Australia and India will move to Melbourne with BGT levelled at 1-1 as Day 5 of the Gabba Test was abandoned due to incessant rain in Brisbane.

In the scenario where the Border-Gavaskar series ends 2-2 and Australia wins both matches against Sri Lanka, India can still secure their WTC Final spot if Pakistan defeats South Africa 2-0 in their series.

By Ian Ransom (Reuters) -Rain cut short Australia's improbable push for victory in the third test in Brisbane on Wednesday as India bid farewell to one of the game's great spin bowlers when Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement.