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Gambhir praises lively SCG pitch, says seniors must move Indian cricket forward

In a series punctuated by tensions between the sides, India have thrown one last swipe at Australia following a confrontation on day one of the SCG Test.

Rohit Sharma, who decided to sit out in the final Test, saw his side with downcast eyes. Head coach Gautam Gambhir looked dejected as he saw India's growing misery on the field. The emotions of the two stalwarts summed up the SCG Test. Read further on Dynamite News:

NEW DELHI: Team India needed only a draw at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and achieve a hat-trick of series wins in Australia. However, things didn’t go as planned for Rohit Sharma’s men. Despite a valiant effort, India lost the SCG Test by six…

SYDNEY: Magic and madness held sway at the SCG on Saturday. Day 2 played out in reels as both teams hurtled from disaster to deliverance and back again. Fifteen wickets fell on what could turn out to be the penultimate day of this captivating series.

Scott Boland's 6-7 on debut against England was the stuff of magic, but his 10-wicket haul at the SCG against India is the most important return of his career.

Australia have regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in 10 years, with a six-run win over India in Sydney the team's most defining of this era.

Indian fans have come out in support of the McGrath Foundation's Pink Test, which raises money to provide cancer patients with nurses.

Star player Jasprit Bumrah went down with an injury at the worst possible time for India but the side's coach won't blame his absence for a gutting SCG loss.

Over-by-over report: Travis Head and Beau Webster batted Australia to victory as India rued the loss of injured star Jasprit Bumrah

The SCG was once the world's hardest ground on which to take a wicket, but a livelier strip offered India a chance of retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.