India's batting line-up in tatters
In a pithy description in the Sydney Morning Herald , Richard Hinds says India were upset that they had to wait for 15 minutes to meet prime minister Julia Gillard because their batsmen are not used to spending that much time on their feet
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
In a pithy description in the Sydney Morning Herald, Richard Hinds says India were upset that they had to wait for 15 minutes to meet prime minister Julia Gillard because their batsmen are not used to spending that much time on their feet. Australia is proving to be "no country for old men" he says, and India's ageing middle order is crumbling fast.
If you want to see fancy Indian footwork, bypass the SCG and take in a Bollywood musical. Virender Sehwag has never bothered with the soft shoe shuffle, preferring to stand to attention and play his shots - even when he might be better served playing someone elses. But V.V.S. Laxman is either posing for a statue or nursing a bad case of gout.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo