Sachin of Benalla

Christian Ryan: They say no one ever remembers how you leave cricket, that the memory of you at your peak is what's everlasting. Is that true?

Tarantino or Bollywood?

Tour Diary: India may not have turned up for the series in Australia, but Indians are everywhere. By Sidharth Monga

Goodbye, Laxman

Christian Ryan: For over a decade his best was saved for Australia, thrilling prime ministers and lesser folk - until this tour

'The biggest thing in T20 is knowing your role'

Thinking on your feet, trusting your gut - Australia's new T20 captain George Bailey talks about the challenges of the format

'Time for an exit plan for India's big three'

Time Out: Harsha Bhogle, Sanjay Manjrekar and Ayaz Memon discuss what must be done after the Australia debacle

A funereal end to Indian cricket's greatest era

Sharda Ugra: The superstars are fading, the youngsters are a raggedy bunch. India's selectors need to take tough calls

Warner's Achilles heel

The Australia opener has been found out by spin. How he copes against it will be crucial to his future, writes Ashley Mallett

India's road rage masks their inadequacy

Sharda Ugra: What would the reaction have been if all this bad behaviour had come from a team touring India instead?

Goodbye to India's batting greats

Sambit Bal: This series was meant to be a fitting final trophy but has ended in tears. An era is over in more ways than one

'Players have been challenged and have stood up well'

Pat Howard, Cricket Australia's general manager, talks to Daniel Brettig about achieving the Argus Review's goals

Hazare's Adelaide magic

Ashley Mallett rewinds to 1948 when an Indian batsman struck two hundreds in a Test against Bradman's feted team

The great Australian chokehold

Geoff Lawson: India's downfall in this series has been due to the relentless pressure from the opposition bowlers

Harris still wants to be Australia's go-to man

Injuries may have held him back, but the bowler still wants to play a pivotal role in his side's quest for No. 1. By Dan Brettig

Prayer for a strong India

Christian Ryan: India keep touring Australia because everyone makes money out if it, but what about the quality of the cricket?

What we could learn from Warner

Ed Smith: Far from being the downfall of Test-match technique, T20 may help batsmen get into good habits for the long form

India must keep the hurt alive

Sidharth Monga: All too conveniently, humiliations overseas are allowed to fade. The BCCI can't let that happen this time

No reason for Australia to get carried away yet

Brydon Coverdale: To regain the No. 1 Test ranking, they'll almost certainly need to beat England, a different proposition

Warner's Twenty20 Test innings

Ian Chappell: The Australian opener has shown he isn't afraid to play his natural game, no matter what the format

Australia: an infatuation

What was it about them that made them the team to follow for an Indian boy growing up 30-odd years ago? By Krishna Kumar

Warner goes frenzied serial killer on India

Two Chucks: In which Vinay Kumar is stabbed repeatedly all over

The media doesn't play cricket

Harsha Bhogle: All too often, the press seems to think it needs to indulge in psychological warfare on behalf of the teams

Australia, you beauty

Tour diary: It's a fine country - in more ways than one - Sidharth Monga finds as he follows India down under

The problems with Lyon and Ashwin

Ashley Mallett: The lead spinners on both sides have been under par during the first two Australia-India Tests

Beauty? I'll take edge, thanks

Rob Steen: Rivalries are interesting when there's spice in them. Let's hope England and Pakistan don't disappoint

The truth about 'unlucky' Ishant

Sanjay Manjrekar: He is known to work hard but not get the wickets he seemingly deserves. Harsh but true: it's because he doesn't bowl enough wicket-taking balls

'Age catching up with India's seniors'

Bowl at Boycs: Geoff Boycott on India's batting woes, highs and lows of 2011, and England's chances in the UAE

Behind the Kohli face

Christian Ryan: We don't yet know what Virat Kohli will be, but he might have played the off-drive of the summer

'A 4-0 whitewash won't be a surprise'

Time Out: Harsha Bhogle, Ian Chappell and Jim Maxwell look back at Australia's victories, and what has gone wrong for India

Why are India so bad?

The Two Chucks: Was India's rise to No. 1 a myth created by the BCCI? And Tendulkar gets some advice from fans

India have an athleticism problem

Harsha Bhogle: You only have to look at Zaheer Khan and R Ashwin in the field to know why the side lacks intensity

Great at 38

2011 Review: Rahul Dravid has had his second-best year in Test cricket. It has been, most of all, about meeting his own high expectations. By Sidharth Monga

Ponting's fine, Ponting's odd

Christian Ryan: In Melbourne he began both innings serenely, before losing form a bit. He now seems to need to think about his batting more than before

The quicks are back

Ian Chappell: In Sydney, Australia's batsmen can relax, knowing they don't need a mountain of runs to topple India. Their fast bowlers will do it

'Lots to ponder over for India'

ESPNcricinfo Weekly: Harsha Bhogle on India's defeat, and why Craig McDermott's appointment is a master-stroke

The man who finished reading Hughes' statement

Bob Merriman recalls the saddest day in his cricketing life

Being Eddie

Ed Cowan left the egos of NSW behind to join Tasmania, where his calm, happy demeanour helped his team-mates. It should help the national side as well

India in Australia 2011-12

Shivlal Yadav returns to familiar battleground

Australia evokes memories both painful and sweet for India's manager on this tour. By Sidharth Monga

'I respect my wicket a hundred times more now'

David Warner has made sure the mental and technical aspects of his game have adjusted to Test cricket. By Daniel Brettig

When's the first 500?

Christian Ryan: Eight years after he astonished Melbourne with 195 in a day, Virender Sehwag is back. What will he produce this time?

'Neither India nor Australia are all that good'

Bowl at Boycs: A chat about a tough series to predict, Sehwag's world record, and the growing trend of outright results in Tests

Can India seize their chance to win in Australia?

Harsha Bhogle: Much depends on whether their lead bowlers can wrest an advantage for the batsmen to build on

Are India and Australia equally vulnerable?

Time Out: Harsha Bhogle, Sanjay Manjrekar and Ian Chappell look ahead to the big series of the moment

Pattinson eyes his Melbourne chance

He's watched plenty of Boxing Day Tests; now he'll be looking to make history in one with a good hometown mate

Gambhir's got it all to do

Of the five men who are certainties in India's batting order, it is to him that the Australia tour matters most. By Sidharth Monga

'Australia's aggression gets the best out of me'

Before he left for the series, VVS Laxman spoke about one of his favourite challenges - playing down under. By Sidharth Monga

Clarke should move up to No. 3

Ian Chappell: Ponting is on his way out and there is no one else experienced enough to bat at that position

'Phil Hughes taking a gamble'

ESPNcricinfo Weekly: Dan Brettig joins Anthony Howard to discuss how Australia can turn it around against India

The tasks of Clarke and Dhoni

Harsha Bhogle: The two captains are living two different stages of a team's life cycle. Their contest will be intriguing

'Forget the hundreds, just score runs'

Gautam Gambhir talks to Nagraj Gollapudi about coming to terms with the dip in his form, and the upcoming Australia tour

Who's going to Australia then?

Harsha Bhogle: India's squad for the tour down under more or less picks itself, but they may need 17 players