Hilton Cartwright

India vs Australia report card: Nathan Coulter-Nile, openers shine for visitors; Matthew Wade, Hilton Cartwright flunk

Australia slumped to a demoralising 4-1 defeat to India in the ODI series. Here's a look at who topped and who flopped among Steve Smith and co.

India vs Australia: Packed with substandard all-rounders, unbalanced visitors wade through troubled waters

Australia's recent ODI woes overseas are a result of some poor selections, where the supposed utility value of all-rounders supersedes the competence of specialist batsmen and bowlers.

India vs Australia: Kuldeep Yadav’s hat-trick stole the show but Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal set up the win

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal’s efforts to claim four top-order wickets deserve special applause. Apart from picking up those wickets, they also kept the run-rate in check.

India vs Australia: Steve Smith admits batsmen made 'silly errors' under pressure after loss in 2nd ODI

Smith was not impressed with his batsmen's performance, saying "I think we panicked last game a little bit and in this game, we just couldn’t get the partnerships.”

Spinners hold their own after Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni's rescue act to trump Australia by 26 runs in the 1st ODI

Catch the best photo highlights from the first ODI between India and Australia at Chennai

India vs Australia: Steve Smith vows to come back hard, hopes to turn things around in 2nd ODI

Australian captain Steve Smith said, they had a decent start but MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya played very well and their partnership turned out to be match winning one

India vs Australia: MS Dhoni weathers storm again to continue his love affair with Chennai

The last time Dhoni played in Chennai was two years ago, in 2015, against South Africa. Since then, the people of Chennai have craved even a single glimpse of Dhoni

India vs Australia, Highlights cricket score, 1st ODI at Chennai: Hosts win by 26 runs (DLS Method); go 1-0 up

Bumrah bowls the final over of the innings. Zampa collects a single off the first ball of the over. Appeal for catch in the second delivery, but replays show Dhoni grassing the chance. WSide off the third delivery. Six runs collected off the remainder of the over, with Australia's only consolation being playing their quota of overs out, as they finish on 137/9, losing by 26 runs.

India vs Australia: Visitors call up Peter Handscomb as cover for injured Aaron Finch

Finch aggravated a calf injury during training on Thursday which means he would need to sit out from the early part of the India- Australia five-match series.

India vs Australia: Aaron Finch faces race against time to be fit for 1st ODI after aggravating calf injury

Big-hitting Australia opener Aaron Finch on Thursday aggravated his right calf injury during a practice session and is facing a race against time to be fit for the first ODI against India on 17 September.