IND vs AUS 3rd Test Results

5:50 AM IST Right then, that is from this enticing third Test between India and Australia. The hosts had the chance to confirm their place in the WTC Final, but they failed to take it, and the Aussies registered their first win of the series. However, the action in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy continues as both teams meet for the fourth and last Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with a lot at stake for the hosts. The action on Day 1 will begin on the 9th of March at 9.30 am IST (4 am GMT), but as you know, you can join us early for all the build-up. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

5:49 AM IST Nathan Lyon is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his 11 wickets in this Test. He says that it has been a remarkable Test series and he is proud that he could contribute to get their first win in the series. Adds that if you believe in your best ball, you will get success on wickets like these. Tells that he feels lucky to have bowled and gotten success against some of the best batters like Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara and he always enjoys the challenge.

5:47 AM IST Steven Smith, the victorious skipper of Australia says everything was bang on apart from losing the toss. Adds that all the bowlers contributed well and kept taking wickets on a regular basis and then when the team came out to bat, the partnership between Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne was amazing. Mentions that in the second innings, India were going well but Nathan Lyon and bowlers scalped wickets on a regular basis and that helped them to restrict them to as low as they could and this morning the attack by Head and Marnus won them the game so all in all really happy with the game. On his captaincy, he speaks that he felt really good captaining in these conditions after Pat Cummins flew back, the team responded really well to the hiccups from the earlier games and stood up for each other.

5:45 AM IST Rohit Sharma, the captain of India says that there were a lot of things that did not go their way. Adds that they were not up to the mark with the bat and knows the importance of putting runs on the board in the first innings which they did not. Tells that when Australia took a lead of 90 odd runs, it was on them to produce another good batting performance but they only managed to set a target of 76 which was always going to be difficult to defend. Mentions that this pitch was the hardest to bat on but credits Lyon for his bowling effort and says they were not brave enough. Tells that they will look to play well in the last Test. Ends by saying that things will not go always as you expect, but you will need to learn from them.

5:33 AM IST Presentation Time ...

5:32 AM IST Travis Head is up for a quick chat. He says he was just trying to take a step at a time as on this wicket anything could happen. Adds it feels really nice to contribute and the team has helped him a lot to score handsomely. Says that he thinks the team has been doing well throughout the series just that the result hasn't fallen into their court before today. On his partnership with Marnus Labuschagne, he says that they both were calm after the first wicket but that wicket gave them more options in the field to score freely as India felt they had a chance with close-in fielders. Head closes by saying the ball change was not followed by any messaging it was just that they knew the new ball would take some time to grip and they attacked at the right moment.