'...according to me Australia should have gone to India earlier. The preparation was not up to the mark at all. If you couldn't go to India, you should have gone to the UAE at least to prepare for a tour like this.'
Skipper Ricky Ponting has said that the next seven months for Australia and himself will be the greatest challenge of his career.
Some interesting numbers from first day's play in the first Test between India and Australia in Bangalore.
A pugnacious left-hander brimming with self-confidence, he has been in an out of the Australian national team for the past five years.
Phil Hughes, who died on Thursday aged 25, will forever be remembered as one of Australian cricket's free spirits.
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