1st Test: Australia v India at Brisbane, Dec 4-8, 2003 /

First Test

Australia v India

2005:

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

'Why are they all lined up like that, Dad?'

Dec 8, 2003: Hayden's smashing innings enlivened proceedings on the final day at the Gabba

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

'Why are they all lined up like that, Dad?'

Dec 8, 2003: Hayden's smashing innings enlivened proceedings on the final day at the Gabba

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

Too much finger-pointing and innuendo

Dec 8, 2003: Steve Waugh was in belligerent mood when he came to answer questions at the end of an eventful first Test match against India

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

Hayden serves a warning

Dec 8, 2003: A lowdown on Hayden's destructive innings, and Bracken's continuing dominance against Sehwag

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

Hayden serves a warning

Dec 8, 2003: A lowdown on Hayden's destructive innings, and Bracken's continuing dominance against Sehwag

Australia v India, 1st Test Paper Round

'Bradman clone not just in technique but in spirit'

Dec 8, 2003: Sourav Ganguly may have scored a stirring century and inspired an incredible day for India, but much of the column inches in Australian dailies was dominated by an incident which was unfortunate but dramatic, and which made the Indian fightback even

Australia v India, 1st Test Paper Round

'Bradman clone not just in technique but in spirit'

Dec 8, 2003: Sourav Ganguly may have scored a stirring century and inspired an incredible day for India, but much of the column inches in Australian dailies was dominated by an incident which was unfortunate but dramatic, and which made the Indian fightback even

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

Game drawn after Hayden assault

Dec 8, 2003: The Gabba Test ended in a draw, but there was plenty to thrill the crowd right up to the last hour

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

Rediscovering the touch

Dec 7, 2003: Sourav Ganguly has copped plenty of flak for his inability to score runs against quality opposition in testing conditions, but his 144 was as emphatic a riposte as it gets

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

Rediscovering the touch

Dec 7, 2003: Sourav Ganguly has copped plenty of flak for his inability to score runs against quality opposition in testing conditions, but his 144 was as emphatic a riposte as it gets

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

Ganguly's triumph

Dec 7, 2003: At 2.40pm local time, the Gabba rose to salute a man whose spirit Australia had sought ruthlessly to crush before this Test began

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

Must be the masala

Dec 7, 2003: "Come on, Bicks, get `im this over," was the yell from the stands

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

An air of unfulfillment

Dec 7, 2003: When Andy Bichel hit Sourav Ganguly on the shoulder shortly before lunch, a cry went out in the crowd: "Give him out now." It was loaded with sarcasm, and the voice was Australian

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

Ganguly seizes the day as India take the lead

Dec 6, 2003: Sourav Ganguly made a magnificent century, and VVS Laxman an elegant 75, as India took the lead at the Gabba

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, 3rd day

Nostalgia time

Dec 6, 2003: Rainy days are for reunions, memories and joyful banter

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, 3rd day

Nostalgia time

Dec 6, 2003: Rainy days are for reunions, memories and joyful banter

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane

Williams apologises for outburst

Dec 6, 2003: Brad Williams has apologised to Cricket Australia for his outburst following his omission from the Australian line-up for the first Test

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane

Williams apologises for outburst

Dec 6, 2003: Brad Williams has apologised to Cricket Australia for his outburst following his omission from the Australian line-up for the first Test

Australia v India, 1st Test, Brisbane, 3rd day

Ganguly in danger of being suspended for slow over-rates

Dec 6, 2003: Sourav Ganguly runs the risk of being the first Test captain to be suspended for slow over-rates