India on Top after Watson's Century, Aus 224/5 on Day 1 - Ind vs Aus 1st Test 2nd Day Live Score

India dropped Shane Watson on zero and then 27 and helped him to reach century after removing Katich early but restricted Australia only on 224/5 and ended the day on top at the stump of day 1 in the first test at Mohali.

Australia were well placed on 154/1 after 40 overs but managed only 70 runs in the next 50 overs due to tight bowling by spinners Harbhajan and Ojha. Zaheer Khan was pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets including 2 wickets in 2 overs in the end.

Shane Watson played 279 balls in his century of 101* and played a major role in dropping the run rate. India has a good chance now to wrap up the inning early and then score decent runs.


So join here tomorrow for the live score of the 2nd day of 1st test match.

IND vs Aus 1st Test Preview - India vs Australia Teams 1st Test at Mohali

So the countdown begins for the test series between top two test team as 1st test between host India and Australia will be played from Friday, 1st October to Tuesday, 5th October, 2010 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh and the timing wil be 4:00 GMT, 9:30 IST.

India holding the top ranking with 127 points and even if the lost the series they will be at no.1 but this is a good chance to extend their ranking. Gautam Gambhir is back at top and if he and Sehwag able to give good start and then Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman have to extend. Raina probably retain his place in the team after good show in CLT20. India's success will highly be depend on their bowler's Zaheer, Ishant and Harbhajan.

Australia will try to regain their lost pride as they had lost the series last year. Shane watson and Simon Katisch is in good touch at top of the order. Doug Bollinger and Michael Hussey will be high after done well in the just ended 2010 CLT20.

Indian Playing 11 for 1st Test at Mohali:

Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C & wk), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma/Sreesanth, Pragyan Ojha/Amit Mishra.

Australian Playing 11 for 1st Test at Mohali:

Shane Watson, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting (C), Michael Clarke, Marcus North, Michael Hussey, Tim Paine (wk), Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Johnson, Doug Bollinger, Nathan Hauritz

Indian Team, Squad for Test Series gainst Australia - Zaheer, Gambhir, Pujara in, Yuvraj out

Indian selectors announced the 15-member team for upcoming 2 match test series against Australia starting from 1st October, 2010. Yuvraj Singh has been dropped, replaced by Saurashtra batsman, Cheteshwar Pujara who has been scoring heavily in domestic and first-class cricket.

Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Sreeshant all missed last series against Sri Lanka due to injury come backs in the team. Karnataka seamer Abhimanyu Mithun, who impressed the team management in Sri Lanka also dropped while Ishant, Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra retained their place.

Find the 15-member Indian test squad for the 2 match series against Australia.

India Test Squad/Team:

MS Dhoni (Captain & wk)
Virender Sehwag
Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Suresh Raina
Cheteshwar Pujara
M Vijay
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Ishant Sharma
Pragyan Ojha
Sreesanth
Amit Mishra

Australia Test Squad Team for Series against India - Hughes, Hauritzd in

Australian selectors announced 15-member for their 2 match test series against host India in October, 2010 under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting. Opener Phillip Hughes and offspinner Nathan Hauritz are back in team after injury. 19 year old fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has also included in the team for the first time along with Peter George.

Tim Paine will be the wicket keeper as regular keeper Haddin is stiil not available due to injury. Douge Bollinger is also back in team after injury and doing well in ongoing CLT20 in South Africa.

Josh Hazlewood is now injured due to back stress fracture and replace by Mitchell Starc and James Pattinson.

Find the 15-member Australia test squad for the 2 match series against India.

Australia Test Squad/Team:

Ricky Ponting (Captain)
Michael Clarke (vice-capt)
Shane Watson
Simon Katich
Marcus North
Tim Paine (wk)
Phillip Hughes
Michael Hussey
Ben Hilfenhaus
Mitchell Johnson
Doug Bollinger
Peter George
Steven Smith
Nathan Hauritz
Josh Hazlewood

2010 Australia Tour of India Schedule - IND vs AUS Series Fixture, Time Table

Australia will tour India for a full tour of 2 match test series and 3 ODI's starting from 1st October to 24th October, 2010. Australia will begin their tour with a 3 day practice match from 25th September, 2010.

Find the complete schedule of 2010 Australia tour of India.

India vs Australia Test Series Schedule:

1st Test Match:
Friday, 1st October to Tuesday, 5th October, 2010
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Timing: 4:00 GMT, 9:30 IST

2nd Test Match:
Saturday, 9th October to Wednesday, 13th October, 2010
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Timing: 4:00 GMT, 9:30 IST


India vs Australia ODI Series Schedule:

1st ODI:
Sunday, 17th October, 2010
Venue: Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Timing: 3:30 GMT, 9:00 IST

2nd ODI: Day/Night
Wednesday, 20th October, 2010
Venue: Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association
Timing: 9:00 GMT, 14:30 IST

3rd ODI:
Sunday, 24th October, 2010
Venue: Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao
Timing: 3:30 GMT, 9:00 IST