Who do you think are the best 5 test batsmen and bowlers in the world today, ignoring the ICC rankings?

Mindless statement I would say. My cousin (age 10) says these type of things. When he loses, he says lets play one more match, if he loses again he says one final match more, then again- grand finale match, then again- best of three series, and so on.

(1) "If we win at Mohali, we can hope to make it 2-2" Even you can hope for 2-2 today (before Mohali match). Hoping is not banned. "might have won 3-2 if it was a 5 Tests series" And you definitely have lost if it was 3 test series, or even with a whitewash if it was just 2 test match series.

Isn't? (2) Totally irrational, funny, illogical, irresponsible statement. In order to win the series, he should try to raise the performance level of his team, instead of raising the number of matches to be played, imaginably.

(3) No! Because we played till last ball in 2011 despite of the results. No Mercy, No escaping should be allowed!

(4) Its attempt to replace the tiredness with new energy. There is long interval. He already looks younger than his age.

He was not supposed to go Taj Mahal (symbol of love) with his team-mates instead of Wife (love). So that was appreciable strategy (at-least better strategy than declaration we can say :) (5) Pitch-rotation policy is correct otherwise improvement of our team will stop if they play on similar pitches just to outperform opposition everytime with the help of pitch alone. (6) Nothing changed, its not extreme optimism.

Its extreme imagining that what could have happened which couldn't happened. I hope India wins although it would be a high scoring match with high chances of draw. Its great feeling to beat Aussies always, no matter where or which pitch.

Its not sudden burst of confidence, Clarke just has lost his consciousness after visiting the seventh wonder of the world Taj Mahal, which could have happened to anyone. He will get well soon after fifth day of Mohali match, I hope so. BQ: Dhawan will play.

Rahane is not comfortable at opening position in tests. Ojha should get chance. Lyon will make come-back I think.

One would expect such statement from His Holiness Sir Jadeja, but Clarke is moving under his skin :P He couldn't hide his frustration..LOL Mohali will offer a complete different pitch than what we have seen in last two tests. Bhajji has to make way for Ojha. Dhawan will most probably open the inning with Vijay.

Australia will try all sorts of random changes but it's too late for them :).

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.