Bird rises in flying start
Greg Baum JACKSON BIRD'S first ball passed unremarkably, but the crowd clapped anyway because he was new to Test cricket and because this was Boxing Day at the MCG.
Bird gets early wickets, the MCG crowd gets what it wants
Greg Baum Jackson Bird's first ball passed unremarkably, but the crowd clapped anyway.
Spin gets out of control for Warne
Greg Baum Shane Warne doesn't look much like Warnie any more. Nor does he bowl much like Warnie.
Cricket
Ponting's last goodbye
Greg Baum Ricky Ponting will not be remembered by his first or last balls but by the 22,780 in between.
Greg Baum
Wowee, time for REAL cricket
Greg Baum Again, it is tense and terse and testy, and watchers can't take their eyes off it.
Greg Baum
Sehwag's cameo was not what India needed
Greg Baum INDIA won an hour, but Australia won another day. Increasingly, that is how it has been in this unexpectedly one-sided series.
Let's back up a clear line on 'run-outs'
Greg Baum Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne clearly crossed one line when he was run out.
