Will he show the spirit?

I feel that Ishant Sharma will have to work hard and concentrate on good line and length while playing against the Aussies. He will not find it easy because the wickets in Indian are not so fast as in other western countries or even in Australia. He has the ability and also a point to prove and so he will try hard no doubt about it. However, the contest will be tough. It is very difficult to say if Pointing will be his bunny again or not. Pointing is a seasoned cricketer and so he knows very well his strenghts and weakness and he will be well prepared to face the challange.

I think Ponting has his work cut-out as there are two players in the Indian camp who claim that he is his bunny. One is of course Sharma and the other is Harbhajan Singh. I think Ponting will have another disappointing series here. Sharma would fire here as well, but will get less assistance from the surface and thus would be much less potent, but you can expect him to put the Aussies on the backfoot at the start of the match. Cheers! Ram