Australia tour of India, 2004/05 /

Once upon a twinkle-toed debut

Feb 21, 2013: A little over eight years ago, a young Australian made a dream debut in Bangalore. Now he returns as captain

India v Australia, 1st Test, Bangalore, 4th day

Once upon a series

Oct 12, 2008: The Australian approach on the fourth day may have been negative or pointless to some but it was clear that lessons had been learnt from the debacles at Kolkata [2001] and Adelaide [2003]

Tour Summary

The Australians in India, 2004-05

Jan 1, 2005: Australia, India, 2004-05

Fourth Test

India v Australia

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Third Test

India v Australia

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Second Test

India v Australia

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First Test

India v Australia

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Harbhajan Singh

'I'm still the same fighter'

Nov 17, 2004: The wounds inflicted by the Australians are very fresh on Harbhajan Singh's mind

Indian coach asks for more resolve

'We have lost 10%, maybe more' - Wright

Nov 16, 2004: John Wright, the Indian coach, has admitted that the team need to show more determination and hunger to get out of their current rut and rediscover their winning ways

The Friday Column

New Zealand's batsmen, and Aussie bowling might

Nov 12, 2004: Perhaps numbers never do reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it

The Wankhede wicket controversy

Imran criticises Mumbai pitch

Nov 9, 2004: Imran Khan has joined the chorus of voices criticising the dustbowl at the Wankhede Stadium which produced a two-day Test between India and Australia

Australia in India 2004-05

Harbhajan defends Ganguly

Nov 9, 2004: Harbhajan Singh has reacted angrily to Mark Waugh's criticism of Sourav Ganguly

A return for Lehmann not ruled out

Ponting: Clarke not assured of place

Nov 7, 2004: Clarke's performance in India leads to selection headaches for Australian selectors

India v Australia, 4th Test, Mumbai

Shocking pitch or shocking batting?

Nov 7, 2004: The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium was the focus of attention in the newspapers after India's 13-run win against Australia in a Test which lasted just a shade over two days

Australia in India 2004-05

Outsmarted and outclassed

Nov 6, 2004: A performance appraisal of each member of the Indian team

Australia in India 2004-05

Outsmarted and outclassed

Nov 6, 2004: A series which was billed as a showpiece event turned out to be a disappointingly one-sided affair, with Australia outclassing India by some distance in every aspect of the game

Australia in India 2004-05

Winning the big moments

Nov 6, 2004: The final frontier has been conquered and Australia return home wondering about the location of their next great challenge

Australia in India 2004-05

Winning the big moments

Nov 6, 2004: The final frontier has been conquered and Australia return home wondering about the location of their next great challenge

Australia in India 2004-05

The last step to greatness

Nov 6, 2004: India just couldn't cope in a contest that never quite lived up to its exalted billing as Australia won on all counts

Australia in India 2004-05

The last step to greatness

Nov 6, 2004: India just couldn't cope in a contest that never quite lived up to its exalted billing as Australia won on all counts