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This season Brett Lee has taken on another role McGrath thrived on - changing the direction of matches with a single spell

Adam Gilchrist's retirement from international cricket will be short-lived after he confirmed he would appear in the Indian Premier League in India during April

Ricky Ponting feels Australia have coped well with the loss of four senior players and says India will face a similar test

Adam Gilchrist, while addressing a press conference on his retirement from Test cricket, has said that the decline of his wicketkeeping skills hastened his retirement

His 151 wasn't one of Virender Sehwag's most exhilarating innings but neither was it as dogged as the scorecard suggests

Rahul Dravid has been sidelined for two to three weeks following a hair-line fracture to his right middle finger, an injury that forced him to retire on the morning of the final day in Adelaide

Plays of the day for day five of the fourth Test between Australia and India in Adelaide

On a day for legends, it was another touched by greatness that stole the plaudits with a magnificent century that earned India a draw at the Adelaide Oval

Plays of the day for day four of the fourth Test between India and Australia in Adelaide

Spectators around Australia have roared for Sachin Tendulkar over the past month, but those were whispers compared to the reception reserved for Adam Gilchrist's final Test appearance

Centuries from Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke pushed the game towards a stalemate, but the story of the fourth day was Adam Gilchrist, and most likely the final innings of an exceptional career

Adam Gilchrist insists there is nothing sinister to his surprise retirement and has promised to reveal all after his final Test finishes on Monday

Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey are the main contenders for the vice-captaincy spot now that Adam Gilchrist has announced his retirement from Tests and stepped down from the post

Michael Clarke has said his side would want to "win it for Gilly" and take the series 3-1

Tributes come in for Adam Gilchrist, who announced his retirement at the end of day three of the Adelaide Test

Peter English on an uncharacteristic yet effective knock from Ricky Ponting, who was unbeaten on 79 at the end of the third day

Adam Gilchrist, who revolutionised the role of the wicketkeeper-batsman, has retired from Tests barely 24 hours after taking the world record for dismissals

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from day three of the Adelaide Test

Matthew Hayden made history by getting to 30 Test centuries faster than anyone else, but the overall theme on the third day was slowness, with a usually dominant Australian batting line-up stymied by some disciplined and committed bowling from the Indians

In a setback to India's chances in the final Test in Adelaide, RP Singh, the left-arm seamer, has been rendered out of action for the next two weeks with a hamstring injury