In a batsmen's case you might also describe it as "appetite" (for runs that is!)

Over all I agree, our younger lot particularly has some way to go in terms of developing a winning mentality, from my judgements only Salman Butt from amogst the numerous batsmen we have tried seems to have that mentality, in the past, players like Imran Nazir have enjoyed only sporatic moments of joy and brilliance but never a sustained run in the side or even one really good big innings - all because they lacked something mentally. And since I mentioned Nazir, rather unfortunately I learned that's he got him self seriously injuired playing in the Patron's trophy while fielding in one of the games.

Anyhow, I'm trying not to count my chickens before the eggs have hatched, its all good seing Younis Khan come and say something positive, but its a hell lot easier to be positive when you're 2 down at 273, much more difficult at other times. Given the unpredictable nature of the Pakistani side (and having noticed the last 8 Indian wickets go down for not many runs) only an iternal optimist like me can rule out completely the possibility of us collapsing misreably, and only barely taking the lead