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Australia v India, 4th Test, Adelaide

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23-Jan-2008
India 526 (Tendulkar 153, Kumble 87, Harbhajan 63, Sehwag 63, Laxman 51, Johnson 4-126) and 7 for 269 dec (Sehwag 151) drew with Australia 563 (Ponting 140, Clarke 118, Hayden 103)
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
5th day
Bulletin - Adelaide draw gives Australia series
Sambit Bal - Pitch defied reputation and result
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - Poker-faced Sehwag comes up aces
Quotes - Lee steps up as pace spearhead
Quotes - Player exodus will test India - Ponting
Peter English - Hogg cuts lonely figure
Audio - Ian Chappell: Lee needs good backup
Audio - Ravi Shastri: Huge positives for India
Plays of the day - The Billy and Asad show, and Gilly's last dismissal
Gallery - Sehwag hundred keeps Australia at bay
4th day
Bulletin - Ponting, Clarke put Australia ahead
Sambit Bal - Ponting's revival puts Harbhajan in a spin
Peter English - An opponent you love to love
Quotes - Clarke plays down vice-captaincy ambition
Quotes - 'We want to win it for Gilly' - Clarke
Stats - Centuries galore for batsmen and bowlers
Plays of the day - Thx Gilly
Audio - Ian Chappell: A fine partnership between Ponting and Clarke
Audio - Ravi Shastri: Harbhajan was disappointing
Gallery - Australia gain first-innings lead
3rd day
Bulletin - Hayden stars on a day of hard slog
Peter Roebuck - Hayden's hundred an act of will
Sambit Bal - Australia's slowdown keeps pace with changing times
Peter English - Ponting's patience pays off
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - High noon drama
Quotes - Sehwag and Hayden trade verbal blows
Plays of the day - It really is Australia's day
Stats - Hayden continues his India bashing
Audio - Ian Chappell: India played a holding game
Audio - Ravi Shastri: Hayden made the difference
Gallery - Hayden and Ponting set up strong Australian reply
News - Gilchrist retires from Tests
News - RP Singh sidelined for at least two weeks by hamstring injury
2nd day
Bulletin - Plucky India grind down sloppy Australia
Sambit Bal - A battle most spectacular
Peter English - Record-breaker losing his tune
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - A twist in India's tail
Quotes - 'I've maintained a high standard' - Gilchrist
Quotes - Gilchrist running out of time - Healy
Quotes - 'I told these guys I'll get good runs' - Harbhajan
News - Australia go back to the future
Plays of the day - A fifty followed by four thumps
Audio - Ravi Shastri: RP's fitness a concern
Audio - Ian Chappell: The loss of top-class bowlers is hurting Australia
Gallery - Tendulkar, Kumble power India to 526
1st day
Bulletin - Tendulkar ton lights up keen contest
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - Tendulkar does a Don in Adelaide
Peter English - Low-cost Hogg proves expensive
Quotes- 'I was determined to get a big one here' - Tendulkar
Roving Reporter - Fans at the 'Sachin Stand'
Plays of the day - India edge it as Australia drop it
Stats - A new high for Tendulkar
Audio - Ravi Shastri: It was the Tendulkar of old
Audio - Ian Chappell: Laxman must move up
Gallery - Tendulkar hundred drives India
Preview package
Preview - Adelaide calm sets up storming finish
Quotes - Adelaide will push us further - Kumble
Quotes - Ponting refuses to rule out Tait
Peter English - Australia turn to Hayden for revival
News - Variation is Kumble's greatest strength - Jenner
News - Jaques promises all-out aggression
Dileep Premachandran - A modern epic
Stats - India draw confidence from 2003