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Setting the tone for the series

Although faced with a massive challenge, visiting teams will take confidence from the fact that home teams have lost five Boxing Day Tests in the last four years

23-Dec-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

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

Gambhir's got it all to do

He hasn't scored an international hundred for a year, a Test century for close to two. Of the five men who are certainties in India's batting order, it is to Gambhir that the Australia tour matters most

21-Dec-2011•Sidharth Monga

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

'Australia's aggression gets the best out of me'

Before he left for the series, VVS Laxman spoke about one of his favourite challenges - playing down under

20-Dec-2011•Interview by Sidharth Monga

'Forget the hundreds, just score runs'

Gautam Gambhir talks about coming to terms with the dip in his form, and looking forward to Australia

13-Dec-2011•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

Who will replace Praveen for the Australia tour?

Irfan Pathan has the best Ranji form, Vinay Kumar has been succeeding in ODIs, while Abhimanyu Mithun has pace and age on his side

04-Dec-2011•Kanishkaa Balachandran

Will the selectors gamble on Harbhajan?

Harbhajan Singh has done little in the Ranji Trophy to warrant a recall, but will the selectors still opt for his experience in Australia?

25-Nov-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

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