India has been set a target of 499 to win the first test match in this Border-Gavaskar series. Will INDIA win or will it just go 'down under' (pun intended)
When India was 120-3 in the first innings I thought we were in control. It was just a bad day for us. But full credit to the aussie pace attack who gave nothing to the Indians.
After a tiring day Ponting gave his bowlers 8 overs to snap up a few wickets but 'the wall' was patient. In my view wining this test match is a far-fetched possibility. Now it depends which part of the phrase is read by the Indian team; 'far-fetched' or 'possibility'.
I am an optimist and I still think that Ponting has committed a mistake my declaring a bit early. If I were in his place I would have declared at 600 because 600 becomes too far-fetched and it could have been a killer blow to the confidence of the Indian bowlers. That confidence is important in a long series like this.
Considering that the pitch is opening up. Its slow and the odd ball is keep low, we cant be over optimistic too. Australia needs only ten balls to keep low. And India need a lot of Boundaries and more importantly the singles, doubles and even triples on a huge ground like the MCG.
Lets see what happens tomorrow
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