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The helmet that took out Joe the Cameraman

ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the second day of the first Test between Australia and India in Melbourne

27-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

The man who finished reading Hughes' statement

Kim Hughes never completed reading the statement he'd prepared for the press during his emotional resignation in 1984. The person who did recalls that most poignant day

26-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga

Ponting's century drought continues

The stage was set for Ricky Ponting to make his first hundred in almost two years, and while he looked fluent at the crease, in the end the wait continued

26-Dec-2011•Sambit Bal at the MCG

Patient Cowan earns the MCG's respect

It is to Cowan's credit that in his first Test innings, he played his way and was not caught up in the occasion, nor the quick tempo set by his partners David Warner and Ricky Ponting

26-Dec-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

The lethal drizzle and Cowan's distinction

ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between Australia and India in Melbourne

26-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Memo to India's bowlers

Sure, the wickets in Australia are faster and bouncier than back home; all the more reason to pitch it up

26-Dec-2011•Aakash Chopra

Can India overcome the first-Test ghost?

On three of their last four tours, they have lost the first Tests, all rain-affected games. The weather in Melbourne doesn't promise anything different

25-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Australia: the opening batsman's guide

There's a fair bit of bounce on wickets down under, but that's not as bad as it may seem if you're walking out to bat first up

25-Dec-2011•Aakash Chopra

Jury awaits on revamped Australia

They were stuck in a rut for several summers before the last one, but it is impossible to comprehend how much Australian cricket has been transformed in the past year

25-Dec-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Being Eddie

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

25-Dec-2011•Daniel Brettig

What Kerry did

Kerry Packer died on the first day of the Boxing Day Test in 2005. A look back at the man who changed the fortunes of the world's best cricketers forever

25-Dec-2011•Ashley Mallett

Laxman's poorest venue in Australia

VVS Laxman averages only 18.50 in six Test innings in Melbourne; at the other grounds in Australia, he averages 69.28

24-Dec-2011•S Rajesh

Shivlal Yadav returns to familiar battleground

Australia evokes memories both painful and sweet for India's manager on this tour

24-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

'I respect my wicket a hundred times more now'

No more just the T20 biffer, David Warner has made it to the big leagues, and he has made sure the mental and technical aspects of his game have kept pace

24-Dec-2011•Daniel Brettig

One last shot at the hardest tour of all

Australia could be the last tour for Dravid, Tendulkar and Laxman, because this is India's last away Test series for two years. Defeat will leave them bitterly disappointed

23-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

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

22-Dec-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Cowan thanks Roebuck with runs

Ed Cowan reflects that he has been scoring runs out of gratitude to Peter Roebuck, who coached him at Sydney's Cranbrook School then mentored him in the years since

21-Dec-2011•Daniel Brettig

Talk us through it Shane

Shane Warne is back on the cricket field and back demonstrating his mastery

20-Dec-2011•Alex Malcolm

Time to call for Cowan

Ed Cowan has scored hundreds against the touring Indians and New Zealanders this summer. He should play in the Boxing Day Test

20-Dec-2011•Brydon Coverdale

Show about 'nothing' gets record ratings

The teams are mixed, the crowds underwhelming, inter-state rivalries absent, and yet, the BBL has generated a record TV audience in its opening round

19-Dec-2011•Alex Malcolm

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