Former Australia Test captain Mark Taylor has urged selectors to recall teenaged opener Sam Konstas for the upcoming series against the West Indies.

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli stunned the cricketing world with the decision of his Test retirement last month.

Many fans were taken aback after India skipper Rohit Sharma was named in the Playing XI for the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney on Friday.

Mohammed Siraj was also fined 20% of his match fee over the altercation he had with Australia's Travis Head in Adelaide.

"All of a sudden, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had a rocky period and are not making the runs you would expect them to make," said Mark Taylor.

Former Australia skipper Mark Taylor feels that all-rounder Cameron Green's injury could open up the door for Cameron Bancroft's Test recall in the marquee Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India next month

A similar incident unfolded in the 5th Ashes Test.

Jonny Bairstow's dismissal on the final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's has brought stumping into focus again with discussion about spirit of the game overriding the rules of cricket

David Warner has gone through a lean patch in Test cricket since the start of 2021, averaging below 39 and his returns have been ordinary especially in the last two years.

While pitches in Nagpur and New Delhi were rated "average" by the ICC, the pitch for the Indore Test was rated "poor" by match referee Chris Broad.