Aah, Adelaide

Such wonderful memories from 3 years back - the venue of one of Indian cricket's most famous wins.

- Aus ending Day 1 seemingly unstoppable at 400/5, with Mr. Ponting at 176*.
- Kumble picking 5 to restrict them (!!) to 556 and not 700.
- India ending Day 2 at 180/4 - struggling, but a promising partnership between that old pair of Lax and Rahul. Aus always are wary of these two guys in tandem.
- Dravid's magnificient innings of 233, getting India very close to Aus' first innings. Lax scoring another century V Aus.
- No Warne, no McGrath - MacGill hammered, and so were the rest.
- Where did Agarkar get that spell from? 6 for fucking 41?? Never before, never after. Whatever he does from then on end, he will always have this spell to think back upon and smile.
- Complacent Aus - all out for 196. But would that have happened if not for Sachin's two magic deliveries to get Steve Waugh and Martyn out? I doubt it. Remember, Sachin was struggling getting into this series, and didn't fire with the bat. But try keeping him out of the action!
- That level headed man again - Rahul, holding the chase together and getting us home with 72 n.o. Sehwag threatened to win it in a few overs before getting carried away. Tendulkar played well, but Laxman's flurry of boundaries finally eased the pressure off. How they missed Warney.

Wow, great time was had by all Indian fans.

Can England do the same now?

- McGrath and Warne are back in the team and tormenting England. However, Pigeon seems to have an injury, and Warne was far from his best in Brisbane.
- England can score heavily here - and if they do, they can put pressure on Aus. India showed how. 2 guys need to score big, and the others need to chip in with 30s atleast.
- If Agarkar can take a 6 wicket haul, so can Freddie/Harmy.
- All is not lost even after conceding 400 runs on Day 1. India showed that in Adelaide.

Please England, do this for the neutrals. Draw the series going into Perth, thank you very much.