At Melbourne, December 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

So remarkable is the ability of Australian teams these days that the task of successfully standing in the path between them and victory borders on the verge of impossibility

Capitalising upon the opportunities afforded them by a significant improvement in Melbourne's weather, it was two players at opposite ends of the Test cricketing spectrum who emerged as the stars on a magical day three of the Second Test between

Indian seam bowler Venkatesh Prasad was on Monday fined 35 percent of his match fees for his pumped up celebration after he had dismissed Australian opening batsman Michael Slater on the second day of the second Test at Melbourne