Johnson cannot bowl on a line or length on a consistent basis, but he is the leading wicket taker.
Lee looked like he was still recovering from India Belly yesterday, yet still seemed to be bowling better than in the 2nd test. Why play a bowler who has been ineffective and uneconomical, who is also crook, over the bowler who has tied up ends, allowing the other bowlers to make a break through?

Krezja had a mixed bag, 3 good wickets (although Dravid could be bowled out by a 3 year old with a plastic ball in the slump he is in), but didn't Sehwag take to him! Not the worst debut for a spinner in India thus far, and truth be told he hasn't done much worse than Lee or White have done in earlier tests, plus he managed to bowl nearly a third of all overs for the day, something White could not do.

Tendulkar was excellent, although I much prefer watching Sehwag bat, he really has to be the #1 player for India at the moment, such a great batsmen, and more than handy with the ball.

Overall a fairly even first day, India scoring only 311 when after only 20 overs they were at 100, and losing 5 wickets on a track that really could have seen them post closer to 500 in a day. Hopefully the tail will not wag and Australia will get more than a handful of overs to bat today. Hopefully Singh gets belted, and also takes a full toss to his illegal drug filled toes.