I love your predictions. Why didnt you predict in the first match?

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Sehwag and Gambhir played brilliant knocks in the second innings after India got a slender lead of 37. Its now upto the fab four to get the team past the 250 mark. What a gripping match this is....what an advertisement for test match cricket in the sub-continent. The match has been swinging team to team so much, it must be driving the bookies insane. I dont think I even want to predict what'll happen next ball leave alone the outcome of the match.

Was there anything to predict after the SL batsmen hammered the Indian bowlers and the Indian batsmen surrendered to spin, of all things?!!!!!!

Sachin has failed again - time for him to make way for youngsters??

31 is not a failure.

I dont think it was a failure either, Sachin was looking good and in an aggresive mood and in no trouble at all against the spinners before he decided to flirt with one outside off stump ball from Vaas. Really you have to give credit to Vaas for it because ball after ball for 2-3 overs he was pitching it in that corridor of uncertainity, there was a definite plan by the Lankans to make him play outside the off stump and it worked.

Dravid is a fighter and fought really well and it was really unfortunate that he got out just when he was showing some semblance of form, and his dismissal came about in a very unpleasant manner. Gambhir was brilliant against the spinners and was unfortunate to fall to a ripper of a delivery and Sehwag unfortunately fell trying to belt a rank long-hop from Vaas. I dont think any credit can be taken away from the Indians from the way they batted or bowled today. They managed to get a lead which looked next to impossible tea-time yesterday, and the fact that Mendis and Murali had to wait for a long long time this innings for figures to appear in the wicket column does say a lot.

I'd like the Indians to get a win here and shut the mouths of all the detractors here waiting for the Indians to falter.

Aye, 31 is not a failure, what is your need to constantly talk down the proven batsmen of India and this need for youngsters to come through?

They are being breaded into the ODI game, which is fine for now, and how it should be done.

As for this current test, its still in the balance with Sri Lanka batting last on a pitch that will now be turning a lot.

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Not the first time mate...not the first time we've been done in by good spin bowling, history is testament to the fact.Generally we produce good spin bowlers and are better players of spin, but not impregnable. There isn't much you can do when the ball starts turning and the wicket starts to crumble. In the sub-c usually the ball starts to turn from day 3 with the first two days being a batting paradise, so in a sense I knew we were doomed as soon as India lost the toss, but never felt they would go down without a fight which was what I was most worried about and not actually losing the test. I'm sure SL would've been under similar pressure had the Indians won the toss and piled on 600 runs when the conditions favoured batting.

How else will you explain a team like Srilanka scoring 600 runs in the 1st test and struggling to reach even 300 in the next?? I also think the Indians put up a commendable performance since tea last evening and I have no issues if they lose this test as well but atleast this time around they would go down fighting.!!!

Well I think you might be suffering from an acute case of 'foot in the mouth' syndrome.In a way I'm glad you made such a prediction as more often than not things go the opposite way you predict, I hope you dont now change your position to an Indian win!!.

The Indians have set a challenging target of 307 and the lankans are struggling at 20/3(Sangakarra, Jayawardene the main men gone!!!) with the faster bowlers doing all the damage, wonder what will happen when harbhajan and kumble get into the act!!!. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an Indian win here.

I see that the Indian pacers are clocking 140+ which hasn't happened at all this series, what a difference a decent batting effort in the 2nd innings has made for the pacers.

I have a feeling that Django believes in jinxing.

Indian pacers have taken three key wickets. Both Sanga and Mahela are out. I think India should win it comfortably from here.

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