Australia survive for tense victory

If the best way to spark interest in a seven-match ODI series is to stage a brilliantly tense opener, then Australia and India achieved their goal in Vadodara

Injured Lee and Hopes miss second ODI

Australia's injury-hit bowling attack will be without Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson as well as James Hopes in Nagpur

Hopes out for Nagpur, doubts over Lee and Johnson

James Hopes has been ruled out of the second match while Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson are not yet certainties

Tale of the tail

Big hitting from the lower order spices up the first ODI, but what's up with the crowd booing the Australians?

Weary Hauritz finds energy to lift

There was no obvious Champions League Twenty20 hangover for Nathan Hauritz

Nielsen raises workload issue again

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has again voiced concerns over players' workload, which he fears could harm their long-term future

Teams exposed by batting Powerplay

In a close match, the one passage of play which exposed both teams' weaknesses was the implementation of the batting Powerplay

The gamble that paid off for Ponting

With nine required off the last over, Ponting had another chat with Lee, but this time he went for The Punt, something he is not extensively known for doing as captain

India v Australia, 1st ODI, Vadodara

Hussey answers critics with blazing 73

Ponting upset by disrupted ODI lead-up

A frustrated Ricky Ponting admitted Australia's preparations for the opening ODI against India were unsettled by New South Wales' Twenty20 success