Passengers were stranded on a plane for hours after its pilots were forced to abort take-off at the last second at Melbourne Airport, prompting an emergency response.

After being blasted by heat on their return to work this morning, commuters in Sydney could face storms on the way home.

Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a decade as they defeated India in the final Test at Sydney by six wickets to finish the series 3-1 in their favor.