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Uncharacteristic Tendulkar and Laxman save the day

Uncharacteristic Tendulkar and Laxman save the day

Tendulkar and Laxman's contributions helped India save the Test and will rank among their more significant

13-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

India's chance to pass fourth-innings test

India's chance to pass fourth-innings test

India's batsmen have an opportunity to slay a demon: batting to save a Test. It's their third opportunity to pass such an examination in 2008. They would want to forget the first two efforts

12-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Back-ups step up

Back-ups step up

Australia's back-up brigade, led by the energetic Mitchell Johnson, stepped up with a performance that is promising not just for this match, but the entire series

11-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Slips in the field

Slips in the field

The average fielding of this Indian side stood exposed today like an old wound that, with the precise placement and sharp running of the Australian batsmen, bled runs right through

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Australia's MVP

Australia's MVP

Michael Hussey must be the most calculating batsman in the game

10-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Spin twins redundant?

Spin twins redundant?

It's time the selectors started thinking of doing away with outdated traditions. Playing three fast bowlers, and not two spinners, may just herald a new beginning

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ponting v Ishant Part II

Ponting v Ishant Part II

India had Australia on the defensive during the first hour but after Ishant was finished, the slowness - in the pitch and in their legs - helped Australia settle

09-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Filling a hole

Filling a hole

Before the game he owned 172 runs in eight Tests in the country; he walked off 49 short of doubling the total

09-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Captain rises to the fore

Captain rises to the fore

It's safe to say that those that doubted the calibre of Ricky Ponting will be feeling a touch sheepish this evening

09-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

'I'm here to lead by example'

'I'm here to lead by example'

Back after yet another hiatus, Zaheer Khan has taken up the mantle of the team's spearhead again

09-Oct-2008•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

Australia bank on Bangalore factor

Australia bank on Bangalore factor

Stats preview to the first Test between India and Australia in Bangalore

08-Oct-2008•S Rajesh

Batting and spin give India the edge

Batting and spin give India the edge

Stats preview of the four-Test series between India and Australia

07-Oct-2008•S Rajesh

A strange and sublime rivalry

A strange and sublime rivalry

How does India, a team that has never consistently staked a claim to No. 2, repeatedly manage to look the mighty Australians in the eye and not flinch?

07-Oct-2008•Sidharth Monga

Fast men on slow tracks

Fast men on slow tracks

What will Australia's quick bowlers need to do to succeed in India? We asked a few experts

06-Oct-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

'Aura lasts 20 minutes, then reality sets in'

'Aura lasts 20 minutes, then reality sets in'

Has Australia's image of invincibility been dented in recent months? We asked two men who helped build the machine

04-Oct-2008•Interviews by Nagraj Gollapudi

Talent finally tempered

Talent finally tempered

A day after he was dropped from the Test squad, Rohit Sharma underwent a personal journey back to redemption

02-Oct-2008•Sriram Veera in Hyderabad

First test for India's new selectors

First test for India's new selectors

The Ganguly question will weigh heavily on their minds when India's first paid selectors, headed by Kris Srikkanth, meet in Mumbai on Wednesday

30-Sep-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Meet the selectors

Meet the selectors

Cricinfo looks at what India's new panel of selectors brings to the table

Siddle in the middle

Siddle in the middle

Big and blond, fast and fast-tracked: only 11 matches into his first-class career, Australia's latest quick-bowling prospect has his sights set on a possible Test debut

23-Sep-2008•Brydon Coverdale

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