Schedule

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Date & Time	MatchRoll over the match title to view brief scores	WinnerClick the winner of the match to see the Scorecard.	Details
Mon Dec 26 - Fri Dec 30 23:30 GMT (prev day) 10:30 Local | 05:00 IST	1st Test - Australia vs IndiaAustralia won by 122 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground	Australia	Match Report
Tue Jan 3 - Sat Jan 7 23:30 GMT (prev day) 10:30 Local | 05:00 IST	2nd Test - Australia vs IndiaAustralia won by an innings and 68 runs Sydney Cricket Ground	Australia	Match Report
Fri Jan 13 - Tue Jan 17 02:30 GMT | 10:30 Local 08:00 IST	3rd Test - Australia vs IndiaAustralia won by an innings and 37 runs Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth	Australia	Match Report
Tue Jan 24 - Sat Jan 28 00:00 GMT | 10:30 Local 05:30 IST	4th Test - Australia vs IndiaAustralia won by 298 runs Adelaide Oval	Australia	Match Report
Wed Feb 1 (D/N) 08:35 GMT | 19:35 Local 14:05 IST	1st T20I - Australia vs IndiaAustralia 171/4 (M Wade 72, D Hussey 42, S Raina 1/22) beat India 140/6 (MS Dhoni 48*, D Hussey 2/4, D Christian 2/35) by 31 runs Stadium Australia, Sydney	Australia	Match Report
Fri Feb 3 (D/N) 08:35 GMT | 19:35 Local 14:05 IST	2nd T20I - Australia vs IndiaAustralia 131 (A Finch 36, M Wade 32, P Kumar 2/21) lost to India 135/2 (G Gambhir 56*, V Kohli 31, B Hogg 1/19) by 8 wickets with 2 balls remaining Melbourne Cricket Ground	India	Match Report

News

• India beat Australia to finally end losing streak on foreign soil
  

Our View: All is forgiven. Come home. Before you lose again.

• India have lost the mental edge: Brett Lee
  

Our View: And you probably just lost an IPL contract.

• India must think of including Irfan Pathan, insists Gavaskar
  

Our View: They need to think beyond Vinay Kumar.

• Dhoni gets vote of confidence from former skippers
  

Our View: Of course, he will be soon joining the brotherhood.

• Warner and Wade fire Australia to Twenty20 win over India
  

Our View: But they beat them in T20 few years ago.

• Dhoni ready to quit Test captaincy for a better replacement
  

Our View: Groundwork’s laid for Cap’n Sehwag.

• Australia's Watson wants to come back in at the top
  

Our View: Anyone can replace Marsh, let alone Watto.

• Indians thwarted by wet practice pitches
  

Our View: Let me guess, they went go-karting?

• No retirements as India look to put drubbing behind them
  

Our View: Nothing is more important than the 100th 100. Nothing.

• Australia on the way back to the top: Clarke
  

Our View: Somewhere Glenn McGrath is feeling very proud of himself.

• Australia crush India to sweep series
  

Our View: While Indians are still number 3...

• Sachin Tendulkar falls short of 100th international ton again
  

Our View: Oh he wasn’t saving it for the Republic Day? Independence Day then.

• Kohli sobers 'drunken' Aussie fans with maiden ton
  

Our View: It took so long to respond?

• Siddle strikes as Australia dominate India again
  

Our View: Copy. Paste. Repeat.

• Clarke and Ponting flay India with double double
  

Our View: The BCCI still thinks team is not in trouble trouble

• Selector tells Watson to think about fitness not captaincy
  

Our View: Can we pass the memo to Team India too?

• No embarrasment for India: Ashwin
  

Our View: Yea, a couple of more days to go...

• I am not finished yet, says 13000-run Ponting
  

Our View: India Team - Masters of resurrecting careers

• India's pride at stake in Adelaide Oval
  

Our View: The pride is yet to last past 3 days...

• India mull 2 spinners for fourth Australia Test
  

Our View: How about picking six batsmen too?

• Australia attack among the best I've faced: Sehwag
  

Our View: Why does that sound like an excuse?

• Hogg named in Australia T20 team to play India
  

Our View: If the other team is picking 40yr olds, you know what they think of you...

• India's spineless show is sub-continental shame: Akram
  

Our View: So was spot-fixing...

• Job not done yet, says Australia's Clarke
  

Our View: Many records remain...

• Sachin Tendulkar set to take guard in tri-series
  

Our View: Anything for the 100th 100...

• India skipper Dhoni suspended for fourth Test
  

Our View: Made it easy for BCCI...

• No Action against WACA pitch partiers
  

Our View: Why should players have all the fun?

• Getting Indian batsmen out is pretty rewarding: Hilfenhaus
  

Our View: Pay-per-wicket might be something BCCI should look at.

• Dhoni may quit Test Cricket to defend World Cup Title
  

Our View: In other words, Dhoni may retire from Tests to save reputation.

• Sourav Ganguly fears India lost ability to win abroad
  

Our View: Err they had learnt to “draw” the series at best!

• No rift in India team, says Dravid
  

Our View: No rifts, only cracks.

• Ponting feels back in the groove
  

Our View: A thank you speech for Indian bowlers would do.

• India most vulnerable under pressure - Haddin
  

Our View: Yes, the pressure has led them to drop catches...oh wait!

• India go karting in Perth, invite criticism for chucking practice
  

Our View: They need to learn how to drive in Australia!

• Phase out seniors - Laxman first, say former players
  

Our View: Only to recall them next year when the team loses some series or the other.

• Australia reviewing player management after injury glut
  

Our View: What are they going to do? Wrap them in cottonwool?

• No time for the blame game, says India skipper Dhoni
  

Our View: No time to perform either?

• Australia's Pattinson out of India series with injury
  

Our View: Bleddy BCCI! Oh wait...

• Clarke fires Australia to crushing win over India
  

Our View: Glenn McGrath better put his house on his tip.

• Clarke's triple century leaves India toiling
  

Our View: Actually it was the mindless batting on day 1.

• Finger costs India's Kohli half of match fee
  

Our View: So a ‘V’ sign would cost him the full match?

• Ricky Ponting's wife sure of his century once he crossed 60s
  

Our View: Somebody interview Sachin’s wife and find out!

• Pattinson is Australia's chief asset: Former pacers
  

Our View: Cummins is already history?

• Pace sensation Pattinson having a ball
  

Our View: Helped by Indians with two left feet...

• Duncan Fletcher's Australia jinx continues
  

Our View: Can we have country specialist coaches?

• Sachin Tendulkar is just another batsman, says Siddle
  

Our View: And you are just another bowler he faced in last 23 odd years.

• Australia tour make-or-break case for Gautam Gambhir
  

Our View: Hopefully only thing he makes or breaks are records.

• Australia add quick Harris to squad for India test
  

Our View: Another quick? This is like India drafting in Parthiv Patel...

• Ind vs Aus: Australia 179/8 at stumps on Day 3, lead by 230 runs
  

Our View: This match has seen more collapses than an earthquake.

• Second innings will test mettle: Ashwin
  

Our View: And what exactly was proved in the first innings?

• Milestone century playing on Tendulkar's mind: Hughes
  

Our View: From the comments made by the Australians, it’s playing on everyone’s mind.

• It'll be interesting where I fit on comeback: Watson
  

Our View: Somewhere between a cricketer and a clown.

• It was good to see Sachin Tendulkar's back: Haddin
  

Our View: That’s why Aussies live to play another day.

• Virender Sehwag involved in an altercation with Australian seamers
  

Our View: Watch a promising career end over next month.

• Greg Chappell digs into India over DRS
  

Our View: Must have some payment due from BCCI.

• Australia fight back as review controversy rages
  

Our View: But Man of the Day has to be Eramus.

• Ed Cowan is a worthy successor, says Simon Katich
  

Our View: Good to see Katich and Clarke agree on something.

• Form will counter inexperience, says Haddin
  

Our View: By that logic Ponting and Mussey should be dropped.

• Dhoni determined to turn India into tougher tourists
  

Our View: They already are. Ask local shopkeepers.

• Captain Clarke primed to battle India and doubters
  

Our View: Katich must be rubbing his hands...

• Waugh feels sorry for Khawaja
  

Our View: On current form, Indians would rather bowl at Ponting than at Khawaja.

• Heavyweight Warne immortalised in bronze at MCG
  

Our View: His weight must have ‘weighed’ heavy on their minds.

• Australia hand Cowan debut, Hughes, Khawaja axed
  

Our View: But will he Cowan and grab it?

• I want to be the factor which makes the difference: Zaheer Khan
  

Our View: Actually your fitness might be.

• Wonder how India would cope if both pacers break down: Cowan
  

Our View: Well Bhajji is the only remaining fast bowler then.

• Khawaja, Hughes score in vain as India tour match drawn
  

Our View: That’s what you get when you declare the squad early.

• Australia camp focuses on mind-games and combating India's swing
  

Our View: Pup v MSD? This will not end well for them.

• Kohli, Ashwin shine but Zaheer disappoints in warm-up game
  

Our View: As long he hasn’t broken down all is forgiven.

• Clock ticking for Ponting, says Australia coach Arthur
  

Our View: While Sachin time travels...

• Pataudi's services underutilised: Chappell
  

Our View: Well it’s never too late. Oh wait...

• Greg Chappell's presence won't benefit Aussies: Sourav Ganguly
  

Our View: Well it never helped the Indians either...

• India eye their main chance in Australia
  

Our View: That is if there are any bowlers left!

• Aussie cricket fans should lower their expectations: Richards
  

Our View: Well how much lower can they go than accepting Hughes as an international player!

• Cricket must respect fans, says India's Dravid
  

Our View: Does this mean no more lathicharge?

• Mithun aims for precision, not speed
  

Our View: Right now if you just aim for fitness BCCI will be happy with that...

• Batting boot-camp for Aussies ahead of India test
  

Our View: We agree. Some of them do need a boot up their butts.

• Marsh unlikely to be fit for first Test against India
  

Our View: Rename Gavaskar-Border trophy to Red Cross Trophy.

• Indians will have it tough against Pattinson: Latif
  

Our View: Anything else Captain Obvious?

• Ponting or Hussey in line to be axed from India series: Border
  

Our View: Haven’t they learnt anything from Katich?

• 'Aussie cricket crisis' declared after New Zealand defeat
  

Our View: Crisis Management has been outsourced to Team India.

• Relaxed Ponting has no regrets over captaincy
  

Our View: Well he did get away with everything...

• Cummins could miss most of India series
  

Our View: Poor chap! Every new bowler dreams of bowling to the Indians.

• Gilchrist expects Ponting to bat on
  

Our View: But does he expect him to perform?

• CA might sack itself after getting 'secret report'
  

Our View: There is a lesson in there for the sub-continent boards.

• Test Specialists to leave early for Aus
  

Our View: Really? 5 days will make a difference?

• Confident Irfan looks to the future

Our View: So are a billion odd people.

• Johnson to miss Australian summer through injury

Our View: Hope they send him to some Radar Service center.

• Ricky Ponting is elephant in the room, says Cairns

Our View: Well we know he has put on some weight but that’s harsh!

• Cummins waits for duel with 'Rockstar' Sachin Tendulkar

Our View: He should talk to Shane Warne.

• Sydney Cricket Ground to stage 100th Test against India

Our View: The stage is set for the 100th 100?

• Channel 9 to stick to Hot Spot, Eagle Eye during India-Australia clash

Our View: Well BCCI, your play next.

• Rest required for Dhoni before Australia tour: Sourav

Our View: Dada batting for Saha?

Squads

India (T20I and ODI) : MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Manoj Tiwary, Parthiv Patel (wk), Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Irfan Pathan, R Vinay Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Rahul Sharma, R Ashwin

Australia (T20I) : George Bailey (c), David Warner (vc), Travis Birt, Daniel Christian, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Brad Hogg, David Hussey, Brett Lee, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Clint McKay, Matthew Wade (wk)

Australia (ODI) : Michael Clarke (c), David Warner, Ricky Ponting, Peter Forrest, Daniel Christian, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Matthew Wade (wk), Brett Lee, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty, Clint McKay, Mitchell Marsh

India (Test) : MS Dhoni (c / wk), Virender Sehwag (vc), Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, VVS Laxman, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravinchandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Mithun, R Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma (injured), Varun Aaron (injured), Praveen Kumar (injured)

Australia (4th Test) : Michael Clarke (c), Ed Cowan, David Warner, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon, Ryan Harris

Australia (3rd Test) : Michael Clarke (c), Ed Cowan, David Warner, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon, Ryan Harris

Australia (2nd Test) : Michael Clarke (c), Ed Cowan, David Warner, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Nathan Lyon, Ryan Harris

Australia (1st Test) : Michael Clarke (c), Ed Cowan, David Warner, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey, Daniel Christian, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon