Will team INDIA at least now play to its believed potential?

                                                Difficult times???

My expectations of team INDIA doing the usual turnaround in the 2^nd test sadly proved to be a mirage. There’s now only one way to prove that the defeat in England and the 2 overseas defeat that followed them were an aberration and not a true portrayal of its full potential. It is still believed all over that INDIA is capable of much more.

            On a happier note, there were positives to pick from in INDIA’s 2^nd innings. Players who were facing the music before the 2^nd test found form, Kohli being the lone exception. With Rohit breathing down his neck, Kohli should find his feet soon. It shouldn’t come as a surprise if he is replaced in the 3^rd test. To have finally managed a score of over 300 should have been a relief. Should INDIA have survived the 1^st hour at SCG, it might have been a different story, but then test cricket is such and we’ll have to look forward. That James Pattinson, INDIA’s chief tormenter, will not be a part of the party thereafter should give the INDIAN batsmen some breathing space. Not that Hilfenhaus & co are an easy deal. Hussey and Ponting finding form should be on top of the list of bowler’s concerns.

            Come perth, and INDIA has quite a lot to answer. The most recent test memories at perth happen to be happy ones. Hopefully they continue to do so.