India v Australia

India A v Australians, Chennai, 3rd day

'Good to get under pressure before Tests' - Khawaja

Feb 18, 2013: After Australia followed-on, middle-order batsman Usman Khawaja spoke of the benefits of having to deal with pressure in game scenarios

India A v Australians, Chennai, 3rd day

Australians follow-on before salvaging draw

Feb 18, 2013: India A's spinners ran through the Australians lower order to force the tourists to follow-on on the final day of warm-up game in Chennai which ended in a draw

India A v Australians, Chennai, 2nd day

'Australia's technique found wanting' - Tiwary

Feb 17, 2013: Manoj Tiwary sounded the first unofficial salvo in the run-up to the India-Australia series when he said that a good number of Australian batsmen had been "wanting" in their technique against the India A spinners

India A v Australians, Chennai, 2nd day

Tiwary, spinners make it India A's day

Feb 17, 2013: Australian batsmen lost four quick wickets just before stumps on the second day of their tour match against India A who scored 451 led by Manoj Tiwary's 129

India A v Australians, Chennai, 1st day

Early success eludes Australian spinners

Feb 16, 2013: Australia fielded three spinners in the tour match against India A and, apart from Xavier Doherty, they did not have much success

India A v Australians, Chennai, 1st day

Gambhir leads India A with hundred

Feb 16, 2013: Australia's bowlers were made to toil for wickets on the opening day of their second warm-up match against India A in Chennai

Australia in India 2012-13

Gambhir's chance to stake a claim

Feb 15, 2013: The presence of Gautam Gambhir in the match between India A and the Australians is going to be a constant reminder of his absence from the team for the first Test