Adelaide draw gives Australia series
On a day for legends, it was another touched by greatness that stole the plaudits with a magnificent century that earned India a draw at the Adelaide Oval
24/01Result
4th Test, India tour of Australia at Adelaide, Jan 24-28 2008
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![India]( "India")
526 & 269/7d (90 ov) -
![Australia]( "Australia")
Player of the Match
24/01Result
4th Test, India tour of Australia at Adelaide, Jan 24-28 2008
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![India]( "India")
526 & 269/7d (90 ov) -
![Australia]( "Australia")
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Ponting, Clarke put Australia ahead
Centuries from Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke pushed the game towards astalemate, but the story of the fourth day was Adam Gilchrist, and mostlikely the final innings of an exceptional career
Day 3
Hayden stars on a day of hard slog
Matthew Hayden made history by getting to 30 Test centuries faster than anyone else, but the overall theme on the third day was slowness, with a usually dominant Australian batting line-up stymied by some disciplined and committed bowling from the Indians
Day 2
Plucky India grind down sloppy Australia
The story of the day was India's spin duo of Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. They didn't break through with the ball, but a 107-run partnership with the bat helped push India past the 523 they made in their last Test here
Others
Awesome in Australia: Tendulkar's masterclass vs Sehwag's salvo
Vote for the best individual Border-Gavaskar Trophy performance by an Indian in Australia since 2000
Gilchrist set for IPL riches
Adam Gilchrist's retirement from international cricket will be short-lived after he confirmed he would appear in the Indian Premier League in India during April
Hogg cuts lonely figure
While one Western Australian bowed out to overflowing praise for an outstanding career, another must have crept off wondering if he had performed in his last Test
The trailblazer completes his last act
Adam Gilchrist, while addressing a press conference on his retirement from Test cricket, has said that the decline of his wicketkeeping skills hastened his retirement
The Billy and Asad show, and Gilly's last dismissal
Plays of the day for day five of the fourth Test between Australia and India in Adelaide
Australia v India, 4th Test, Adelaide
Match home for the fourth Test between Australia and India in Adelaide
Poker-faced Sehwag comes up aces
His 151 wasn't one of Virender Sehwag's most exhilarating innings but neither was it as dogged as the scorecard suggests
Dravid out for at least two weeks
Rahul Dravid has been sidelined for two to three weeks following a hair-line fracture to his right middle finger, an injury that forced him to retire on the morning of the final day in Adelaide
Ponting's revival puts Harbhajan in a spin
Harbhajan Singh must be grateful to Ponting for masking his failure in the series so far but Ponting's return to form at Adelaide exposed his inadequacy ruthlessly
Centuries galore for batsmen and bowlers
Stats highlights from the fourth day of the Adelaide Test between Australia and India
Clarke plays down vice-captaincy aspirations
Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey are the main contenders for the vice-captaincy spot now that Adam Gilchrist has announced his retirement from Tests and stepped down from the post
'We want to win it for Gilly' - Clarke
Michael Clarke has said his side would want to "win it for Gilly" and take the series 3-1
Gilchrist announces his retirement
Cricinfo's full coverage of Adam Gilchrist's retirement
A day to savour for Sehwag
Stats highlights from the fifth day of the Adelaide Test between Australia and India
Thx Gilly
Plays of the day for day four of the fourth Test between India and Australia in Adelaide
An opponent you love to love
Spectators around Australia have roared for Sachin Tendulkar over the past month, but those were whispers compared to the reception reserved for Adam Gilchrist's final Test appearance
Nothing sinister in Gilchrist retirement
Adam Gilchrist insists there is nothing sinister to his surprise retirement and has promised to reveal all after his final Test finishes on Monday
Hayden's hundred an act of will
Matthew Hayden's hundred at the Adelaide Oval was an act of will. From the moment he walked to the crease he steeled himself to construct a massive score
Gilchrist announces his retirement
Adam Gilchrist, who revolutionised the role of the wicketkeeper-batsman, has retired from Tests barely 24 hours after taking the world record for dismissals
RP Singh sidelined for at least two weeks by hamstring injury
In a setback to India's chances in the final Test in Adelaide, RP Singh, the left-arm seamer, has been rendered out of action for the next two weeks with a hamstring injury
An allrounder par excellence
Stats highlights from Adam Gilchrist's international career
Pitch defied reputation and result
Pitch-making is an imprecise science, but it is perhaps stretching optimism to expect a result on a pitch that routinely produces more than 1000 runs in the first two innings
Ponting's patience pays off
Peter English on an uncharacteristic yet effective knock from Ricky Ponting, who was unbeaten on 79 at the end of the third day
Hayden continues his India bashing
Stats highlights from the third day of the Adelaide Test between Australia and India
'Possibly his loss is more than even Warne or McGrath'
Tributes come in for Adam Gilchrist, who announced his retirement at the end of day three of the Adelaide Test
High noon drama
The tensest period of the day, in the hundred minutes after lunch, was over. So much had happened, yet the bigger picture remained intact; a lot of action, very little change. Beautiful
It really is Australia's day
Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from day three of the Adelaide Test
Player exodus will test India - Ponting
Ricky Ponting feels Australia have coped well with the loss of four senior players and says India will face a similar test
Australia go back to the future
Adam Gilchrist seeks inspiration from Australia's victory in Adelaide last year and their Melbourne win of 2003-04
Gilchrist snatches wicketkeeping record
A statistical analysis of Adam Gilchrist's career as a wicketkeeper
'I told these guys I'll get good runs' - Harbhajan
Harbhajan Singh said the events of Sydney had no impact no his performance here, admitting that he had tried to shut out matters that weren't in his control
'I've maintained a high standard' - Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist overtook Mark Boucher's 413 on the second day against India and then spoke of his constant battle to prove himself to a small band of critics
A twist in India's tail
Several factors have gone into India's improvement as a Test side over the last two years, one of which is the outstanding contributions from the lower order
Record-breaker losing his tune
A bottle of champagne is usually the gift for a world record holder, but Mark Boucher should save the postage after Adam Gilchrist became the game's most successful wicketkeeper
A fifty followed by four thumps
Plays of the Day for the second day between Australia and India at the Adelaide Oval
Lee steps up as pace spearhead
This season Brett Lee has taken on another role McGrath thrived on - changing the direction of matches with a single spell
Gilchrist running out of time - Healy
Adam Gilchrist is good enough to return to peak wicketkeeping form but he is running out of time to do so, according to his predecessor Ian Healy
A battle most spectacular
Between Sachin Tendulkar and Brett Lee, they have showcased what we really cherish about Test cricket
India edge it as Australia drop it
Plays of the day from the first day of the fourth Test between Australia and India
Low-cost Hogg proves expensive
Australia are due to tour Pakistan in March before a trip to the West Indies, but Brad Hogg needs more impact over the next four days to convince the selectors he is worth a ticket
A day of satisfaction and regret
Anything under 450 would be a below-par score here, and India could have done without VVS Laxman's wicket in the last hour. But they recovered well after a mid-innings totter had threatened to derail the innings
Tendulkar does a Don in Adelaide
Sachin Tendulkar was attacking in Melbourne, authoritative in Sydney, and innovative in Perth but this was the combination of them all
A new high for Tendulkar
Stats highlights from the first day of the fourth Test in Adelaide
'I was determined to get a big one here' - Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar said he was happy to have notched up his first hundred at the Adelaide Oval, one where he hadn't made much of an impact earlier
Fans at the 'Sachin Stand'
Jenny Thompson descends on the stands at the Cathedral End where India fans are chanting 'Sachin Sachin Sachin!'
Sehwag and Hayden trade verbal blows
A day of attrition was followed by a round of verbal volleys with both camps criticising the other for not pushing for victory