Ashes Tidbits

Watching Ponting's animated outburst, and later hearing about McGrath's "expert" opinion on substitutes - this particular Hindi adage sums up the situation perfectly - Khisiyani Billi Khamba Nochey! I'm glad that Steve Waugh is not around, or else we might have heard a complete philosophical lecture on this issue. Rank losers, and very bad ones at that!

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The unique dismissal of Shaun Tait reminds me of great Javagal Srinath - the batsman. Walking across to off stump, and trying to be cute - typical Srinath. Both of them seems to be colonial cousins.

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I can imagine what must be going around in 'Next Don' Mathew Hayden's mind. "Mate - when is the next series with India! Need runs badly!". Why only him, 'Classy' Damien Martyn, and 'Next Ponting' Michael Clarke must also be thinking on same lines!