04.25 am: Hello all and welcome to the live coverage of day five of the third Test. At Sydney Cricket Ground, there is a possibility of an Indian batting collapse and a quick end to this match. Of course, there is. But, there is also a possibility of a fight… a possibility, of India batting through the day. A win seems improbable, not impossible. Realistically, a draw is on the cards if India apply themselves and have some luck go their way. They are bruised and battered, there have been some lows in this series on the field already… but this Monday — Rahul Dravid’s birthday — starts with some hope with Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara in the middle.
India have a mountain to climb on day five at Sydney in the third Test, needing another 309 runs to register a win. No team has chased anything close to India’s target of 407 with the highest successful run chase at the Sydney Cricket Ground being 288, by Australia against South Africa in 2006.
At stumps on day four…