Matches (21)

ENG vs IND (1)

GSL (4)

SL vs BAN (1)

Vitality Blast Men (11)

Vitality Blast Women (3)

MLC (1)

ENG

(83 ov) 251/4

IND

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Schedule Report Videos Series

RAR

162/5

GAW

(19.1/20 ov, T:163) 154

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Schedule Table Report Series

Peter English

Nothing sinister in Gilchrist retirement

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

27-Jan-2008•Peter English

Clarke plays down vice-captaincy aspirations

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

27-Jan-2008•Peter English at the Adelaide Oval

The right time to exit

A man of the highest standards does not need to be told his powers are waning and Adam Gilchrist went before the occasional lapses could blur his spectacular name

26-Jan-2008•Peter English

Ponting's patience pays off

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

26-Jan-2008•Peter English at the Adelaide Oval

Gilchrist announces his retirement

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

26-Jan-2008•Peter English at the Adelaide Oval

'I've maintained a high standard' - Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist overtook Mark Boucher's 413 on the second day against India and then spoke of his constant battle to prove himself to a small band of critics

25-Jan-2008•Peter English at the Adelaide Oval

Record-breaker losing his tune

A bottle of champagne is usually the gift for a world record holder, but Mark Boucher should save the postage after Adam Gilchrist became the game's most successful wicketkeeper

25-Jan-2008•Peter English at the Adelaide Oval

Low-cost Hogg proves expensive

Australia are due to tour Pakistan in March before a trip to the West Indies, but Brad Hogg needs more impact over the next four days to convince the selectors he is worth a ticket

24-Jan-2008•Peter English at the Adelaide Oval

Australia turn to Hayden for revival

The presence of Matthew Hayden has had a calming effect on Australia over the past eight years, but when he strides back into the side in Adelaide the emotion felt will be relief

23-Jan-2008•Peter English in Adelaide

Clark says defeat will spur Australia

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

20-Jan-2008•Peter English

Australia fined for slow over-rate

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

19-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

'We just weren't good enough' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting refuses to believe Australia's global domination is over after their record-equalling winning streak was ended in Perth

19-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

Australia's cracks finally exposed

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

19-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

'There's still a positive mood' - Nielsen

Tim Nielsen, the Australian coach, believes his team will be spurred by the chase of a record 17 consecutive wins

18-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

Slow over-rates could cost Australia a world record

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

18-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

'It will come down to mental pressure' - Gilchrist

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

17-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

Attack hurts Australia

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

17-Jan-2008

Lee picks the right gears

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

16-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

Pitch was off the pace

For all the predictions of damage from Australia's four fast men there was not much blazing fire

16-Jan-2008•Peter English at the WACA

Patience pays for Rogers

Peter English profiles Chris Rogers, who is set to make his debut in the Perth Test on Wednesday

15-Jan-2008•Peter English

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