Sam Konstas riled up Jasprit Bumrah with two balls to go and Usman Khawaja had to pay the price as he was snared up in the cordon with Rahul taking the catch at second slip

India aim to take quick wickets in first session of Sydney Test on Day 2. IND vs AUS 5th Test Day 2 live action begins at 5 AM IST

India won the toss and chose to bat first in the decisive fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) -India dropped skipper Rohit Sharma but their batting woes continued as they crawled to 107 for four at tea on the first day of the fifth and final test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

India tore through Australia's top order on day two of the decisive fifth and final Test on Saturday in Sydney with Steve Smith falling agonisingly short of joining an elite group with 10,000 runs.