Australia captain Tim Paine said on Friday he doesn’t expect his side to let up in attempting to take a 2-0 lead in the four-Test series against India when the two sides meet in Melbourne from Saturday. “The moment we take our foot off the pedal, and think we’re going all right, performances can slip,” Paine said. Despite the strange build-up due to COVID-19 restrictions, Paine is happy just to be playing the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. India vs Australia: Sydney Test to go ahead as planned, MCG on stand byThe CA board decided to wait further to give the SCG its “best chance” to host the third Test. But should the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney result in the SCG Test being untenable, CA’s preferred contingency is playing the third Test at the MCG.

Source: The Hindu December 25, 2020 02:16 UTC