Matches (21)

GSL (4)

ENG vs IND (1)

SL vs BAN (1)

Vitality Blast Men (11)

Vitality Blast Women (3)

MLC (1)

RAR

(7.2/20 ov) 48/0

GAW

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Schedule Series

ENG

(83 ov) 251/4

IND

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Schedule Report Videos Series

Sidharth Monga

Senior writer, ESPNcricinfo

A day that lived up to Boxing Day expectations

Tests don't come grander than the Boxing Day and the first day's play at the MCG lived up to expectations, with its subplots and slow twists

26-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

The Boxing Day phenomenon

The stands will be teeming with life at the MCG and they will need to be entertained, no matter how much pressure the player might feel out in the middle

25-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

No Kohli-Dhawan spat - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has sought to rubbish reports that there had been a spat between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli on the fourth, and last, morning of the Gabba Test

25-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

Burns to debut, India mull over combination

Australia have confirmed Joe Burns will debut in Melbourne and bat at No. 6, while KL Rahul has been receiving a lot of attention from the coaches at the India nets

25-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

Grasping the depth of drop-in pitches

In Melbourne, Sidharth Monga tries to understand the science and logistics behind the idea of drop-in pitches, and that they are not as complicated as he expected

24-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

Stop the abuse, this is not war

That it happened in the past too, that the pressures are higher today, should not be the reason to continue with abuse

24-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Bhuvneshwar inching towards comeback

Three days before the Boxing Day Test, Bhuvneshwar Kumar batted in the nets. He has been bowling since Brisbane

23-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Back home in Adelaide, boiling in Brissie

Our correspondent takes in experiences familiar and new on the first leg of India's tour down under

23-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

India need to guard against siege mentality

India can complain about the quality of practice pitches and facilities, and the standard of umpiring in Australia, but they cannot afford to take refuge in a siege mentality

22-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Gaining experience will boost India, says Dhoni

Captain MS Dhoni spoke about those "20 minutes" in each Test in Australia so far where collapses cost India, and said that the team needed more experience to deal with such situations

21-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

India could revisit DRS stance

India could give up on their demand of 100% accuracy if their reservations against umpire's-call decisions in lbws are addressed

20-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

'Unrest in dressing room' over Dhawan injury - Dhoni

India captain MS Dhoni has said the decision to send Virat Kohli in in place of Shikhar Dhawan on the fourth morning was a late one, which resulted in "unrest" in the dressing room

20-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

India's attack: rare intensity before regular inanity

For the first hour on day three, despite the heat and the largely unhelpful pitch, India's fast bowlers showed a level of intensity and penetration rarely seen from them; in the second hour, things mostly reverted to type

19-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

What ails Rohit and Watson?

Both batsmen seemingly have buckets of talent at their disposal and the backing of their captains, but soft dismissals relentlessly follow both around the Test arena

18-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

Vijay unburnt by Brisbane furnace

Brisbane was hot and humid and the insides of the Gabba even more so. M Vijay battled the hostile conditions and a testing attack to make a memorable hundred

17-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

India's best chance or worst?

It's just to say that while India don't stand a chance on normal bouncy pitches, the seaming tracks give their bowlers a chance to take 20 wickets

16-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Karn struggles to stay afloat

The failed gamble of handing Karn Sharma a Test debut despite him having a moderate first-class record means India have to rethink who their spinner will be

15-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Rick Darling: bouncer magnet

Listening to the former Australia batsman talk about being hit by short balls is to realise how perilous batting was back in the day

14-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

BCCI's argument against DRS not 100%

Turning your back on a system that the whole cricketing world wants a discussion on, refusing to discuss it because it is not 100%, is not good enough

14-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

Kohli attains batting nirvana

Virat Kohli's innings on the final day transcended the conditions, the bowlers and his batting partners, and when it was all in vain, he displayed remarkable grace in defeat

13-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at Adelaide Oval

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