Play was halted for a few minutes on the fourth day of the third Test after pacer Mohammed Siraj complained of abuse from a section of the crowd, leading to expulsion of some spectators and an unreserved apology from the host board.
Cricket Australia has issued a statement following the racial abuse from the crowd at SCG towards the members of Team India.
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley on Monday dismissed reports that the Indian team is reluctant to play the fourth Test in Brisbane because of stricter quarantine rules there.
Cricket Australia had on Tuesday announced that the third Test will go ahead in Sydney on schedule from January 7.
India are set to play their fourth and final Test in Brisbane from January 15 and current health protocols would require the touring side to undergo quarantine if they play the third Test at the SCG.
The fate of the third Test has been shrouded in uncertainty since earlier this month after a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the northern beaches in Sydney, which is scheduled to host the third Test from January 7.
The board contingency plan is to work with Victorian government to host the Australia vs India third Test in Melbourne if Sydney is rendered untenable to host the game over COVID-19 surge in the region.
Smith was removed from captaincy due to his involvement in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, with Cricket Australia (CA) appointing Tim Paine to the top job.
The Sheffield Shield season will be shortened by one round to nine matches per team.
Cricket Australia introduced three new rules -- 'Power Surge', 'X-factor Player' and 'Bash Boost' for the tenth edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) which starts Thursday.
India's tour started with the ODI series, which will be followed by as many T20Is before the two sides lock horns in a four-Test rubber.
The channel's contention is that the top bosses in CA gave preference to the wishes of the BCCI, the sport's most powerful governing body, as well as its other domestic broadcasting partner Foxtel.
CA turned out to be one of the worst affected cricket boards due to the coronavirus pandemic that forced it to lay off a number of employees and cut down salaries of staffers.
Despite recent COVID-19 lockdown in southern Australia, Adelaide is all set to host the first Test match of the Australia-India series, said Cricket Australia interim CEO Nick Hockley.
Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria have been confirmed host matches in the upcoming edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) in January next year "subject to the public health situation and associated impacts including border restrictions", Cricket Australia announced on Monday.
Cricket Australia on Wednesday said Richardson withdrew from the squad to be with his wife and their newborn son in Adelaide.
CA, on its part, stated that all possible measures would be explored to ensure that the series goes ahead.
The Age report, quoting sources, said CEO Kevin Roberts had raised a red flag about the practice after returning from his first ICC meeting early last year.
The rules have been designed to "encourage and reward positive, high-scoring cricket".
Kohli's absence from three India Australia Test matches has left Channel 7, Test match broadcasters, at a major disadvantage but it has given a major boost to its rivals Fox Sports, who will broadcast the whit-ball games.
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