In the Australian, Peter Lalor assesses India’s opening options ahead of the second Test.
Sehwag is a gamble. He is a big hitter who can score quickly and spread a field. He puts all his chips on 23 red, which is all well and good if it comes off. But if it doesn't, he is back home, penniless, before the sun goes down.
John Wright says in the Age that India should go for Sehwag, while Anil Kumble writes in a Daily Telegraph column that the batsmen need to apply themselves more than in Melbourne.
Steve Waugh suggests in the Herald Sun that there is no reason Australia can’t extend their winning sequence as high as 30 Tests.
Greg Baum reflects in the Age about Jason Gillespie’s caution while touring England with his young family in 2005, when the London bombings took place. Baum argues that the Australian players’ concerns over safety in Pakistan are understandable.
Australia's cricketers again confront Gillespie's dilemma as they contemplate a scheduled March tour of Pakistan, a country that in the wake of the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto is reported to be on the brink of civil war. Each must be allowed to make his own decision, and that decision must be respected, without consequence for his career.
