No overseas team, barring legendary Caribbean sides, had won in Perth since 1985-86, and given what transpired in Sydney a fortnight ago, India's convincing 72-run victory at the WACA will surely go down as their finest Test win
Ponting will have to pay about A$2500 while his team-mates were hit with a punishment of 10% of their fees as Australia were deemed to be two overs short of their target
The end of the era came quickly. An Australian unit that seemed unbreakable over the past 24 months had actually been admirably masking the dints
Stats highlights from the fourth day of the Perth Test
Irrespective of what has gone in this series and what lies ahead, Ishant Sharma's mesmeric spell to Ricky Ponting will remain one of the highlights of this series, and will be remembered for years to come
Plays of the day from day four of the Perth Test between India and Australia
It would be ridiculous to suggest that a new world order is upon us but one thing has been re-established at Perth: Australia v India is the Test rivalry of the decade
Ricky Ponting refuses to believe Australia's global domination is over after their record-equalling winning streak was ended in Perth
Cricket is about tradition for the WACA members who line up for hours to secure their favourite seat at Perth Tests
If Australia are to go where no Test team has gone before and win 17 games in a row, they'll have to pull off the second-highest run chase in the history of the game
Off-field factors are not supposed to impact on Australia's performance, but the lingering cloud of slow over-rates finally became a severe issue and the fall-out could cost them a world record
After three days of swinging fortunes, this gripping, exhilarating Test is now poised for a grand denouement and if you love Test cricket that's what you would wish for irrespective of who wins
Plays of the day from day three of the Perth Test between India and Australia
RP Singh takes four wickets as India dismiss Australia for 212 and take a lead of 118 in the third Test at Perth
Instead of a rubber-wristed masterclass, the crowd was treated to a workmanlike knock from VVS Laxman which showcased his gritty side
India's rookie fast bowlers got the better off the most formidable batting line-up, with RP Singh taking four wickets and Irfan Pathan and Ishant Sharma two wickets apiece as Australia were bowled out for 212
Stats highlights from the second day of the Perth Test
Instead of a rubber-wristed masterclass, the crowd was treated to a workmanlike knock from VVS Laxman which showcased his gritty side
Waugh's over-confidence led to his team's streak of 16 ending in Kolkata in 2001, similar over-confidence from Ponting's side could have the same result in Perth in 2008
It was a day when bowlers were rewarded for their skills and another set of modern batsmen was found wanting against a rare, but thankfully not extinct, bowling art: swing bowling
India's batsmen dominated the first two sessions, but Australia fought back tigerishly in the final session to redress the balance
For all the predictions of damage from Australia's four fast men there was not much blazing fire
Years from now Perth might be remembered as the city where Rahul Dravid recovered from his toughest phase in Test cricket. Back to his favourite No. 3 position, his value as the side's cushion was evident
As a young bowler Brett Lee did not understand why it was necessary to pace himself, but over the past two years he has worked on picking the moments to go flat-out
It's been a tumultuous week but the events on the first day of the Perth Test, for most of the morning at least, were disconcertingly slow
Plays of the day from the opening day of the third Test in Perth
After the misery of Sydney, Perth provided an enthralling and rewarding day of Test cricket when the focus returned to the contest between bat and ball
Australia v India has, over the last decade, grown into cricket's premier face-off, and on the evidence of the current series there's plenty to come
India hold a 170-run lead after two days and the vice-captain Adam Gilchrist was trying to avoid thinking of the potentially huge numbers that the home batsmen could face in the second innings
Plays of the Day for the second day of the third Test between Australia and India in Perth
Anil Kumble's 600 wickets are just rewards for a cultured practitioner of a unique art
A hurt Stuart Clark believes the Australians will use the pain of defeat as a spur for the series-deciding Test in Adelaide on Thursday
For one of Australia's openers in their 2008 match against India at the WACA, it was the only Test he has played
David Morgan, the president-elect of the ICC, has voiced his concern over Sunil Gavaskar's recent critical comments on Mike Procter
Shaun Tait concedes he has little chance of playing his first Test at his home ground in Adelaide after a disappointing performance in Australia's loss to India at the WACA
Irfan Pathan reflects on his Man-of-the-Match winning performance and his time away from the game
Michael Hussey had taken a typically level-headed view of Australia's defeat in Perth, saying they had to lose at some point and that the players have taken it in their stride
Stats highlights from the first day of the third Test in Perth
John Buchanan says Australia will head into the Adelaide Test with "clearer minds" after their record-equalling winning streak ended at the hands of India in Perth
Venkatesh Prasad has revealed his chat with Dennis Lillee played a part in India's historic win in Perth
Ishant Sharma is happy that Anil Kumble had faith in him and said it was his "rhythm" which earned him the reward of getting Ricky Ponting twice
Anil Kumble has insisted on 'taking the pitch and conditions out of the equation' and urged his side not to get too worked up about the WACA pitch
Anil Kumble dismissed Andrew Symonds on the second day of the Perth Test to become the first Indian bowler to take 600 Test wickets
Match home for the third Test between Australia and India in Perth
