Stock markets are ruled by sentiment, where perception often affects reality

'When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose,' sang Bob Dylan once, no doubt referring to dead-rubber Tests

'When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose,' sang Bob Dylan once, no doubt referring to dead-rubber Tests

'When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose,' sang Bob Dylan once, no doubt referring to dead-rubber Tests

Australia recorded a magnificent 342-run win and wrapped up the series, their first in India for 35 years

Simon Katich got stuck into India's bowlers on the third day of the Nagpur Test and scored a vital 99, helping his side to a score of 202 for 3, and a lead of 415

Glenn McGrath, playing his 100th Test, spearheaded a powerful Australian attack, perhaps their best in the subcontinent, as India were restricted to 146 for 5, in reply to 398

A magnificent 114 by Damien Martyn was the highlight of the first day as Australia ended on 362 for 7

This Chennai Test was not one for the mind - it was marred by dropped catches, missed stumpings, nervous errors, and a rained-out day - but it was one that will be remembered fondly for years

It has got hotter and hotter in Chennai as this Test has progressed, but the crowd does not seem to be feeling it

The 103-run partnership between two young men, Mohammad Kaif andParthiv Patel, neither of whom is a certainty in the side, may wellprove to be the decisive phase of this Test

The Chepauk at night is completely different from the one at day

Can behaving positively change the way you feel

How Indian cricket fans are like the left parties in India, and why hardworking players rather than talented ones make the best captains, coaches and commentators

We should judge journalists only on the basis of they write, and not their biodata

Indian cricketers, and other Indian sportsmen, are constantly vilified and denigrated by their 'fans'

Was Matthew Hayden's salvo at subcontinental batsmen just an attempt at mental disintegration, or was there some truth to it

Is there a moral dimension to cricket distinct from the laws of the game

Do not underestimate the importance of this match

In 1964, after winning the Ashes in England, Australia went over to Holland for a friendly game against the Dutch, and were rather embarrassingly beaten by three wickets