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India's bowlers fall short, again

India have let slip another Test that held promise for them courtesy one horrible bowling session; when their rigid bouncer strategy failed, their only apparent plan was waiting for batsmen to eventually surrender their wickets

27-Dec-2014•Sambit Bal at the MCG

India leak sixth 500 of 2014

Stats highlights from the first day of the third Test between Australia and India in Melbourne

27-Dec-2014•Shiva Jayaraman and Bishen Jeswant

Rudderless Shami proves too costly

Mohammed Shami bowls a few really good balls, but they are interspersed with far too many loose ones, an inconsistency that is unacceptable in Test cricket

27-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

A day that lived up to Boxing Day expectations

Tests don't come grander than the Boxing Day and the first day's play at the MCG lived up to expectations, with its subplots and slow twists

26-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

The Boxing Day phenomenon

The stands will be teeming with life at the MCG and they will need to be entertained, no matter how much pressure the player might feel out in the middle

25-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

Five Tests, five defeats

Stats preview to the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, which hasn't seen a drawn Test since 1997, and where India have lost each of their last five matches

25-Dec-2014•S Rajesh

Stop the abuse, this is not war

That it happened in the past too, that the pressures are higher today, should not be the reason to continue with abuse

24-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Back home in Adelaide, boiling in Brissie

Our correspondent takes in experiences familiar and new on the first leg of India's tour down under

23-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

More winners and losers, but few spinners

The number of outright verdicts in the Ranji Trophy has increased but more result-oriented pitches have come at the cost of the reduced role of slow bowlers

20-Dec-2014•Nagraj Gollapudi

Fit-again Sandeep targets more pace

An injury denied medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma the chance to play for India A in Australia earlier this year. Having regained his fitness, he is looking to add to his pace in the domestic season

20-Dec-2014•Amol Karhadkar

Kicking, screaming, scrapping India

India are losing, but they are making Australia win. They are losing, but they are aggressive. They are attacking, until there is nothing left to attack. One shot, one bouncer and one sentence at a time

20-Dec-2014•Jarrod Kimber at the Gabba

The highest Test run-rate in Australia

Stats highlights from the fourth day of the second Test between India and Australia in Brisbane

20-Dec-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Ranji in Ireland, Hazare in Mumbai

In part three, our correspondent takes in Dublin, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Chennai

20-Dec-2014•Subash Jayaraman

Hooda builds on early promise

Temperament and consistency are key qualities for India Under-19 and Baroda allrounder Deepak Hooda as he looks to develop his potential on the first-class circuit

19-Dec-2014•Kanishkaa Balachandran

India the worst against the tail

Stats highlights from the third day of the second Test between Australia and India in Brisbane

19-Dec-2014•Bishen Jeswant

Smith and Johnson pick perfect time to reap

Australia were in trouble when Mitchell Johnson joined Steven Smith and began a partnership that could have snatched the Test from India's grip

19-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the Gabba

India's attack: rare intensity before regular inanity

For the first hour on day three, despite the heat and the largely unhelpful pitch, India's fast bowlers showed a level of intensity and penetration rarely seen from them; in the second hour, things mostly reverted to type

19-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

Bowlers in waiting

Bowlers who have been around for plenty of time but haven't played in cricket's biggest show

19-Dec-2014

What ails Rohit and Watson?

Both batsmen seemingly have buckets of talent at their disposal and the backing of their captains, but soft dismissals relentlessly follow both around the Test arena

18-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the Gabba

Five-for on debut for Hazlewood

Stats highlights from the second day of the second Test between India and Australia, in Brisbane

18-Dec-2014•Bishen Jeswant

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