We Started so well too.

I hate it when articles that are so very clearly written by biased Indian supporters are credited only as "Cricinfo staff". Anyone would think that it was exciting, edge of your seat cricket watching India bowl a foot outside off stump to an 8-1 offside field. If any other team tried that tactic to India the howling would not cease, but when India do it, it's the smartest move ever.

Yes it was smart, but it makes for such boring cricket, and showed how scared the Indians were of the Aussies scoring well, such a negative way to bowl for an entire session. On the flip side Khan and Sharma did brilliantly to bowl the correct line and length in such a long spell.

Katich managed 102, while Hussey was brilliantly run out on 90 (Vijay is one fantastic fieldsman, and room should be found for him in the 11 after Ganguly retires, India needs the best fieldsmen they can find). No surprise that when Clarke and Watson needed to stand up, both failed. Haddin and White tried to correct the ship but couldn't. I'm confident in saying that Clarke needs to be dropped again and given a good spell in the Sheffield Shield to get some form before any recall. But the selectors are brain dead morons, so it wont happen.

And why was Lee picked? Australia had one over at the Indians and it was handed to Johnson, not the supposed Aussie spearhead. India to bat for as much of the next two days, and bat slowly and cautiously when Tendulkar and Laxman get in. A terrible tour for both Australai and good cricket will end in the same manner that India played in 3 out out of 4 games. Boring and overly safe.