Rahul Dravid

It's almost five years since Australia lost a Test match of any consequence on home soil, testament to their dominance and a damning indictment of teams who have come here having thrown in the towel somewhere over the Indian Ocean or Straits of

Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman resisted the Australian bowlers and helped India claw their way back into the Adelaide Test

When Ricky Ponting was asked yesterday evening if the sight of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman putting together a partnership brought back uncomfortable memories of Kolkata 2001, he smiled his impish smile and said, 'I didn't want to think of that.' This

When Ricky Ponting was asked yesterday evening if the sight of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman putting together a partnership brought back uncomfortable memories of Kolkata 2001, he smiled his impish smile and said, 'I didn't want to think of that.' This

To the second-last ball of the third day's play, Rahul Dravid played a checked straight-drive and sprinted expectantly

Just when Michael Slater's supporters were rousing themselves from slumber to barrack for his recall into the Australian XI, Justin Langer chose the perfect moment to ride his luck - and play some magnificent shots - all the way to a 16th Test

Just when Michael Slater's supporters were rousing themselves from slumber to barrack for his recall into the Australian XI, Justin Langer chose the perfect moment to ride his luck - and play some magnificent shots - all the way to a 16th Test

With the India - Australia Test series about to get under way, former and present cricketers give their opinions on what will happen, what will not, and everything in between

With the Australia-India Test series about to get under way, former and present cricketers give their opinions on what will happen, what will not, and everything in between

The last time India went to Australia, in 1999-2000, they came back a broken side, demoralised and lacking self-belief

Why India should score their runs quickly and open with a right-left combination in Australia

Why India should score their runs quickly and open with a right-left combination in Australia

The last time India went to Australia, in 1999-2000, they came back a broken side, demoralised and lacking self-belief

The Indians fared just as poorly on the second day of their game against the Queensland Academy of Sport as they did on the first, conceding a lead of 175 runs by the close

Australia clinch the TVS Cup with a 37-run victory at Kolkata

India beat New Zealand by 145 runs at Hyderabad to book themselves a place in the final of the TVS Cup against Australia

Perhaps numbers do never reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it fairly well

A lowdown on Hyderabad, where India have won six ODIs and lost just one

So who should go to Australia