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The First Test: The greatest match in history?
The First Test between Australia and India will go down in history as one of the greatest matches ever to be played.
What started as a tribute to a fallen mate, Phillip Hughes, turned into a thrilling battle between two of the world’s greatest sides.
Six tons, two double centurions, a 10-wicket haul, injury and a tight final day highlighted a contest in which no quarter was asked nor given.
It was a Test match that will live long in the memory of those who played it and the fans who witnessed it ...
Players stood for 63 seconds of applause for Hughes at the start of the match.
The tribute proved overwhelming for skipper Michael Clarke.
Australian players had Hughes' number stitched onto their shirts.
David Warner evades the first bouncer of the match from Varun Aaron in the fourth over.
He looked to the heavens when he reached 63 - a repeated symbol throughout the match.
The emotion poured out of him when he brought up his century.
But then the dreaded sight - Clarke reaching for his lower back.
He tried to ease his ailing back into life.
