Overview
- VVS Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180) shared 376 after the follow-on, lifting India to 657/7, setting 383 and sealing a 171-run win.
- John Buchanan now describes enforcing the follow-on with a 274-run lead as “one of my poorest decisions” in new anniversary reflections.
- Harbhajan Singh took six wickets on the final day and completed a match hat-trick, with Sachin Tendulkar adding crucial strikes as Australia were dismissed for 212.
- Coach John Wright details the decision to promote Laxman and move Dravid to No. 6 as the tactical spark that changed the match.
- Former spinner Venkatapathy Raju says Laxman scored the 281 using his bat, offering a personal detail to the 25-year commemorations.