Continuing with Virender Sehwag and Sanjay Bangar was a vote of confidence in the openers by the team management, despite their twin failures in the first Test. Fair enough. So the mantra is survival through status quo.
Result: Sanjay Bangar is snapped up in the slip cordon. Sehwag bats like Bangar (1 off 21 balls) before taking his eyes off a bouncer that wasn't.
With Tendulkar and skipper Sourav Ganguly dismissed in quick succession, India has played 11 maidens off the 17 overs bowled, lost four wickets and Daryl Tuffy --- the way the Indian batsmen are playing him --- is the new Glenn McGrath.
- Mind over natter - Prem Panicker
