Sydneyside at a glance

Australia have won three, lost just one and drawn four in eight Test matches against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The last time India played at this ground, they had the home team in all sorts of bother till a battling Steve Waugh and Simon Katich bailed them out. Rahul Dravid, in the middle of a batting rut at the moment, will do well to watch the tapes of his batting in that game: with India looking for quick runs in the second innings, Dravid hammered an unbeaten 91 off 114 balls. In same number of deliveries in the Melbourne Test last week, Dravid managed a mere 16 Most of the other Indian heavyweights have done well here too. Tendulkar leads the pack with 498 runs. In five innings at the ground, he has scored two centuries 8212; including an unbeaten 241 on his previous trip 8212; and averages 249. VVS Laxman 352 runs isn8217;t far behind, with two centuries in his two Tests here. The only failure has been Ganguly, who averages just 14 here The Australian batsmen have enjoyed the pitch at Sydney as much as the Indians. Ponting has scored 1226 runs in 12 Tests at an average of more than 81, while Gilchrist 722 and Hayden 756 have been among the runs as well. Only flip side is Clarke 90 runs in four innings at his home ground

INDIA-AUSTRALIA:

Played: 8

Australia won: 3

India won: 1

Drawn: 4

HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS:

Australia: 552-5 dec in 1999-2000

India: 705-7 dec in 2003-04

LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS:

Australia: 107 in 1947-48

India: 150 in 1999-2000

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES:

Australia: 223 by Justin Langer in 1999-2000

India : 241 by Sachin Tendulkar in 2003-04

BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS:

Australia: 5-48 by Glenn McGrath in 1999-2000

India : 8-141 by Anil Kumble in 2003-04

BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH:

Australia: 10-103 Glenn McGrath in 1999-2000

India: 12-279 Anil Kumble in 2003-04

INDIA-AUSTRALIA RESULTS

1947-48 8212; Draw

1967-68 8212; Australia beat India by 144 runs

1977-78 8212; India beat Australia by an innings and 2 runs

1980-81 8212; Australia beat India by an innings and 4 runs

1985-86 8212; Draw

1991-92 8212; Draw

1999-2000 8212; Australia beat India by an innings and 141 runs

2003-04 8212; Draw