Ricky Ponting is one of the most highly-respected voices when it comes to expertise in cricket, and the former Australian captain delivered his verdict regarding who he thinks will take home the honours in the third match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba in Brisbane.

Check out the scorecard for this game and other live cricket scores via our partner, DafaNews.Australia is hosting India in the third Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba in Brisbane which will be played from December 14 to 18 The hosts will be coming into the third Test after levelling the series in Adelaide with a comprehensive victory by 10 wickets following a 295-run loss in Perth.

Australian captain Pat Cummins has promised to inundate Indian batters with bouncers at "some point" of the third Test starting here on Saturday after employing the strategy with telling effect in the second game in Adelaide.

Crushing victories by each side in the first two tests and mediocre form by some of the teams’ leading batters means there is no clear favorite in the third match of the five-test Australia-India series beginning Saturday in Brisbane.

Australia's fortress. Venue of India's arguably greatest Test win. Australia lost here just this year. India's struggling batters face an early-season pitch. The storylines are endless, as always, at

Australia have been sent in to bat in the third Test at the Gabba with India hoping to take advantage of the overcast conditions.

India and Australia will face off on December 14 at The Gabba in Brisbane. This is the third Test of the five-match series with the scoreline deadlocked 1-1. Three games are left. India began in style with a 295-run win in Perth but Australia fought back to win by 10 wickets in Adelaide.