Australian PM Anthony Albanese had an extended chat with Virat Kohli ahead of India's pink-ball warm-up match.

Aussie Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday hosted a reception for the travelling Indian cricket team ahead of its two-two-day pink ball practice game against PM's XI in Canberra from November 30.

Ricky Ponting has asked the Australian batters Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne to trust their game like Virat Kohli to bounce back in the five-match Border-Gavaskar series. Both the players struggled big in the first Test in Perth.

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting advised Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to shadow Kohli's approach to the game.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting advised struggling batters Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to trust their strengths and take more risks, citing Virat Kohli's approach as an example. Despite their massive defeat in the opening Test,