GAMEPLAN
The morning news brings with it the news, that Sachin maybe out of the whole series. I think the Indian team should take it for granted that Sachin wont play in any of the next three tests and save them, the job has to be done by the 11 players on the field. Is this Aussie team invincible? No of course not!! Here's my mantra for prevaling over the Aussies

1) Dont panic, dont change the team yet: Sehwag & Chopra should be persisted with, Chopra's confidence has been dented by Ganguly's repeated public comments favoring Yuvi as opener, Give him the assurance that he is going to play the full series.

2) At all costs, at any cost, dont lose wickets to McGrath in his first 3 overs of his spell, if you see them through, you can easily milk him . Gillespie is not fully fit, while Warne is no demon, the best bowler in this lineup is Kasprowicz, be careful while playing him.

3)Yuvraj should be promoted to 3 , he will do better on the bouncier track of Chennai.

4) If Pathan, Patel, Bhajji could battle it out, the rest of the batsman should take heed of it, the demons are there only in the mind, the Aussie attack is no way at its best.

5) Dont fret over the umpiring mistakes, the decisions even themselves out, India bore the brunt in the first test, it will be the turn of Aussies soon.

I dont think this series will see as much exciting sessions as the previous one, in that one the Aussies were hellbent on attacking cricket, this time they are prepared to play the waiting game. This series will be dominated by cricket of attrition rather than "flair" cricket.

All said and done, I dont think the Indians are gonna win it, it will be 3-1 in favor of the Aussies!!!