Tim Paine slammed the Sydney wicket after the fifth Test ended in a two-and-a-half days with neither India nor Australia reaching the 200-run mark.

Rishabh Pant returned to India after a tough Border-Gavaskar Trophy, warmly greeting fans at Delhi Airport. Despite a forgettable series, his fiery knock in the final Test and charisma off the field keep fans hopeful for his resurgence.

Mario Ferraro produced a fight and the game-winning goal, Marc-Edouard Vlasic notched a point in his season debut and the San Jose Sharks broke an eight-game losing streak by edging the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday.

India's 3-1 defeat in Australia exposed the fragility of their top order, but equally unmissable was how much they rely on pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who gave it all until he broke down in the series finale in Sydney.

Australia race to victory on day three of the Fifth Test in Sydney with Scott Boland taking 6-45 to help regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Percent: 61.46; matches remaining: India (1 home Test), SL (2 away) If Australia win the Sydney Test against India, they are through to the WTC final regardless of results in Sri Lanka - if ...

Australia's series against India lived up to the weighty expectations, says home captain Pat Cummins after his side won 3-1 to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The victory also means the hosts booked their spot in a second straight World Test Championship final where it will play the already-qualified South Africa at Lord’s in June.

India will face Australia in the final Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on Friday in Sydney. Here is the weather forecast, head-to-head Test records, match prediction and other detail

The hyped Australia-India Test series was a commercial success but it was a bittersweet feeling for smaller cricket nations unable to regularly play the expensive format.

Bumrah, who replaced Rohit Sharma as captain for this test, could be seen on the television broadcast leaving in a car from underneath the SCG grandstands.

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