Features

India wait for a declaration, again

India in the field are quicker than others to step back and hope the batsmen bail them out in the second dig, and wait for the declaration

04-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

Records galore for Clarke and Australia

Stats highlights from an utterly dominant day for Australia

04-Jan-2012•S Rajesh

An overdue partnership

Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke had never produced a key partnership in a crunch match before their stand of 288 against India in Sydney

04-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Ponting stoops to conquer

The story of Ponting's battle and redemption must count among the most compelling and uplifting in cricket. Not merely had it been test of skills, but also of character

04-Jan-2012•Sambit Bal at the SCG

Clarke and Ponting revel, Dravid and Hussey applaud

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

04-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

Gambhir facing his toughest test

India's struggles with the bat in Australia start at the top, with the form of their opener Gautam Gambhir

03-Jan-2012•Sambit Bal

McDermott's vigilance needs emulating

Under the guidance of their pace-bowling coach, Australia's fast bowlers have adopted the simplest of methods and delivered excellent results

03-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Beach balls make an entry, batsmen hastily exit

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

03-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

Attacking Lyon set to take flight

Backed by an attacking mindset and a supportive captain, Nathan Lyon will be a threat at Sydney, irrespective of whether the pitch assists him

02-Jan-2012•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Time running out for India

After five straight away losses, India need to turn the trend around sooner rather than later

02-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga in Sydney

Venue record a boost for India

India, under pressure following the loss in Melbourne, will take confidence from their ability to bounce back in away series and their batting record in Sydney

01-Jan-2012•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Australia's green attack silences India's 'big three'

Rookies against ramparts is promising to light up the summer. It's 1-0 rookies, now it's up to the veterans to respond

01-Jan-2012•Sidharth Monga

India need to rethink strategy against tail

Australia's last four wickets outscored India's by 79 runs over both innings at the MCG. In a series that could be decided by lower-order contributions, MS Dhoni may need to change his defensive tactics

31-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga

Australia make for compelling viewing

Michael Clarke's side is not a great one, but just about everything Australia have done in their past five Tests has made for compelling viewing. Whether good or bad, it has been impossible to look away

29-Dec-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

India's batting woes abroad continue

The fact that India were rolled over twice by Australia's second-choice pace attack suggests the failures in England were not an aberration but confirmation of a trend

29-Dec-2011•Sambit Bal at the MCG

Overseas chases a struggle for India

India have chased 200-plus targets quite successfully in the last few years, but those instances have all been in the subcontinent. Overseas, the numbers don't look so pretty

29-Dec-2011•S Rajesh

Cowan pokes Siddle, Tendulkar leaves for four

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

29-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

'The best bowling attack I've played with' - Sehwag

India's bowling department has been over-reliant on Zaheer Khan in recent times, but Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav's impressive performances in Melbourne have given the attack a sense of completeness

28-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Experienced hands rescue Australia

Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey have both been under pressure, but their recovery act, on a day when the other batsmen continued to show frailties, will reinforce the selectors' faith in them

28-Dec-2011•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

MCG pitch gives Test perfect narrative

The MCG has provided the pitch and the stage to two less-than-perfect teams to weave together the perfect narrative that has kept everyone - batsmen, bowler, and spectators - interested

28-Dec-2011•Sambit Bal at the MCG

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