Aussie message only in 'sealed bottle' | Oz struggle

Less than 24 hours after being dropped from India's Test squad, Rohit Sharma made a strong statement by clobbering 105 against Australia on the opening day of the four-day warm-up match in Hyderabad on Thursday. The Board President's XI lost their way after a confident start, but Rohit along with Virat Kohli, who also made 105, did the repair work with a 146-run stand to take their team to a good position. Parthiv Patel on the second day morning started on a positive note and played a fine innings to put the team in command.