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

Talent finally tempered

Rohit Sharma, dropped from India's squad for the Tests, and Virat Kohli proved they have the patience to play long innings on the first day of the tour match in Hyderabad

Rohit and Kohli frustrate Australians

The Australian machine continued to splutter for the second day in Hyderabad. If Jason Krejza had a nightmarish first day, the Australian batsmen, led by Ricky Ponting, stumbled on more problems today

Hussey keeps Australians afloat

Michael Hussey and Stuart Clark are all set to stamp their presence in the Test series in their typically unfussy manner

Patient perseverance

Wasim Jaffer and Yuvraj Singh smoothed over the loss of the openers, adding 75 in 22.2 overs, to extend the Board President's XI lead to 251 by stumps on day three in Hyderabad

Hussey and Chawla star on tense day

Left with minimal spinning resources after Bryce McGain was ruled out of this tour, Ricky Ponting has said that either Jason Krejza or Cameron White will play in the first Test against India

Either Krejza or White will debut - Ponting

Ricky Ponting hit a crucial fifty and Michael Clarke made an assured 36, but the Australians will leave Hyderabad with more question than answers

Yuvraj and Jaffer shine in draw

No one will make the mistake of underestimating the world champions based on a tour game but there are a few issues facing Australia ahead of the first Test

Plenty for Ponting to ponder

Simon Katich is set to take Phil Jaques' place in Australia's line-up for the first Test against India after the coach Tim Nielsen confirmed the pair had been in a "bat-off" in the West Indies this year

Katich set to open in first Test

Match home for the tour match between the Board President's XI and the Australians

Board President's XI v Australians, Hyderabad

The Australians are trying to extract as much as they can from the match against Board President's XI in preparation for the first Test in Bangalore

Watson doubtful for tour match

Indian Board President's XI

Australians

Tour Match, Australia tour of India at Hyderabad (Deccan), Oct 2-5 2008

Player Name		R	B
SM Katich	caught	5	12
ML Hayden	lbw	14	48
RT Ponting	not out	58	97
MJ Clarke	not out	36	70
MEK Hussey
BJ Haddin
B Lee
MG Johnson
SR Clark
JJ Krejza
PM Siddle
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, pen 5)
Total	127(2 wkts; 38 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
IK Pathan	7	4	11	0	1.57
MS Gony	4	1	20	1	5.00
PP Chawla	14	1	44	1	3.14
PP Ojha	6	1	27	0	4.50
Yuvraj Singh	6	2	10	0	1.66
RG Sharma	1	0	1	0	1.00

WKT	RUNS	Players
1st	14	ML Hayden	SM Katich
2nd	38	ML Hayden	RT Ponting
3rd	75	RT Ponting	MJ Clarke

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