India Vs Australia, 5th Test Day 1 Live Streaming: Check Sydney Hourly Weather Forecast Today

Battered by extra bounce and seam movement along with scathing criticism of his leadership, India skipper Rohit Sharma's career as a Test cricketer seems headed for a dispiriting climax amid swirling speculation that he is set to be dropped from the fifth and final Test against Australia starting on Friday, January 3 at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground. (Streaming | Key Battles | Prediction)

Rohit's future in the Test side seems to be up in the air after head coach Gautam Gambhir refused to confirm whether the out-of-form skipper will be at the toss on Friday morning.

If it happens, Rohit will become the first Indian captain to be dropped on account of poor form and he would have none to blame except for the abysmal return of 31 runs from five innings.

Australia, too have made changes of their own, by axing out-of-form Mitchell Marsh and have replaced him with Beau Webster.

"Mitchy, obviously hasn't quite got the runs, or perhaps the wickets that he would have liked this series," Cummins told the pre-Test press conference.

"So we felt like it was time for a freshening up, and Beau's been with the squad. He's been great. So it's a shame for Mitchy, because we know how much he brings to the team, but feel like now it's a good week for Beau to get a chance."

Australia (Playing XI): Sam Konstas, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Beau Webster, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland.

IND Vs AUS, 5th Test Day 1 Hourly Weather Report

As per AccuWeather, expect a burst of shower in the afternoon on day 1 and expect the mercury to drop as well slightly.

Squads:

India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Tanush Kotian, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana

Australia Squad: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Beau Webster, Sean Abbott, Josh Inglis, Jhye Richardson