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SCG's 100th Test wins world award

The SCG's 100th Test has won the Sports Event of the Year Award, beating other major events such as Super Bowl XLVI, the London Olympics' "Super Saturday" and the 2012 NBA All-Star game

07-Jun-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

'This phase will make team stronger' - Dhoni

MS Dhoni believes that this challenging period, during which India have slumped to six straight loss in away Tests, will help him and the team as a whole build character

06-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

Twenty20 sacrifice pays off for Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke, the Australia captain, has said that his decision not to play Twenty20 cricket has given him time to work on his Test and one-day skills, and the results are showing

06-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Hilfenhaus takes five in Australia's innings win

This was supposed to be India's best chance to win a Test series in Australia. It has taken only eight days of cricket for Michael Clarke's men to deny them that goal

06-Jan-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

We need to show some fight - Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid has said he expected India to do better in Australia than they did in England, but both their batting and bowling have been disappointing

05-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

'It is about putting the team first' - Michael Clarke

Michael Clarke declared Australia's innings when he was on 329, giving up the chance to try and break Brian Lara's world record. He said he wanted to put the team's priorities first

05-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

'We're starting to see the real Michael Clarke' - Taylor

Michael Clarke's unbeaten 329, and the manner of its conclusion, have made "enormous inroads" for him to be respected by all in Australia and beyond, former captain Mark Taylor has said

05-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

India facing ordeal after Clarke's triple-century

On a day when Michael Clarke became Australia's sixth triple-centurion in Test cricket and Michael Hussey scored his 16th Test hundred, Australia consolidated their enormous advantage in the second Test against India

05-Jan-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Kohli fined over gesture to crowd

Virat Kohli has been fined 50% of his match fee after he was seen gesturing to the crowd with his middle finger on the second day

05-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

Ashwin hopes for turnaround

R Ashwin has said India's batsmen will have to stand up and deliver in the third innings

04-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

'Pressure made me work harder' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting knew a big score was coming, and satisfyingly he achieved it in Sydney when his team really needed him, with 134 runs that matched the innings of his pomp

04-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Clarke wants to continue earning respect

When asked by a columnist who had scathingly criticised him in the past what his maiden double-ton would mean in the long run, Michael Clarke said he hoped it would earn him respect

04-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Ponting's ton, Clarke's double demoralise India

Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting both scored milestone hundreds to put Australia in complete control on the second day against India in Sydney

04-Jan-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Fletcher wants middle order to step up

Duncan Fletcher under whose watch India have lost five straight away Tests and are struggling at the end of the first day of the sixth, would not say if he felt the Indian batsmen are doing badly, but hoped they would click together

03-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

India intimidated by quality bowling - Pattinson

Australia have intimidated India's batsmen with the quality of their bowling, capitalising on the visitors' haste to get started with a relentless line and full length, James Pattinson has said

03-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Plans for new-look SCG announced

The Sydney Cricket Ground's venerable MA Noble, Bradman and Messenger stands will be demolished and replaced by a vast new $186 million construction in time for the ground's next Ashes Test in January 2014

03-Jan-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia on top after day full of wickets

Thirteen wickets fell on the first day at the SCG, where James Pattinson and his fast-bowling colleagues, and then Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke with the bat, put Australia on top

02-Jan-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Premature to write us off - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has admitted that five straight losses away from home have hit the self-belief of his side a bit, but that to write them off no-hopers on fast pitches would be premature

02-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga

Australia start New Year on note of stability

To follow a year of swings and roundabouts, Australia have chosen to begin 2012 on a note of recently uncommon stability

02-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

India's batsmen hope for SCG magic

02-Jan-2012•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

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