Five India players are in precautionary isolation as India’s cricket board investigates a potential breach of biosecurity protocols ahead of the start of the third test on Thursday against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

India completed a stunning form reversal on Tuesday by claiming a memorable eight-wicket win over Australia on the fourth day of the second cricket test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

India needs just 70 runs to win the second cricket Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground after bowling Australia out for 200 in its second innings at lunch on Tuesday’s fourth day of play.

India could make up to five changes for the second cricket test against Australia beginning Saturday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground while the home side is expected to go unchanged.

As expected, Australia plans to take an unchanged lineup into the Boxing Day test on Saturday as it attempts to go 2-0 in the four-test cricket series against India,

Defending champion Australia claimed its fifth Women's Twenty20 Cricket World Cup title after thrashing India by 85 runs in Sunday's final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Fiery New Zealand pace bowler Neil Wagner bounced out Steve Smith to deny the star batsman a fifth consecutive century at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australia battled its way to 336-5 at lunch on day two of the second test.