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       December 19
1974: Australian right-hand batsman and off break bowler Ricky Thomas Ponting, was born in Launceston. He played in 50 Tests and 123 ODIs.
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 best of the week

 - The gentlemen in
   question
   Prem Panicker

 - England blasted in the
   furnace
   Tanya Aldred

 - It's just not Wright!
   Sujata Prakash & Prem
   Panicker

 
 in other sports

-  Bowyer slams transfer
   list decision

-  Henry to be reported
   to FA: BBC

-  Bhutia rules out playing
   for Indian club

  email the team

- Prem Panicker
- Ivan Crasto
- Faisal Shariff

 Travel to India

 Fly to Eden
 Gardens from
 $890

 
December 20, 2001

Vaughan hands India the advantage
Sarandeep's strikes peg England back on day one of the third Test. Prem Panicker reports.

A novice, but a teaser
Sarandeep did the job after Kumble stalled in sight of 300, says Dileep Premachandran, in the Wisden Verdict on India.

Lights on, nobody home
Tim de Lisle sees three moments of dimness darken England’s day.

News Roll
Graeme Pollock has revealed he had sharp words with his nephew's team as they succumbed meekly against Australia in the first Test. More...

Marcus Trescothick
Latest images from Bangalore
Live!

Ind vs Eng - 3rd Test
Dec 19-23; 10:00 am (IST)
Bangalore - End of Day 1

Aus vs SA - 2nd Test
Dec 26-30; 5:30 am (IST)
Melbourne

Detailed Scorecards
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Cricket Diary
Geoff Marsh


Report or rip-off?
Faisal Shariff
Columns
Jacques Kallis


South Africa short
on star quality

Daniel Laidlaw
 

Another washout in NZ-Bangladesh Test
No play was possible on the 2nd day of the first Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh.

England agree to play sixth one-dayer
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the date and venue for the match is still to be decided.

Australia win first Test in convincing style
SA collapsed to 128 all out to give Australia a 1-0 lead in the series. Daniel Laidlaw reports...

Tendulkar retains Castrol title
The master batsman was declared 'Castrol Indian Cricketer of the Year 2000-2001' at the fourth annual awards ceremony on Monday.
Images of the award ceremony

Leading Test wicket-takers
Leading wicket takers in Test cricket after Shane Warne took five for 113 against South Africa to move into fourth place overall.

Statistical Highlights
Day 5 of the Ahmedabad Test between India and England.

Ranji Trophy dossier
A summary of the zonal league matches played thus far in the tournament.

Ask Mohandas Menon
The master BCCI statistician replies to readers' queries on cricket.

All about the Venues
Statistics of the Test venues for the England series.

England vs India
Mohandas Menon provides a statistical review of the encounters between the two sides.

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"We felt we had him in the morning (Ahmedabad Test), then after lunch, he came out and said 'Enough of this - I am Sachin Tendulkar'. It was one of the finest innings I have seen."
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England's captain Nasser Hussain on the need for a new plan against Sachin Tendulkar

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A pleasure to watch Sachin
- Richard Johnson

Happy in the background
- Graham Ford

Vaas hits purple patch
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Sad routine of collapse - Nasser Hussain
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wisden.com

Wright under pressure

Let battle commence: Kallis


  letter of the day
19 Dec 2001

The wicket-keeper India needs
Pakaj Dharmani, the wicket-keeper batsman captain of the current Punjab team. He averages over 55 in the longer version and over 40 in the ODIs.


- Siddartha Reddy
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