Australia v India, 2nd Test, Sydney
Match home for the second Test between Australia and India at the SCG between January 2-6, 2008
01-Jan-2008
Australia 463 (Symonds 162*, Hogg 79, Lee 59, Ponting 55, Kumble 4-106) and 7 for 401 dec (Hussey 145*, Hayden 123, Symonds 61, Kumble 4-148) beat India 532 (Tendulkar 154*, Laxman 109, Ganguly 67, Dravid 53, Lee 5-119) and 210 (Ganguly 51, Clarke 3-5, Symonds 3-51) by 122 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball-details
Scorecard and ball-by-ball-details
5th day
Bulletin - Australia clinch thriller to equal record
Peter English - Australia's attitude lacking in appeal
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - A frustrating end
Quotes - 'As good a feeling as I've ever had on a cricket field' - Ponting
Audio - Ravi Shastri: Tough for India to come back
Audio - Ian Chappell: India let Australia off the hook
Plays of the day - Poetic justice and Sachin's slow walk
Stats - Australia's winning streak
Gallery - Australia gain unassailable series lead
Bulletin - Australia clinch thriller to equal record
Peter English - Australia's attitude lacking in appeal
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - A frustrating end
Quotes - 'As good a feeling as I've ever had on a cricket field' - Ponting
Audio - Ravi Shastri: Tough for India to come back
Audio - Ian Chappell: India let Australia off the hook
Plays of the day - Poetic justice and Sachin's slow walk
Stats - Australia's winning streak
Gallery - Australia gain unassailable series lead
4th day
Bulletin - Hayden hundred propels Australia to 213-run lead
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - Australia overcome spin challenge
Peter English - One of Ponting's biggest punts
Quotes - Hayden moves level with Bradman
Stats - Hayden equals the Don, and Kumble's 100
Plays of the day - Fired up Harbhajan stops, drops and rolls
Audio - Ian Chappell: Hogg's performance crucial
Audio - Ravi Shastri: 275 can be the perfect target
News - Harbhajan hearing postponed
Gallery - Australia build a target for India
Bulletin - Hayden hundred propels Australia to 213-run lead
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - Australia overcome spin challenge
Peter English - One of Ponting's biggest punts
Quotes - Hayden moves level with Bradman
Stats - Hayden equals the Don, and Kumble's 100
Plays of the day - Fired up Harbhajan stops, drops and rolls
Audio - Ian Chappell: Hogg's performance crucial
Audio - Ravi Shastri: 275 can be the perfect target
News - Harbhajan hearing postponed
Gallery - Australia build a target for India
3rd day
Bulletin - Tendulkar gives India 69-run lead
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - A regal knock
Peter English - Johnson must work on the Lee way
Quotes - 'I didn't look at the scoreboard' - Tendulkar
Quotes - Lee looks forward to 'cracking finish'
Plays of the day - The end of the nineties era
Stats - Tendulkar's SCG success and Gilchrist bags No. 400
Audio - Ian Chappell: Australia's bowling a bit thin
Audio - Ravi Shastri: Day 4 first session crucial
Gallery - Tendulkar entertains SCG crowd once more
Bulletin - Tendulkar gives India 69-run lead
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - A regal knock
Peter English - Johnson must work on the Lee way
Quotes - 'I didn't look at the scoreboard' - Tendulkar
Quotes - Lee looks forward to 'cracking finish'
Plays of the day - The end of the nineties era
Stats - Tendulkar's SCG success and Gilchrist bags No. 400
Audio - Ian Chappell: Australia's bowling a bit thin
Audio - Ravi Shastri: Day 4 first session crucial
Gallery - Tendulkar entertains SCG crowd once more
2nd day
Bulletin - Laxman puts India back in the contest
Peter English - Australia bow to very, very special batsman
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - Will and grace
Quotes - 'We're in a pretty good spot now' - Lee
Quotes - 'At No. 3, you're setting the game' - Laxman
Plays of the day - Wristy flicks, slippery fingers, and a moral dilemma
Stats - Laxman's hat-trick in Sydney
Audio - Ravi Shastri: 'India should bat for a day and a half'
Audio - Ian Chappell: 'India need a big lead
Gallery - Laxman delights at the SCG
Bulletin - Laxman puts India back in the contest
Peter English - Australia bow to very, very special batsman
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - Will and grace
Quotes - 'We're in a pretty good spot now' - Lee
Quotes - 'At No. 3, you're setting the game' - Laxman
Plays of the day - Wristy flicks, slippery fingers, and a moral dilemma
Stats - Laxman's hat-trick in Sydney
Audio - Ravi Shastri: 'India should bat for a day and a half'
Audio - Ian Chappell: 'India need a big lead
Gallery - Laxman delights at the SCG
1st day
Bulletin - Sublime Symonds puts Australia back on top
Quotes - 'It was just exciting to be there' - Hogg
Quotes - 'I made up my mind to lead the attack' - RP Singh
Plays of the day - Benson and edges
Peter English - Ponting falls to a familiar foe
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - New year, old habits
Stats - Symonds on a hot streak
Audio - Shastri: 'Umpiring errors hurt India'
Audio - Ian Chappell: 'Hogg should get a lot of credit'
Gallery
Bulletin - Sublime Symonds puts Australia back on top
Quotes - 'It was just exciting to be there' - Hogg
Quotes - 'I made up my mind to lead the attack' - RP Singh
Plays of the day - Benson and edges
Peter English - Ponting falls to a familiar foe
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan - New year, old habits
Stats - Symonds on a hot streak
Audio - Shastri: 'Umpiring errors hurt India'
Audio - Ian Chappell: 'Hogg should get a lot of credit'
Gallery
Preview package
Preview - India search for more SCG heroics
Quotes - Ponting wary of Harbhajan threat
Quotes - SCG pitch gets people talking
Ian Chappell - Sehwag should play
Stats - A happy venue for the batsmen
Preview - India search for more SCG heroics
Quotes - Ponting wary of Harbhajan threat
Quotes - SCG pitch gets people talking
Ian Chappell - Sehwag should play
Stats - A happy venue for the batsmen