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Discussions from Monday, November 10th, 2008

prashant(01:09 AM): Australia is trying to make a match out of it
prashant(01:09 AM): Hayden given a couple of chances
prashant(01:09 AM): and Hussey getting in now
prashant(01:24 AM): Two quick wickets
prashant(01:24 AM): Dravid finally holding on to one
prashant(01:24 AM): Hussey
prashant(01:24 AM): Mishra getting a HUGE wicket
prashant(01:25 AM): and then Bhajji getting his man
prashant(01:25 AM): Hayden
prashant(01:25 AM): LBW
prashant(01:25 AM): quite plump
prashant(01:25 AM): Ausiie now 156/5
prashant(02:31 AM): India on the brink of a massive test and series win
prashant(02:31 AM): Aussies are 9 down
prashant(02:31 AM): 197/9
prashant(02:32 AM): Ganguly is captaining the side
prashant(02:32 AM): what a gesture by Dhoni
prashant(02:32 AM): !!
prashant(02:33 AM): Gone??
prashant(02:33 AM): No
prashant(02:33 AM): the ball spun so much that it beat everything
prashant(02:33 AM): but Dravid caught it
prashant(02:33 AM): this time
prashant(02:33 AM): :)
prashant(02:33 AM): But there was no nick
prashant(02:34 AM): 199/9
prashant(02:37 AM): The last pair hanging around for some time
prashant(02:37 AM): may be they will until the tean time
prashant(02:37 AM): Tea-time
prashant(02:40 AM): 205/9
prashant(02:40 AM): Mitchell Johnson going for his shots
prashant(02:44 AM): 209/9
prashant(02:44 AM): The last pair continues to frustrate Indians
prashant(02:45 AM): If the last wicket does not fall before the stroke of tea
prashant(02:45 AM): then the session gets extended by 30 minutes
prashant(02:46 AM): Gone
prashant(02:46 AM): Gone
prashant(02:46 AM): It\'s all over
prashant(02:47 AM): India wins the Border Gavaskar trophy
prashant(02:48 AM): The last call was not exactly very convincing
prashant(02:48 AM): !!
prashant(02:48 AM): but India wins none the less
prashant(02:49 AM): Ganguly is carried off the field by his team-mates
prashant(02:50 AM): India now becomes #2 Test side in the World
prashant(02:51 AM): You can also Kumble on the ground
prashant(02:51 AM): This is great
prashant(02:51 AM): So Dhoni is now 3 for 3 as a Test Captain
prashant(02:52 AM): The Dhoni-Bhajji partnership for the 7th wicket made all the difference
prashant(02:53 AM): India was about 250 runs ahead but the partnership made sure that India gave a BIG target for the Aussies
prashant(02:54 AM): So India wins the Border-Gavaskar series by 2-0
prashant(02:54 AM): Was the over-rate a major factor?
prashant(02:54 AM): Especially on Day 4
prashant(03:01 AM): Watching the show Extra-Cover
prashant(03:01 AM): and Ian Chappel is saying that when NZ visits Australia this month
prashant(03:02 AM): they will win the first two test easily
prashant(03:02 AM): and that will help Ponting quite a bit
prashant(03:02 AM): :)
prashant(03:03 AM): It was really interesting how Chappel was so casual about the outcome of these Tests against New Zealand
prashant(03:03 AM): Cricket Australia has already asked Ponting to explain his tactics in the post-tea session on Day 4
prashant(03:04 AM): when he bowled his part-time bowlers to catch up the slow over-rate
prashant(03:05 AM): Now comes the Presentation ceremony!!
prashant(03:09 AM): Jason Krejza gets the Man Of The Match!!
prashant(03:10 AM): for getting 12 wickets on Debut
prashant(03:11 AM): Man Of the Series
prashant(03:11 AM): goes to...........
prashant(03:12 AM): Ishant Sharma
prashant(03:12 AM): Shastri having a bit of a slip of a tongue
prashant(03:12 AM): calling it a Man Of the Man
prashant(03:15 AM): What a bowler!!
prashant(03:15 AM): He said that getting Ponting out in the Second Innings in Mohali was his best wicket
prashant(03:16 AM): It is amazing that India only had 2 fast bowlers
prashant(03:16 AM): throughout the series
prashant(03:16 AM): as opposed to 4 by Australia
prashant(03:19 AM): Sunny Gavaskar and Allan Border giving the trophy to both Kumble and Dhoni
prashant(03:20 AM): So India gets back the Trophy from Australia!!
prashant(03:20 AM): It\'s photo session now
prashant(03:20 AM): All the players falling over
prashant(03:21 AM): each other
prashant(03:22 AM): Ganguly putting his autograph on one of the Cameras!!
prashant(04:55 AM): So all said and done
prashant(04:55 AM): Great Farewell for Ganguly and Kumble
prashant(04:56 AM): India winning the series against the Aussies 2-0
prashant(04:56 AM): Dhoni is not 3 for 3 as a Captain!!
prashant(04:56 AM): Next is England starting this week.....