We drew. No surprise really and given India's negativity, I doubt they'll play for anything in the last game.

One thing that frustrates me to no end is the regard people seem to starting to hold Michael Clarke in. All the talk about his increasing maturity and how that makes him the perfect captain for Australia is annoying the hell out of me. He -does- not have the persona to be a successful captain. As trunks pointed out, he would've failed w/ the bat if the top order has. He has no backbone about him. In the last tour when he made 91 odd with Martyn, it was Martyn's innings that held the Aussies together yet he gets the credit for playing with his flair. And while he was quick to separate Katich and Gambier, that doesn't make him a leader either. I mean plenty of players try to separate fights/arguments in other sports like Rugby and AFL but that doesn't make them born leaders either. Clarke may be maturing but maturity does not mean you for a single moment possess leadership qualities. I'm pretty sick of the commentators talking about him and his maturity. Its important to mature but maturing does not mean you have all these leadership and personal qualities that make you great. I'm happy to be proven wrong but let's make Clarke earn it. He did nothing special. Hayden, Ponting both made near centuries - they just didn't notch up the triple figures. Which is important but he didn't score very much more than them.

For me, reading the report, Katich had the last over of the 4th day. That says enough about White's ability. Play Kreja. Period. It's a risk worth taking.

And I concur absolutely. India's rise is something to be feared. Not b/c of their cricketing ability but the amount of power they will wield. I may be taking it too far but I fear their administration will be bad for the game. Self-interested, arrogant, and conceited.