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December 11-15, 2008
India v England, 1st Test, Chennai
India 241 (Dhoni 53, Flintoff 3-49) and 387 for 4 (Tendulkar 103*, Yuvraj 85*, Sehwag 83, Gambhir 66) beat England 316 (Strauss 123, Prior 53*, Cook 52) and 311 for 9 dec (Strauss 108, Collingwood 108) by six wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
5th day
Bulletin - Tendulkar century sets up famous win
Dileep Premachandran - Superstar Tendulkar writes the perfect script
Andrew Miller - England can still walk tall
Sambit Bal - A triumph of belief
Quotes - 'People are enjoying cricket again' - Tendulkar
Audio - David Lloyd: Cricket has been a terrific healer
Audio - Manjrekar: 'Tendulkar's composure was key'
Stats - A fourth-innings special
Gallery - Tendulkar century takes India to historic win
4th day
Bulletin - Sehwag sets up intriguing final day
Quotes - Inimitable Sehwag continues to astonish
Audio - David Lloyd: Sehwag has brought this game to life
Plays of the day - No fours please, we're English
Gallery
3rd day
Bulletin - Strauss sets up strong England lead
Sambit Bal - Bold England defy the script
Quotes - Confident coach believes India 'capable of anything'
Audio - David Lloyd: All eyes will be on the pitch
Plays of the day - Run, rabbit, run
Gallery - Strauss and Collingwood put England in command
2nd day
Bulletin - Swann sparks England's day
Andrew Miller - Swann on song as England seize the day
Sambit Bal - Dravid's form beyond a slump
Quotes - 'We were not complacent' - Dhoni
Audio - David Lloyd: Dhoni will need to deliver
Plays of the day - Freddie turns Midas
Gallery - Frequent inroads put England on top
1st day
Bulletin - England falter despite Strauss ton
Andrew Miller - Strauss serene after the storm
Sambit Bal - It all felt normal again
Quotes - 'England helped us by blocking balls' - Harbhajan
Audio - David Lloyd: England will wonder what went wrong
Plays of the day - Pull it KP, wake up Billy
Gallery - India wrest initiative in final session
Preview package
Preview - Cricket back in the spotlight
Quotes - 'We need to start from scratch' - Dhoni
Quotes - Pietersen expects 'no excuses'
Stats - Underdogs England bank on Anderson
Quotes - Cook counts on experience
News - Ring of steel weighs heavy on the teams
News - Cyclone scare looms over Chennai Test
News - Flintoff hopes security won't distract team
Audio - Manjrekar: Dhoni has set high standards for India
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