The pitch nobody could figure

Rahul Dravid and Brian Lara discuss the state of affairs at the end of day one of the Jamaica Test Download MP3 (right click and select "save target as"; 1.6 mb)
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A strange pitch made for a strange day's cricket which ended with the West Indies on top. Rahul Dravid, fresh from a cussed 81, found the pitch difficult enough and the bowling good enough to term the innings "one of the most challenging" that he has played; India's eventual score of 200, he said, was a fighting one. His West Indian counterpart, Brian Lara, however, said only a "Herculean effort" from his bowlers on such a pitch has set the game up. Intrigued? Listen on.

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