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Lehmann and Clarke battle for a berth

Michael Clarke was stunned by Darren Lehmann's offer to stand down when Ricky Ponting returns, but the third Test, starting at Nagpur tomorrow, will be the first of a series of unofficial bat-offs between the two

25-Oct-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Australians gear up for Tendulkar's return

After two months of keeping a nation and a half guessing about when he would be better, and what a tennis elbow really was, Sachin Tendulkar is fit enough to play cricket

25-Oct-2004•Preview by Wisden Cricinfo staff

The straw-coloured green-top

Several reporters arrived in Nagpur with their heads full of dramatic thoughts about the pitch at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium and it would have been understandable had they sued for anti-climax

25-Oct-2004•Anand Vasu at Nagpur

Tendulkar return boosts India, but Australia are ready

There were things Sourav Ganguly and Adam Gilchrist agreed on but, on the eve of the third Test at Nagpur the jury was still out on what the pitch would do

25-Oct-2004

Nagpur curator promises a sporting pitch

Kishore Pradhan, the curator of the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, where the third Test between India and Australia begins on October 26, has said that he is preparing a sporting pitch for the encounter

22-Oct-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Blame Ganguly's form on team-mates - Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar believes Sourav Ganguly's form is plummeting because the Indian captain is spending too much time worrying about his team-mates

21-Oct-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Ponting says Lee must wait

Brett Lee will almost certainly have to wait until the summer's home Tests to break back into the Australian team, the captain Ricky Ponting said today

21-Oct-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Ponting eyes fourth Test

Ricky Ponting will join the Test squad in India and is hopeful of being fit for the fourth Test after X-rays confirmed his injured thumb is healing well

19-Oct-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Gilchrist flies off to Singapore

Adam Gilchrist has escaped the pressures of captaincy, keeping and No

19-Oct-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Match drawn after rain plays spoilsport

Shortly before 1pm on the final day of the Chennai Test, the match was called off after heavy overnight rain and a steady drizzle on Monday morning ruined any chances of play

18-Oct-2004•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

Gilchrist: 'It was shaping up to be a classic'

Adam Gilchrist confessed to being disappointed that rain had prevented a potential classic being played to its logical conclusion at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

18-Oct-2004•Dileep Premachandran at Chennai

The beautiful Test

This Chennai Test was not one for the mind - it was marred by dropped catches, missed stumpings, nervous errors, and a rained-out day - but it was one that will be remembered fondly for years

18-Oct-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma

Sizzling Martyn sets up a thriller

Damien Martyn hung on and stroked a dazzling 104 to rescue his side from a difficult position with a resolute Jason Gillespie (26) for company

17-Oct-2004•Bulletin by Anand Vasu

'Hoo ha, hoo ha'

It has got hotter and hotter in Chennai as this Test has progressed, but the crowd does not seem to be feeling it

17-Oct-2004•Roving Reporter by Amit Varma at Chennai

`It would have been nice to set them 250-plus'

Damien Martyn played an innings of great composure and beauty to bring Australia back into the Chennai Test

17-Oct-2004•Dileep Premachandran at Chennai

Win in Sri Lanka was a huge boost - Martyn

Damien Martyn is often called an artist with the bat, but, as he showed once again with a memorable hundred at Chennai, he is also superb at soaking pressure, playing according to the needs of the team, and adapting to different conditions

17-Oct-2004

'200 is a gettable score'

Anil Kumble completed 13 wickets in the Test with 6 for 133 in the second innings, preventing the Australian defiance from taking the match away in the second innings

17-Oct-2004•Dileep Premachandran at Chennai

'We compounded the errors of the first day'

John Buchanan was subdued when he addressed the media at the end of the third day

16-Oct-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

India edge ahead in tense scrap

An intriguing day's play where punch was met by counter-punch and strategy was defied by grit set the second Test up perfectly going into the fourth day

16-Oct-2004•Bulletin by Anand Vasu

'We'll be looking to chase less than 100'

Mohammad Kaif announced his return to the Indian side with a composed and gritty 64, suffering in the final stages with cramp that forced him off just after lunch

16-Oct-2004•Dileep Premachandran at Chennai

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