Ashwin + Jadeja = how good?

Numbers Game: The two took 153 wickets between them in India's 13-Test season just past. Where does that rank on the all-time list?

Which was the best Test of India's home season?

Take our poll on the key performers and innings of the marathon 13-Test period just past

Is the India-Australia rivalry driving people silly?

Is KL Rahul a genuine opener now? Are Australia the first team to embrace India? Kimber, Krishnaswamy and Farrell look at five things we learnt from India v Australia

Can Jadeja be knighted for real now?

Your questions answered: Are fake knighthoods better than real ones? Can India win away? Are Australia happy with what they got?

In Dhoni country

Melinda Farrell meets people who remember the young MS in Ranchi

How good has Umesh Yadav got?

Numbers Game: In the last 18 months, he has made significant strides, and the most impressive aspect has been his improved control

What Ranchi tells us about bat sizes

Mark Nicholas: Cricket is so much more than big hits and big runs. Hence the need to stop the march of big bats

Australia are mirroring their captain's defiance

Ian Chappell: Steven Smith defied those who didn't give him a chance as a batsman. Now his team is doing the same on a tour no one thought they could compete in

How a spinner can break the rhythm of the batsman

By learning how to subtly change the pace of his deliveries. By Ashley Mallett

Nathan Lyon's Asian problem

Numbers Game: His performance in Bengaluru underscored how he tends to perform well in the first innings but fades away in the second

Angry India proof that Australia are doing well

Brad Haddin: Smith and Co have been on the ball but there are a couple of areas where they can step it up

Good pitch, bad pitch

Raunak Kapoor and Raunak Kapoor debate Steven Smith's DRS incident, the Bengaluru pitch, and Mitchell Marsh being ruled out of the series

It's 4am, do you know where your Test cricket is?

Mark Nicholas relishes the India-Australia Bengaluru Test on TV

Warner must change his approach to Ashwin

Aakash Chopra: He needs to shore up his defences, rotate strike and add boundary options

India's hunger under test

Ian Chappell: As Kohli's side look to rebound from the Pune debacle, they will have to improve their technique against spin and their close-in catching

Pune from above

Melinda Farrell experiences the city at sunrise, from 4000 feet above the ground | ESPNcricinfo travel site

A mixed-up tale of two captains

Jarrod Kimber: Smith's Australia were supposed to be distraught; Kohli's India were supposed to be jubilant. That's not how things panned out in Pune

What do Marsh and Rahul have in common?

Numbers Game: There is no doubting their batting talent, but both have been plagued by inconsistency in their Test careers so far

Fickle finger of Tim Paine's fate

Daniel Brettig: Multiple surgeries and a loss of form and confidence pushed him into the shadows, but he will return for Tasmania this week

Steven Smith inspired Australia's turnaround

Mark Nicholas: The captain stands tall at the tail of an odd summer, but bigger tests lie ahead

Australian cricket's two Indias

Daniel Brettig: For long, Australians expected hardships off the field on tours of India. These days the difficulties are all out in the middle

Aussies in Asia

How many can you get right in our quiz on Australia's subcontinental tours? | The Cricket Monthly February issue

Australia face three selection questions

Ian Chappell: Who should open - Renshaw or Shaun Marsh? Should Glenn Maxwell be picked? And what about Matthew Wade?

The press-box wars

Australia v India is a tense, loaded, complicated affair. And we're not even talking about the players. By Peter English | The Cricket Monthly February issue

Welcome to the cauldron, Australia

Brad Haddin: Touring India can be tough and intimidating; Smith's side must get a number of things right

Will Australia be bringing out their dead in India?

Ian Chappell: Australia's intensive last-minute preparation for a trial by spin may be of limited use

'In India, you've got to forget what you do in Australia'

Steven Smith talks to Daniel Brettig about the challenges that the upcoming tour presents

Australia's squad throws up plenty of choices

Ian Chappell: On the tour of India, the selectors will need to get the batting order right, and strike a balance between pace and spin

You don't need Shield cricket to prepare for India

Brad Haddin: That there are no first-class fixtures in Australia now shouldn't make a difference to how players like O'Keefe train for the India tour