Congrats to Warne!!!

Warne just got Pathan caught at slip by Hayden for his 533rd wicket is Tests and is now the sole holder of the world record for most wickets in Test cricket. ABC radio just had some stats comparing him with Murali. Murali it seems has 87 wickets against Zimbabwe and 20 against Bangladesh. Warne has 6 against Zimbabwe and hasn't played Bangladesh. So that is a 107 to 6 advantage against the minnows for Murali. This does put Warne's career in perspective. But this is not to diminish Murali's achievements. Both Murali and Warne have done well against teams that struggle against spin (everyone except India and Australia to an extent,in this era), as they should.

Now that Pathan is gone and the score is at 88 for 2 with ten minutes to go before lunch, the game is delicately poised. India has to go into lunch without losing any more wickets. They have to bat till atleast lunch tomorrow to win this game. India cannot expect Australia to collapse once more in the 2nd innings and so they have to get a sizeable lead in their first go around.

Warne seems to be bowling well, but for me the danger man is Gillespie. He has the pace (that Mcgrath does not) and can bowl a great leg cutter. Kasper, despite his relative success in India, has been underrated in this series. He is also a danger man. Mcgrath for all his success in the previous Test matches in India does not seem to have it on this occasion. Pathan played him quite this morning.It remains to be seen how he well does.