Australia vs India
29 November 2024
Mitchell Starc relentlessly targeted Shreyas Iyer with short-pitched deliveries throughout the Adelaide day-night Test, exposing a known technical weakness and forcing a cat-and-mouse battle that defined the first session of India's batting.
ICC vs Test Cricket Tradition
2015-11-27
The ICC's introduction of Day-Night Tests using a pink ball in 2015 was designed to attract working audiences to the longest format — but generated persistent controversy about the pink ball's swing behaviour, its inconsistent performance under floodlights, and whether the innovation truly served Test cricket.
Australia vs England
2013-12-08
James Anderson, cricket's most lethal number 11 batsman, produced various comedy batting moments throughout his career, including frustrated bat throws and bizarre dismissals.
Australia vs England
2006-12-16
Adam Gilchrist revealed after his match-winning 57-ball century in the Adelaide Ashes Test that he'd been batting with a squash ball in his glove to improve his grip.
India vs Australia
20 January 2004
Indian batsman Rahul Dravid was caught on camera applying what appeared to be a lozenge or cough sweet to the ball during the Adelaide Test against Australia.
Australia vs India
12 December 2003
Brett Lee peppered Rahul Dravid with a sustained short-pitched assault in Adelaide 2003, targeting the Indian number three's technique against the short ball. Dravid absorbed blow after blow — including a painful hit to the body — before anchoring India's innings. Their battle epitomised the great paceman-technician duel of the era.