Tour Diary

Monkey on his back

Monkey on his back

25-Feb-2013•Nagraj Gollapudi

Death, taxes and a hundred at the Adelaide Oval

Death, taxes and a hundred at the Adelaide Oval

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The Sachin Stand

The Sachin Stand

Jenny Thompson descends on the stands at the Cathedral End where India fans are chanting 'Sachin Sachin Sachin!'

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Watch out for those fingers

Watch out for those fingers

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Hookes' memorabilia at the Adelaide Oval

Hookes' memorabilia at the Adelaide Oval

John Gloster's school, David Hookes' bat and cap and when Ricky Ponting was part of the groundstaff - all in Adelaide

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Standing up for tradition

Standing up for tradition

25-Feb-2013•Nagraj Gollapudi

An encounter with John Traicos

An encounter with John Traicos

John Traicos debuted with the mighty South African team of the late ‘60s and ended as the elder statesman in a young Zimbabwean side

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

All too quiet on the Western front

All too quiet on the Western front

A light-hearted cheer went up near the Prindville Stand around six in the evening

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The Don's aura

The Don's aura

We're standing waiting for Ricky Ponting to arrive for the pre-match press conference when a friendly, unassuming man begins a conversation about India, cricket and everything in between

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Bowled by a bird

Bowled by a bird

The first thing I see walking into the WACA is the John Inverarity stand

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Having a crack at the WACA

Having a crack at the WACA

We have an evening flight to Perth and decide to visit the Parliament house in Canberra

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Manuka's New Zealand connection

Manuka's New Zealand connection

The Indians sides to have played at the Manuka Oval in the past and why the ground has a Maori name

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Sledging one's way to success

Sledging one's way to success

"I don't think we're generally big sledgers," said Mark Higgs, the ACT XI captain

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

What Australian readers have been writing in to newspapers regarding the Sydney Test

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Gilly's big move

Gilly's big move

"Phil Emery was a better keeper at that time," remembers Steve Rixon, who was coaching the New South Wales side in the 1992-93 season when Adam Gilchrist made his first-class debut

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Harris' honours board

Harris' honours board

The story of the cupboard, on which Rodney Harris has etched the hundreds and five-fors at the SCG over the last decade, is fascinating

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

A master of subtlety

A master of subtlety

The newly unveiled Richie Benaud statue has obviously been crafted by someone with an eye for detail

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Divided loyalties

Divided loyalties

Australian fans are finding this series a strange one to watch

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

An Australian anecdote ... or two

An Australian anecdote ... or two

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Beating the heat ... in Chennai

Beating the heat ... in Chennai

25-Feb-2013•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

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