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Solid India hold on for draw

Five days on a cracking pitch could not separate Australia and India, who will head to Mohali for Friday's second Test at 0-0 after playing out a draw in Bangalore

13-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Watson soaks up Test cricket

After Simon Katich had crawled to 34 off 140 balls, Watson and Haddin lifted the tempo so quickly it started to feel like a one-day game. As stumps approached they became more cautious, showing maturity after the bursts of high-energy

12-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Once upon a series

The Australian approach on the fourth day may have been negative or pointless to some but it was clear that lessons had been learnt from the debacles at Kolkata [2001] and Adelaide [2003]

12-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

An 'extra' worry for Australia

Plays of the day for the fourth day of the first Test between India and Australia

12-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

India fight but Australia hold firm

Australia's cricket on the fourth day was not pretty but the final result - a 263-run lead - was a fine outcome on a day when India harassed them intensely in all aspects of the game

12-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

'We expected the semi-defensive fields' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid has said the strategic field placements Ricky Ponting used were not a surprise - the Australians had adopted a similar "semi-defensive" approach in 2004

11-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Footwork tweak helped Johnson

Mitchell Johnson has said a change in foot direction helped him find the accuracy that led to his outstanding performance against India

11-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Lee opens up in style

Plays of the day for the third day of the first Test between India and Australia

11-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ganguly denies controversial comments in Bengali daily

Sourav Ganguly has denied making the comments about his team-mates attributed to him in a Bengali daily, Russell Radhakrishnan, an official with the Indian team, said on his behalf

11-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Harbhajan sparks India fightback

Harbhajan Singh has a habit of irritating Australia, sometimes with the ball and sometimes with his confident talk. But after Mitchell Johnson's four strikes on the third day seemingly assured the visitors of a big first-innings lead, it was with the bat

11-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Right rhythm, right time for Zaheer

Zaheer Khan took his first five-wicket haul in India

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Hussey warns of variable bounce

Michael Hussey believes it will become increasingly difficult to conquer the tricky surface

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ganguly will get 'more than he asked for' - Vengsarkar

Dilip Vengsarkar, the BCCI's former chairman of selectors, has said he will respond to Sourav Ganguly's criticism of his selection committee at the end of India's series against Australia

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Reuters resumes tour coverage

International news agency Reuters has resumed coverage of Australia's tour of India after the BCCI dropped contentious accreditation terms

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Rub of the green for Hussey

Plays of the day for the second day of the first Test between India and Australia

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Stubborn Hussey sets challenge for India

Michael Hussey's 146 ensured an impressive total for Australia on the second day

10-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Hard work pays off for Ponting

Ricky Ponting rarely gets too emotional when he reaches a century but even he was particularly excited by his first hundred in India

09-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Reuters suspends coverage of Australia tour

International news agency Reuters has suspended coverage of Australia's series in India as a result of what it called unacceptable conditions imposed by the BCCI

09-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ponting 1 Harbhajan 0

Plays of the day for the first day of the first Test between India and Australia

09-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ponting century sets up Australia

Ricky Ponting erased 12 years of doubt over his record in India by striking a defiant century that gave Australia a marginal edge on the opening day in Bangalore

09-Oct-2008•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

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