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Australia surge after Kohli-Rahane special

The centrepiece of day three was a stand of 262 between Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli, which left Steven Smith wondering where his next wicket was coming from and also kept open the prospect of an outright result

28-Dec-2014•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Wanted to tire India's bowlers, says Smith

Australia captain Steven Smith said that his team had aimed to exploit India's heavy bowling workload as they built towards their first-innings total of 530 at the MCG

27-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

India firm on short-ball plan for Haddin

R Ashwin has said that India will continue to target Brad Haddin with shorter deliveries with the aim of exploiting his weakness

27-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Warner suffers bruising after being struck in MCG nets

Australia's injury worries continued on the second day in Melbourne, with David Warner unable to take the field during India's innings after being hit while batting in the nets

27-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Smith 192 helps Australia pull away

On a day of blue skies, a raucous crowd of 51,566, and some dreadful Indian fielding and bowling, Steven Smith's 192 was a masterpiece that guided his side to 530

27-Dec-2014•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Mitchell Marsh ruled out of Sydney Test

Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the Sydney Test after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury

27-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Honours even after see-saw day

Steven Smith radiated certainty, adapting to the idiosyncrasies of the MCG's drop-in pitch and India's persevering bowlers to ensure his side ended the day on level terms with the visitors

25-Dec-2014•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Burns ready for the hot seat

Joe Burns, who will make his debut in Melbourne, has been trying to fly under the radar, trying not to stay on the right side of the established players

25-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

No Kohli-Dhawan spat - Dhoni

MS Dhoni has sought to rubbish reports that there had been a spat between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli on the fourth, and last, morning of the Gabba Test

25-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

Burns to debut, India mull over combination

Australia have confirmed Joe Burns will debut in Melbourne and bat at No. 6, while KL Rahul has been receiving a lot of attention from the coaches at the India nets

25-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

Flawed teams face festive Test

Australia will regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a win or draw at the MCG, where India have not won since 1981

25-Dec-2014•The Preview by Daniel Brettig

Injury concern for Shaun Marsh

Shaun Marsh joined the list of Australia's walking wounded at training in Melbourne on Wednesday, after he was struck on the left hand while facing Josh Hazlewood

24-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Bhuvneshwar inching towards comeback

Three days before the Boxing Day Test, Bhuvneshwar Kumar batted in the nets. He has been bowling since Brisbane

23-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

'Verbals got me going' - Johnson

Mitchell Johnson has described how India's cricketers played into his hands by revving him up at the start of his first innings at the Gabba, an innings of 88 that effectively wrested control of the match from India

23-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Haddin happy to see Smith develop

It would have been understandable for the vice-captain to get tetchy when overlooked for the leadership with the skipper out injured. Not Brad Haddin, team man

23-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Watson shaken after being hit on helmet

Shane Watson was struck in the helmet by a James Pattinson bouncer at Australia's training session at the MCG on Tuesday, leading to both men leaving the nets

23-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

Akshar to replace injured Jadeja in Test squad

Akshar Patel, the Gujarat left-arm spinner, has been picked to replace Ravindra Jadeja in India's squad for the remainder of the Test series in Australia

22-Dec-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Lyon hails Watson's Gabba bowling

Nathan Lyon said Shane Watson's efforts in keeping up the pressure on the Indian batsmen at the Gabba could not be overlooked

22-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne

Gaining experience will boost India, says Dhoni

Captain MS Dhoni spoke about those "20 minutes" in each Test in Australia so far where collapses cost India, and said that the team needed more experience to deal with such situations

21-Dec-2014•Sidharth Monga

Burns in line for Boxing Day debut

Joe Burns is set for a Boxing Day Test debut against India after being added to Australia's Test squad in place of the injured Mitchell Marsh

21-Dec-2014•Brydon Coverdale

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