The Final Session

*  Huss glances beautifully for 4 of harbhi.  He really isn't bowling well.  Huss has snuck along to be around 27.  Mix master d has just predicted White will get 17 wickets for the tour.  MC Gregor thinks he'll get 17 runs.  And that's drinks - here's the casanova of the retirement homes!

*  2/207, Controversial! Punter puts on back down the pitch to Kumble, who is the only one to appeal for the c&b.  batsmen and umpires treat it with disdain...except replays suggest it was out.  Karma is repaying India for Haytre's dismissal.

* 2/200 - And in the main course, Australia has just bought up 200 with a beautiful Brazen nudge to third man.  Don't think the old school helmet has nothing to do with this.

* 2/131 - Bangladesh is getting close to causing a boilover.

* The crowd is getting a little bored - they're getting a Mexican Wave going.  I look forward to them chanting "Punter's a wanker" closely followed by "Hey Sachin, give us a wave".  If they come out with "Indi, Indi, Indi - Oi, Oi, Oi" I will personally go over there and shove each of their heads up their collective arses

* They've just put up the scorecard and Cam White is named at number 8.  I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that he will be the greatest batsmen in the history of everything to ever bat at number 8 for Australia.  Ever. (MC Gregor strongly disagrees)

* Mark Nicholas is a genius.  He's just said that India will be in a better position if they take 3, 4 or 5 wickets before the end of the day.  Where's that Cricket 101 book

* Oh yeah - Kumble.  He's the current captain.  Hell, the other team members must be just waiting their turn to be captain.

* MC Gregor makes a good point - the Indian team has the most captains in it ever, surely.  Dravid, Ganguly, Tendulkar, Dhoni and maybe Sehwag have captained.  Now, this would be OK if they were sicceeding each other - they're not, they're all in the same side.  The fielders are so confused as to who to listen to.  

* Rahul Dravid has just had his batting stats put up on screen.  He has reached 50 a very impressive 77 times.  Alas, he's only converted 25 of these into centuries.  This is not the sign of a captain that inspires his team

*  2-184 Ponting averages 63.5 as captain.  HFS!

*  Every now and then a massive bird flies in front of the camera.  Quite offputting.

*  2-183, Dhoni fumbles one and hurts his hand.  Lucky he can bat.

*  The Bangles 2/97 from 27 overs chasing NZ's 201.  Siddique edging towards 50.

*  dropped - Dhoni puts down a little brzaen edge from kumble.  MC Gregor looks smug.  Mix Master D sighs wistfully.

* 2-176, Punter has brought up his ton at around 50 runs/100 balls.  Interestingly, he's scored 36 at around run-a-ball from Harbhi.

*2-175 (Ponting 102,  Brazen 1) - that ton meant a lot to him. he's angry happy - Sehwag will be trying to hide behind his chubby cheeks.  Tragically, the rest of his chubby body won't get let him.

* And with a gentle push through the off side, making fat boy Sachin run all the way to th boundary as the ball pulled up centimetres short, Punter has made his first century in India 36th overall (with 40 50s)! 

* The trivia has just had a musical question.  Who sang "Rhinestone Cowboy".  The Balls initially chuckled at Kevin Bloody Wilson's version - "A well hung ploughboy" - before quibbling over whether Greg Campbell could've had a successful singing career after his all too brief career as an Australian cricketer.

* As the players come back out on to the ground, it should be noted that an eagle eyed supporter of The Balls, The Knife Wielding Taswegian, has noted that Brazen has come out wearing an old school helmet.  We are yet to determine the reasoning behind this, but can do nothing but respect it greatly.