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Australia playing catch-up on spin as World Cup looms

Australia's ODI series defeat by India exposed another major flaw in the national team's approach to 50-over matches since the 2015 World Cup

19-Jan-2019•Daniel Brettig

No one can replace MS Dhoni - Ravi Shastri

The India coach also says his target is to try and build a team that can win consistently in overseas conditions

18-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Happy to bat anywhere in the middle order - MS Dhoni

India captain Virat Kohli, though, feels that he is "best suited" for the No. 5 spot in ODIs

18-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Finch's repetitive Bhuvneshwar nightmare

There was only one winner in the battle between India's opening bowler and Australia's opening batsman

18-Jan-2019•Andrew McGlashan

Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni clinch series win in tight chase

India's fourth-wicket pair added an unbeaten 121 to seal the win after Yuzvendra Chahal's 6 for 42 had reduced Australia to 230

18-Jan-2019•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

India grapple with sixth bowling option with series on the line

Whereas Australia's bugbear has been their inability to push past the 300-run barrier twice in a row

17-Jan-2019•The Preview by Shashank Kishore

Finch reminds himself that 'he's still very good'

As back-to-back ODI tours of India and UAE loom, Finch is in a race against time to hit peak form ahead of the World Cup

17-Jan-2019•Alex Malcolm in Melbourne

Finch just 'needs a few breaks' to turn form around - Langer

The Australia coach praised Shaun Marsh as becoming a 'great' one-day player and said that No. 7 is the ideal spot for Glenn Maxwell

16-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Want India to be a superpower in cricket - Kohli

Given the size of India's global fan base, Kohli said that Test cricket would be popular for a long time if India prioritised it

15-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Tonight was an MS classic' - Kohli

MS Dhoni was in his element in Adelaide and Virat Kohli was highly appreciative of him

15-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni star as India force series into decider

After the India captain set up the 299 chase with a hundred, Dhoni and Karthik coolly finished it off with four balls to spare

15-Jan-2019•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Bhuvneshwar trying to regain his rhythm after battling niggles in 2018

After last playing a Test in January 2018, the bowler has only featured in ODIs and T20Is since he was not 100% fit during the Australia Tests

14-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

India's balance problems with series on the line

Australia put in an impressive performance at the SCG and could wrap up their first ODI series victory in two years with a win in Adelaide

14-Jan-2019•The Preview by Andrew McGlashan

Rayudu reported for suspect action

The part-time offspinner has to get his action tested within 14 days, but can continue bowling in international cricket until the results are known

13-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

New-look Australia bring back reverse swing

Jason Behrendorff and Jhye Richardson making sizeable inroads into India's top order at the SCG will have been very welcome after the struggles of 2018

13-Jan-2019•Andrew McGlashan

Shubman Gill and Vijay Shankar to replace Rahul and Pandya

Shankar will join the ODI team in Australia ahead of the second match in Adelaide, while Gill has been named in both the ODI and T20I squads for the New Zealand tour

12-Jan-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi and Sidharth Monga

Rohit thinks Dhoni at No. 4 is 'most ideal'

Brushing aside strike rates, he felt Dhoni's 96-ball 51 was imperative to arrest a top order meltdown

12-Jan-2019•Andrew McGlashan in Sydney

Richardson's four-for trumps Rohit ton

Richardson's early stifle offset Rohit's 22nd century and helped Australia build pressure in defence of 288

12-Jan-2019•The Report by Andrew McGlashan in Sydney

Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul suspended pending inquiry

It is likely the pair will miss the remainder of the Australia tour and the upcoming limited-overs tour of New Zealand

11-Jan-2019•Nagraj Gollapudi

Unsettled Australia v settled India at start of World Cup year

The attention now shifts to the main one-day event as the two teams, in vastly different positions at the start of the final run-in to the tournament, face each other in Sydney

11-Jan-2019•The Preview by Andrew McGlashan

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