Australia opener Chris Rogers says Mitchell Johnson hamstring injury is a huge blow after the pace spearhead was ruled out of the Sydney by team physio Alex Kountouris.
Virat Kohli is the key to India's hopes of securing a win in Sydney. Source: Getty Images
AFTER having a few days to think about it, the Boxing Day Test definitely feels like a missed opportunity for Australia.
When you're a part of the Australian cricket team you should always be thinking about how to win the game and in the end we didn't do that.
I can understand the logic of putting that scoreboard pressure and, if you like, series position pressure on India.
But I think the first session of day five — and even the last 20 or 30 minutes of day four — was a senseless waste of time.
They probably wasted three hours and in the end that would have been the difference — I've got no doubt in my mind.
Steve Smith should have declared earlier. Source: News Corp Australia
I think they'll learn from that and when they find themselves in a similar situation again will back each other more. Back the form of guys like Ryan Harris, Mitchell Johnson, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon — who has become a genuine matchwinner on the fifth day of Tests. He needed to bowl more than 11 overs.
I think way too much got made of the four overs at the end. In reality, it wasn't going to make a difference.
Australia captain Steve Smith and bowler Ryan Harris discuss the drawn third Test against India.
To be honest, I think we bought into the hype Virat Kohli has generated during the series.
He projects such a confident, positive mindset and believes any total is within his reach.
It seemed like all 11 blokes in the Australian cricket team thought that too and that's why the declaration came so late.
It would have been much better to set India a target that was gettable. The worst case scenario was going 2-1 down in the series but even then it's still preferable for the team to be playing under the pressure of a live series in Sydney.
If they backed the bowlers and won on the final day again like they did in Adelaide then suddenly that belief of 'we can win from anywhere' starts to build.
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has no idea if he'll play in Sydney, admitting his performances this summer have been disappointing.
So we need to respond at the SCG and for some individuals there's still a lot to play for.
To me, Chris Rogers is still under the pump.
Until he starts winning games of cricket then he's always under scrutiny.
Australia needs more than fifties. I want to see him getting hundreds and big hundreds.
Shane Watson is the same. If he hasn't solidified his place with some big scores by the time Mitchell Marsh is fit then he might be in trouble because suddenly the added benefit of his bowling isn't as important and he must be judged as a No. 3 batsman.
You have to have match winners in those number one, two and three positions in the batting order.
I was impressed with Shaun Marsh's innings, apart from the dreadful decision to take off for that single. I think he's got immense talent and I believe he's got what it takes.
Hopefully this is a bit of a monkey off the back and he can kick on now.
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes Shaun Marsh has rescued his Test career with a 99-run effort against India.
The batting line up looks settled for the Sydney Test but unfortunately Mitchell Johnson is out of the bowling attack.
Mitchell Starc has received a recall but I would have selected Peter Siddle.
I don't think Starc is a genuine wicket-taker like Johnson so I'd prefer a disciplined and steady attack.
No matter what Sydney is producing I still wouldn't play Ashton Agar. We only need one spinner.
It's a different story with India after the decision by MS Dhoni to retire.
There's been very few people in Test match cricket who have hit the ball as hard as MS Dhoni. And hit the ball in such an unorthodox way.
He's going to be sorely missed.
Dhoni was one of the best finishers in world cricket. Source: Getty Images
Dhoni was a combative warrior, someone who played it really hard but really fair, and had that cool edge to him. Virat Kohli looks like someone who could get India into a lot of trouble in the future because he's going to be so emotional that it will bubble over.
He leads from the front which is terrific and carries the weight of expectation on his own performance.
And technically he's the best player outside of Michael Clarke I've seen in the modern game — he's the complete package as a batsman.
He claims to be really stable and unaffected by what happens on the field but I just don't believe that's the case.
As cricketers we all know what we saw after the incident when Johnson threw the ball and hit him.
What we saw then was a rabbit in the headlights. He should have been out twice and played a number of streaky shots.
Johnson hurls the ball in Kohli's direction. Source: News Corp Australia
Hayden takes issue with Simon Jones. Source: News Corp Australia
Don't get me wrong, as a cricketer one of the things I hated the most was to have the ball thrown at me.
I thought it was always unnecessary but you just have to move on otherwise it can cost you.
I remember getting pretty agitated and emotional in England when Simon Jones threw the ball and hit me in a one-dayer before the 2005 Ashes.
I played on too much emotion in that Ashes series and it didn't stand me in good stead. I didn't make a big score until the fifth Test.
So if anything I think Australia should be getting in Kohli's face more.
The way he reacted in those few overs after the Johnson incident showed why.
Removing him cheaply will be one of the keys to getting a win in Sydney and no one will be complaining if the series finishes 3-0.
Unfortunately we won't get to see Kohli and Johnson square off in Sydney. Source: News Corp Australia
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