Analysis

India haunted by past failures

For all the strides Indian cricket has made, every now and then they seem they can't move over from the past

14-Oct-2008•Sidharth Monga

Test cricket's worthy of a bail-out

Twenty20 is guaranteed its place in this money-obsessed age, but cricket can ill-afford to have Test cricket, the purest form, on the back burner

14-Oct-2008•Mike King

Uncharacteristic Tendulkar and Laxman save the day

Tendulkar and Laxman's contributions helped India save the Test and will rank among their more significant

13-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

India's chance to pass fourth-innings test

India's batsmen have an opportunity to slay a demon: batting to save a Test. It's their third opportunity to pass such an examination in 2008. They would want to forget the first two efforts

12-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Back-ups step up

Australia's back-up brigade, led by the energetic Mitchell Johnson, stepped up with a performance that is promising not just for this match, but the entire series

11-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Slips in the field

The average fielding of this Indian side stood exposed today like an old wound that, with the precise placement and sharp running of the Australian batsmen, bled runs right through

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Australia's MVP

Michael Hussey must be the most calculating batsman in the game

10-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Spin twins redundant?

It's time the selectors started thinking of doing away with outdated traditions. Playing three fast bowlers, and not two spinners, may just herald a new beginning

10-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ponting v Ishant Part II

India had Australia on the defensive during the first hour but after Ishant was finished, the slowness - in the pitch and in their legs - helped Australia settle

09-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Filling a hole

Before the game he owned 172 runs in eight Tests in the country; he walked off 49 short of doubling the total

09-Oct-2008•Ali Cook

Captain rises to the fore

It's safe to say that those that doubted the calibre of Ricky Ponting will be feeling a touch sheepish this evening

09-Oct-2008•Cricinfo staff

Talent finally tempered

A day after he was dropped from the Test squad, Rohit Sharma underwent a personal journey back to redemption

02-Oct-2008•Sriram Veera in Hyderabad

First test for India's new selectors

The Ganguly question will weigh heavily on their minds when India's first paid selectors, headed by Kris Srikkanth, meet in Mumbai on Wednesday

30-Sep-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

Let there be light

Our cricket will remain in the dark if we continue with this cloak of secrecy that alienates the public

29-Sep-2008•Mike King

Championship shows it can survive new age

The instigation of two divisions in the County Championship has been a blessing of sorts. In terms of maintaining interest until the very end

29-Sep-2008•Ivo Tennant

Meet the selectors

Cricinfo looks at what India's new panel of selectors brings to the table

27-Sep-2008

Vaughan remains in the frame

Kevin Pietersen has got his way again. Maybe not as directly as persuading Steve Harmison out of one-day retirement or putting Andrew Flintoff at No. 6, but Michael Vaughan's 12-month central contract has the stamp of KP all over it

09-Sep-2008•Andrew McGlashan at Lord's

Spin trio take trial in their stride

Kanishkaa Balachandran on how Beau Casson, Bryce McGain and Jason Krejza are trying to stake their claim for national selection via the A team's tour to India

08-Sep-2008•Kanishkaa Balachandran in Hyderabad

Strong Rest of India squad on the cards

Most of India's Test regulars are likely to be the picked in the Rest of India squad for the Irani Trophy match against Delhi, the reigning Ranji Trophy champions

07-Sep-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi

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