Oz national selector Inverarity admits spin depth ‘serious issue’ ahead of India tour

Last Updated: Monday, January 7, 2013, 12:16

Cricket Australia (CA) chairman of selectors, John Inverarity has admitted lack of spin bowling talent in the Test squad is a serious issue ahead of team’s difficult tour of India next month.

Oz legend Border urges Warner to practice ‘leg-spinners’ ahead of India tour

Last Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 16:47

Former Australia captain Allan Border has urged swashbuckling opening batsman David Warner to practice bowling leg-spin in the nets ahead of crucial tour to India.

After Tests, Pujara confident of excelling in ODIs, T20s

Last Updated: Friday, December 21, 2012, 15:39

He is being looked at as a specialst Test batsman, but young Cheteshwar Pujara feels that his sterling performances in the four-Test series against England has given him enough confidence to excel in the other two versions of the game -- ODIs and T20s.

India paid price of too much bravado: Nasser Hussain

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 18:27

India paid the price of thinking that preparing turning tracks would be enough to beat England in the just-concluded Test series as the visitors had better tweakers to exploit the dustbowls, feels former England captain Nasser Hussain.

Touring India is much easier now: Boycott

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 18:02

England batting legend Geoffrey Boycott feels that India are no longer the force it used to be and touring the country has become much easier now a days for cricket playing nations.

India vs England, Nagpur Test: Day 4, Statistical Highlights

Last Updated: Sunday, December 16, 2012, 21:23

Statistical highlights of the fourth day`s play of the final Test between India and England here on Sunday.

Skipper Cook hails ``great`` England performance at Kolkata

Last Updated: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 15:22

Skipper Alastair Cook on Sunday praised his bowling attack after England went 2-1 up in the series against India with a seven-wicket victory.

India were overconfident and under-prepared: Vengsarkar

Last Updated: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 14:05

Slamming the Indian team for its lack of preparedness for the four-Test England series, in which the home team is down 1-2 with one game to go at Nagpur next week, former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar said the onus is on the selectors to make at least a couple of changes to the side.

Tendulkar returns to form but India in trouble at 273/7

Last Updated: Thursday, December 6, 2012, 09:13

Sachin Tendulkar marked his return to form with a patient 76 but England claimed the honours on the opening day by reducing a jittery India to 273 for seven in the first innings of the third cricket Test here on Wednesday.

India vs England, Eden Test, Day 1: As it happened...

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 17:46

Live updates from the third Test match between India and England at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

India vs England 2012, 2nd Test, Day 4: As it happened

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 08:47

India's ploy to prepare a spinning track backfired heavily as a spirited England inflicted a humiliating ten-wicket victory on the clueless hosts in the second cricket Test.

England work to master spin at nets

Last Updated: Sunday, December 2, 2012, 16:34

They dealt with spin quite well in the series-levelling win in the second Test but the visiting England cricket team`s batsmen continued to practice against tweakers ahead of the third Test against India starting here on December 5.