A special tour: Sachin Beating Australia is obviously the ultimate thing; the way they have played for so many years makes it a special tour. Having come here for the fourth time, it would be a wonderful occasion.
Symonds hopes for a good show Symonds faced the full fury of India's blatant and vocal aggression during the one-day series in India.
India will be in the groove of playing Acknowledging the changing approach of the Indians to playing Australia, Nielsen went on, "We noticed a change in the mindset even in the one-day series in India.
A wet end to practice tie India have three more days to get their act together, and they will be hoping that at least a couple of them are outdoors, in bright sunshine rather than the bleak, gloomy, windy, chilly weather of the last couple of days.
TENDULKAR LAUDS WARNE
Stars in awe of each other! Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne were the fiercest of rivals on the park -- though there was neither bitterness nor acrimony about their contests -- but off it, they are pretty good friends.
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