NEW DELHI: Australian seamers were on a roll as they claimed half of the Indian side inside 70 runs to put the visitors in deep trouble on the fourth day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.....

There will be no respite for the umpires officiating in the tri-series involving India [ Images ], Australia [ Images ] and Sri Lanka [ Images ], as the Decision Review System (DRS) willl not be used during the 15-match tournament in February due to the BCCI's refusal.
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HYDERABAD: Former All England champion Pullela Gopichand was and is dead against endorsing soft drinks or for that matter, have a gulp of any drink. But his disciple and badminton star Saina Nehwal has no such qualms. “It was his decision but it was a good one.Today’s generation... we, somehow, drink all soft drinks. But there is a danger of putting on weight so we have to be careful. I have it once in a month. I don’t have any problem. It is okay for me,” said Saina after the renewal of her endorsement with Herbalife, a global nutrition company, here on Wednesday.....

Tea! Australia must be breathing much better with that unbroken 54-run partnership between Hussey and Ponting that helped them recover from 27 for four to lead by 132 runs. India, though, are not out of it. Last session should be interesting.

The two experienced pros brought up their fifty partnership after India had reduced Australia to 27 for 4.
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Rohan Bopanna said he is confident that his new association with 11 Grand Slam winner Mahesh Bhupathi on the professional Tour at the 2012 Chennai Open, in January, will augur well in the Olympic year....

India opener Virender Sehwag, who smashed the 200-run barrier in the ODIs after he scored 219 off 149 balls against the West Indies in Indore earlier this month, has now become the fifth Indian and 23rd player in the history of Test cricket to complete 8000 runs....

James Pattinson ran in and made the ball seam in just a shade. Virender Sehwag shaped to drive through the covers, with negligible displacement of feet that characterises his batting. The ball deflected off the inside edge and crashed into the stumps. The Indian opener walked back for 67. It was the end of an innings that had promised many more. With the big breakthrough, the Australians celebrated....

NEW DELHI: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar hit a quickfire 55-ball half-century to lead Indian innings alongwith Rahul Dravid on the second day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday...

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Perhaps the biggest date on the Test cricket calendar, this year's Boxing Day match is a meeting between two flawed but fascinating teams. The dimensions of the flaws - Australia's brittle batting, India's slim bowling - create for plenty of intrigue...

Melbourne: Brad Haddin has said Australia have mentally recovered from the defeat to New Zealand, and are prepared to face India. "I think we're in a very good space," he said on the eve of the Boxing Day Test. "We've had a week to prepare. We couldn't be more prepared and more looking forward to the game. Boxing Day is a great occasion to walk out on the MCG. As a sportsman it's a highlight to come out in front of sometimes 60-70 thousand. We've had a very good couple of days at our batting camp and we're ready for this."..