Chennai test: India seize initiative
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India held the advantage in a tantalisingly poised second cricket test against Australia by the close of the third day&#39;s play today.
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Australia could be without skipper Ricky Ponting for the whole of the Test series in India. Having missed the First Test victory in Bangalore and the Second Test, which started today in Chennai, Ponting has
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Prolific spinner Harbhajan Singh struck it rich as India seized control of the second and final cricket Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.
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Captain Sourav Ganguly today said he hoped to win the second test match against Australia beginning in Chennai on Thursday. Despite master blaster Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s absence, and a thrashing win by the visitors, Ganguly did not seem to lose hope.
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James Anderson took a Test-best five for 42 as England took charge of the first Test against India at Lord&#39;s here.
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Undated: Like the physicists&#39; search for the Higgs Bosun, the God particle, India&#39;s ambition to be the world&#39;s best Test side may seem an endlessly futile task.
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CHENNAI, OCTOBER 12: Optimism is what drives Indian cricket, whether or not itâs rooted to ground realities. So Laxmipathy Balaji, who sits out his home Test in Chennai against the Australians with an injury
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India complained about it from day one. The five-letter word &#39;grass&#39; was their bone of contention. Too much grass on the pitch, they feared, would be to the advantage of the Australians in the third Test.
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One thing you learn over the years is how Indian spectators love to get involved, even when the match is as dead as this one. It places them in a unique position and the pity is that a game that offered so much turned out the way it did.
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India resume batting on third day of second Test against Australia in Chennai from the score of 291 for six. India has a lead of 56 runs, but they will be hoping to extend it on a pitch where batting last will be a huge challenge.
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DEEP in the heart of the Indian subcontinent, the Australian Test side last night was celebrating an historic victory, having conquered cricket&#39;s final frontier with a Test to spare.
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Chennai, Oct. 17: There is hope but there is also that hint of caution ahead of the final day. History does not rule in Indiaâs favour and the Australians are drawing inspiration from that as well as Shane Warneâs exploits in the first innings.
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BANGALORE, India: World champions Australia were on the brink of a massive victory in the first cricket Test against India after destroying the hosts&#39; batting again yesterday.
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Pressure is building on the Indian team from millions of home fans to deliver their first home Test series victory in two years when they take on South Africa in the second and final Test on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said his team were looking to copy India and take the attack to Australia on their own turf during the triangular one-day cricket series.
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The fourth and final Test match between India and Australia begins in Mumbai on Wednesday. The Indians will be playing for some pride, while the Australians are hoping to sweep the series 3-0.
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Kolkata: Having managed to &quot;take the momentum away from India&quot;, South Africa are now looking to set a target of 250 runs for the hosts in the fourth innings of the second and deciding cricket Test here.