Ponting slams crumbling pitch, India&#39;s Dravid finds track ...
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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting slammed the crumbling track on which his team crashed to a 13-run defeat yesterday after being bundled out for 93 runs in their second innings of the fourth and final Test match against India.
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The Mumbai Test turned into a chaotic freak show yesterday, with those reported dead springing back to life, Australia collapsing for 93 runs and India pulling off a remarkable dead rubber victory despite Michael Clarke taking 6-9 mid-afternoon.
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scoring runs. Their top order was meek in the opening encounter at Bangalore and another lacklustre performance here will see the series slip from their reach.
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Australian captain Ricky Ponting says England simply &#39;outplayed&#39; his team in the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final. England ended a 14-match losing streak against the world champions with a six-wicket thrashing
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Rain delayed the scheduled start of the triangular series match between Australia and India at the VRA Ground here.
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Ricky Ponting has expressed surprise at Shoaib Akhtar&#39;s insipid performance with the ball in Australia&#39;s second innings in the Melbourne Test, which Pakistan lost by nine wickets.
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India enjoyed their best day of the first Test here yesterday but still face defeat on a pitch that is starting to favour the spinners.
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Australia&#39;s bowlers tore through India&#39;s batting on Thursday to take control of the first test in Bangalore. Glenn McGrath, a fast bowler, took three wickets on the second day as India, the host, slid to 150
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Ricky Ponting gave the weary half grin of a fellow who could see the questions coming as readily as a kid&#39;s googly. It must be interminable: whoever Australia play will always be measured against the benchmark
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India were denied the chance to push for a series-levelling victory in the second Test against Australia by the Chennai weather. India had gone into the final day on 19 without loss, needing 210 to win but heavy rain completely washed out play.
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13th over: Australia 50-6 (Gilchrist 1, GIllespie 1) This is seriously reminiscent of England&#39;s crack-papering victory over Australia at The Oval in 1997: delirious atmosphere and, ultimately, an utterly meaningless result.
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How refreshing that an entire summer of predictable one-day cricket should end with a match that turned the formbook on its head. India looked down and out of this match when they were bowled
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â¢ PREVIEW-Cricket-Slow pitch won&#39;t save Pakistan, says Ponting December 24, 2004 07:56:37 MELBOURNE, Dec 24  - Pakistan&#39;s fragile batting line-up will be glad to exchange the fast and bouncy Perth wicket for friendlier conditions in the second
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ADAM Gilchrist last night admitted his team had been shunted into damage control by India&#39;s remarkable Test fightback. The Australian captain had no excuses for the collapse of 10-99 which saw Australia slide
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The second day of the third Test at Nagpur belonged to Australia&#39;s bowlers, with their attritional approach wearing down India&#39;s batsmen.
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New Zealand&#39;s form doesn&#39;t impress Australian captain Ricky Ponting who points to his team&#39;s recent trans-Tasman dominance as they head into tonight&#39;s knockout Champions Trophy cricket match at the Oval here.
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MUMBAI: Rahul Dravid led India with his head not with the heart. Every decision he took had a chance of back-firing. But in the end he stood vindicated as India, defending Australiaâs victory target of 107