Doug Bollinger is almost certain to miss the Bangalore Test after he didn't bowl in any of Australia's two training sessions leading up to the match

Despite the gut-wrenching loss in Mohali, Hussey said Australia returned to training in a "buoyant mood"

Doug Bollinger, who arrived from the Champions League two days before the first Test, injured himself on the final day of the Mohali Test

India's man of the moment reflects on yet another under-pressure classic against his favourite opponents

Australia might not be the same dominating side of the last decade, but as Steven Smith's run-out attempt shows, they are going to make it difficult for sides to beat them

Tests like this, where Ishant Sharma busts his gut for scant rewards, will make him ready for the ones more personally rewarding

Cricketers spend entire careers wishing they could bat in a crisis like they do in a normal situation, Laxman wishes for the opposite

Plays of the day from the fourth day of the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali

Test cricket shouldn't become a backyard game of cricket where kids decide beforehand if they can be given out lbw or not

Somehow Australia have either hung in or come back for the last four days to now be favourites

Plays of the day from third day of the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali

India scored only 23 runs fewer than Australia, taking 43 fewer overs, a scoring rate which has kept the match alive

Plays of the day from the second day of the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali

Unlike several other Australian batsmen who've used aggression to combat India's slow bowlers, Paine's approach was one of patience, and it worked

Plays of the day from the first day of the first Test between India and Australia in Mohali

A day after Ricky Ponting called for a controversy-free tour, he was ironically involved in the first real incident of the series

Shane Watson overcame India's bowling and barracking and the nervous 90s to score a fighting century

India have struggled in the early stages of their last four home series. It is a trend they will have to break against Austraila

Mitchell Johnson's days range from the lethal to the leaking. To reduce the bad ones, he knows he cannot try too hard to swing the ball.

In these cynical times, cricket can definitely do with a high-quality Test series free of controversy. This one promises to be a contest between two heavy-scoring batting line-ups.