Melbourne  — A Test series featuring moments of high drama on and off the field will lurch forward under the threat of Covid-19 on Thursday, with India's bowlers aiming to strike a decisive blow as Australia's misfiring batsmen attempt to regroup.

With a coronavirus outbreak still smouldering in Australia's largest city, the Sydney Cricket Ground will host a socially distanced crowd capped at 10,000 a day for what would usually be a packed New Year's Test...

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