Their survival in the series at stake and reputation hit by speculation of discord in the camp, India are a team on the brink as they prepare to take on world number one Australia in a crucial tri-

WACA curator Cam Sutherland has claimed he and his ground staff have been misunderstood in Perth's 'pitch party' affair, insisting they were only doing a last minute check on the Test strip.

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Unimpressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership skills, former Australia batsman Mark Waugh called the Indian a 'defensive captain', who just sits back and waits for the opposition to make mistakes