Sidharth Monga

When he was a young and ferocious fast bowler, Len Pascoe wanted the batsmen to be afraid of him. But he also had his own fear. That he would hit someone too badly

It seems Virat Kohli is to not bat before the 12th or 13th over to strengthen the middle and the lower middle order. It suggests a lack of confidence in what was supposed to be India's strength in their title defence: their batting

With a showcase bowling performance against India at the Gabba, Steven Finn put to rest the demons he had gathered at the same ground on England's last tour to Australia

Plays of the day from the third ODI of the Carlton Mid Tri-Series, between England and India in Brisbane

A year after he had gone back home from Brisbane, midway during the Ashes tour, Steven Finn's five-for set up a big England win

Rohit Sharma's 138 at the MCG had a refreshing urgency, the lack of which has often confounded observers who believe he doesn't necessarily have to go slow at the start

A major part of Joe Root's press conference before the Gabba ODI was centred on on-field behaviour, not least because it involves his old pal Warner

India's Nos 7, 8 and 9 can be solid at times, stubborn when at their best, but they are not big hitters, and it has forced MS Dhoni to take a circumspect approach

Plays of the day from the second ODI of the Carlton Mid Tri-Series, between Australia and India in Melbourne

MS Dhoni did not expand on his Test retirement, or who would open for India in their first tri-series game, but he did admit to players' workload needing management due to niggles

India are not the settled one-day squad they were in the lead-up to World Cup 2011, and at the top of their list of problems is their weak and inexperienced pace bowling

Back in the day, there was a certain audacity and spark to the Australian triangular; now, though, cricket seems to have outgrown the genre

Damien Fleming explains a few of the concepts he cooked up, his fondness for hard-rock and dishes on who hid a Britney Spears CD in their bag

The loudest appealer on the field when he played, the most excitable commentator when he called the game, Bill Lawry talks about his passion for pigeon-racing

Our correspondent gets acquainted with Australian fauna, and refuses to answer questions about his wardrobe

India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by going down 0-2 in Australia. Here's a rating of the performances of players who made those results

Virat Kohli, who has promised aggressiveness taking over as captain from the much-maligned MS Dhoni, has begun to realise the problems Dhoni faced

Faced with the negative momentum that threatened to drag India down, Ajinkya Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar showed plenty of self-possession to pull their team to safety

India are satisfied with the effort on the last days in Melbourne and Sydney, but Virat Kohli said they are not seeking pleasure from the fact that Australia lost 0-4 when they last toured India

When R Ashwin was actually onto something, however briefly, the other end mattered. If only India can sort out the other end, all the runs that Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have been scoring might amount to something