The Aussies must be a happy lot, having managed to save the second test. This is where their calibre shows; any lesser team would have lost heart when they have a second innings lead of just nine runs, with two days to go and their top batsmen back in the dressing room (not to mention the prospect of facing Kumble and Harbhajan on a turning/bouncy wicket). But they gamely hung in there and managed to set a pretty decent target for us (who knows, they might even have bowled us out for less than 200 if the weather hadn't turned out the way it did).

Something tells me this series will be very different from 2001. The Australians may even end up winning it.