'It was like driving a Rolls-Royce one day and sleeping on the pavement the next'

Feb 27, 2018: Sourav Ganguly talks about making the decision to retire in this extract from his new book

November madness

Dec 2, 2008: A crazy debut, bonkers hitting, and a wacky collapse

Matthew Hayden

'Winning is in the fabric of our culture'

Nov 27, 2008: Australia's long-serving opener reflects on the qualities that has made his team the force it is

Lame over-rate, lame excuse

Nov 23, 2008: Captains argue the game has changed a lot, but it hasn't changed enough to justify abysmal over-rates

Brett Lee

The song remains the same

Nov 18, 2008: Australia's spearhead is sending them down as quick as he ever did; only now he's learned to do it without going full throttle

Australia in India 2008-09

Sutherland backs Ponting's explanation

Nov 13, 2008: Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland has thrown his support behind Ricky Ponting over Australia's tactics in the fourth Test in Nagpur

Why ugly can be beautiful

Nov 13, 2008: The cricket in the Nagpur Test was variously decried as being defensive and unimaginative. But who said Test matches are about attacking all the time?

Australia in India 2008-09

'Dravid one innings away from regaining form' - Srikkanth

Nov 12, 2008: Kris Srikkanth, the chairman of the national selection panel, has backed Rahul Dravid to come out of his prolonged form slump

Australia in India 2008-09

Buchanan calls for yellow cards on over rates

Nov 12, 2008: John Buchanan, the former Australia coach, has called on the ICC to introduce new on-field penalties for teams that fail to maintain the required over rates

India v Australia, 4th Test, Nagpur

Warne hopes Ponting learns from mistakes

Nov 12, 2008: Shane Warne believes Ricky Ponting could learn something from Allan Border and Ian Chappell, two of the former captains who criticised Ponting over his tactics in the fourth Test in Nagpur

Dhoni plays it straight

Nov 12, 2008: India's captain brings an uncomplicated, honest approach to cricket

Australia in India 2008-09

'I don't regret the Watson episode' - Gambhir

Nov 11, 2008: Gautam Gambhir, the Indian opener, has said he does not regret elbowing Shane Watson, an action that earned him a one-Test ban

Turning points

Never give in

Nov 11, 2008: George Binoy looks back at the turning points of the India-Australia series

Australia's cricketers arrive back home

Ponting predicts return to winning ways

Nov 11, 2008: Ricky Ponting believes that Australia are capable of reaffirming their status as the leading nation in Test cricket

Australia in India 2008-09

Balanced bowling wins it for India

Nov 11, 2008: A statistical review of the India-Australia series

Australia in India 2008-09

Eight steps to defeat

Nov 11, 2008: Ali Cook looks back at what contributed to Australia losing its tag as the undisputed Test champion

Australia in India 2008-09

Lowering the bar

Nov 11, 2008: Australia¹s failure in India, and their undeniable decline, mark a new level playing field in cricket

Australia in India 2008-09

Dhoni and Gambhir show the way

Nov 11, 2008: George Binoy rates the Indian players' performances in the Test series against Australia

In defence of Punter

Nov 11, 2008: Ponting may deserve criticism for his moves on day four at Nagpur, but he deserves a measure of sympathy as well

India v Australia, 4th Test, Nagpur

Nielsen explains Ponting's tactics

Nov 11, 2008: Tim Nielsen, Australia's coach, has launched a lengthy defence of the fourth-day tactics that have landed Ricky Ponting in the firing line from a wide range of commentators and former players