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G’day cricket fans and welcome to the Sydney Cricket Ground for the Guardian’s over-by-over coverage of the fifth Test between Australia and India. Angus Fontaine here with you for the opening salvos before James Wallace steers you home.
After their thrilling victory in Melbourne – a Test witnessed by the largest cricket crowd in Australian history – Pat Cummins’ men lead the series 2-1 and now need only a draw to get their hands on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time since 2014-15. For India, only an SCG victory can secure the Trophy for a fifth consecutive time.
