Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

UDRS resistance returns to hurt India

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

04-Oct-2010•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Rebuilding Australia retain never-say-die spirit

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

04-Oct-2010•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Mohali curse strikes Tendulkar again

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

03-Oct-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

Intriguing day of Test cricket ahead

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

03-Oct-2010•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Ishant gets booed, Sehwag joins elite company

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

02-Oct-2010•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Determined Paine wins battle against spin

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

02-Oct-2010•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Watson's fortune and Ishant's nightmare

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

01-Oct-2010•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Teams play down Ponting-Zaheer spat

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

01-Oct-2010•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Patient Watson passes the test

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

01-Oct-2010•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

India must avoid a slow start

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

30-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

Swing still a mystery to Johnson

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.

30-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga

Time for the cynicism to go away

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.

29-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

Australia undecided on Bollinger - Nielsen

Australia are pleased with how Doug Bollinger and Michael Hussey fared in the training session, but the fast bowler is not a sure starter for the first Test

29-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

India's injury concerns ease

Three of India's key players who were reported to have had injury scares over the last three days were the first ones out for their training session at the Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh

28-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

Country must come before IPL, CLT20 - Clarke

Michael Clarke has said international players can find a way around hectic schedules, but it could involve giving the IPL and Champions League T20 an occasional miss

28-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

Clarke wary of Harbhajan despite injury scare

Michael Clarke, the Australia vice-captain, has said his side was preparing for the best of Harbhajan Singh, despite reports of an injury scare for the India offspinner ahead of the first Test

28-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

Hauritz returns to where it all began

Nathan Hauritz and India go back a long way. It was here almost six years ago that his Test career started ... and nearly ended

28-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga

Minor injury worries ahead of first Test

The common theme as Australia and India prepare for the Test has been niggles and minor discomforts that have made both the sides take precautionary measures

27-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

Watson, Rahane crack tons as game ends in draw

For the third season in a row now, the Board President's XI batsmen have done the job of softening up the opposition's spinners ahead of a Test series

27-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

North looks to develop consistency

Marcus North has had an up and down Test career so far, often getting out early in his innings, but he is determined to change his fortunes

26-Sep-2010•Sidharth Monga in Chandigarh

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