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[gouravk]

So what will be the abiding memories from the tour Down Under ?

Anil Kumble's statesmanlike stewardship and his master stroke of "only one team is playing in the spirit of cricket" ?

Sachin Tendulkar laying his finals demons to rest with that astonishing performance ?

Harbhajan fighting his way out against the entire Australia ?

The smirk wiped from Ricky Ponting's face ?

What is your abiding memory ?

I'll tell you mine - I don't think many of you will share it and maybe it is just my personal bias - but for me it is that over on that glorious morning in Sydney when VVS Laxman hit 4 boundaries off Mitchell Johnson. Up until that time Indian batting was as pathetic as you could possibly imagine and those 4 shots virtually broke all the shackles - Indian batsmen rediscovered freedom with them ... what a player ! What an artist !

[justforkix]

Gripping battle between Sachin Tendulkar and Brett Lee

Ishant's incredible spell in the 4th day 1st hour to Punter

[gouravk]

Oh yeah ... of course .. how could I forget to list those

[LosingNow]

Gripping battle between Sachin Tendulkar and Brett Lee

Ishant's incredible spell in the 4th day 1st hour to Punter

[Cover Point]

Wiping the smirk of Punters face AND him whining about stress WAS the TOP

Ishant's spell came a distant second.

[gouravk]

Yea ... also I think Harbhajan getting SyMonkey and Jesus both in both finals was special .. he may say it was not personal revenge .. but im sure it was ..

[justforkix]

Oh, And Bhajji and Yuvi doing a mock boxing after Bhajji dismissed Hayden - best tongue in cheek reply one could have given

[gouravk]

Also I think the excitement it generated in the country ... once again it was a great test series full of great cricket between the 2 greatest teams in the world !

And the ODI series providing such a great victory right at a time when we were beginning to wonder abt the future of 50 over cricket !

[LosingNow]

If only the BCCI had planned this properly and sent the team 15 days before Melbourne test and if only F#%cknor & BenSod had umpired professionally and just done their job .. we would today be celebrating India's greatest overseas tour ever.

[vincent]

Although I am a fan of Test Cricket and believe that India could have atleast drawn that Sydney test despite all controversies, I think the best part of the ODI results is the fact that Ponting predicted that there would be no need for the third final game and it became a true prophecy

[justforkix]

Hey they also predicted that the Perth test will be over in 4 days 

[ramshorns]

I'll tell you mine - I don't think many of you will share it and maybe it is just my personal bias - but for me it is that over on that glorious morning in Sydney when VVS Laxman hit 4 boundaries off Mitchell Johnson. Up until that time Indian batting was as pathetic as you could possibly imagine and those 4 shots virtually broke all the shackles - Indian batsmen rediscovered freedom with them ... what a player ! What an artist !

GK:Agree 100%.  That 70 odd runs before tea by VVS are straight up from the cricketing gods and from the team perspective as you said removed all the shackles what with RD crawling and Jaffer's indifferent form.  To me that is what jump started the team and there was no looking back after that.

And I do not think there is any personal bias whatsoever from you. 

I will send you 109 runs VVS's score in that innings for reminiscining this great player who is as usual forgotten once the deed is done.

[OldPal]

My moment:
Isharma making  Punter his bunny then relishing it .
That was delicious.

[OldPal]

I'll tell you mine - I don't think many of you will share it and maybe it is just my personal bias - but for me it is that over on that glorious morning in Sydney when VVS Laxman hit 4 boundaries off Mitchell Johnson. Up until that time Indian batting was as pathetic as you could possibly imagine and those 4 shots virtually broke all the shackles - Indian batsmen rediscovered freedom with them ... what a player ! What an artist !

GK:Agree 100%.  That 70 odd runs before tea by VVS are straight up from the cricketing gods and from the team perspective as you said removed all the shackles what with RD crawling and Jaffer's indifferent form.  To me that is what jump started the team and there was no looking back after that.

And I do not think there is any personal bias whatsoever from you. 

I will send you 109 runs VVS's score in that innings for reminiscining this great player who is as usual forgotten once the deed is done.

If God's get biased .. srishti will topple and Spitzers arise.
Have we just unearthed an excellent way of collecting runs   

[Aloo Kashmiri Ul Haq]

[cricinfo]

symo manhandling the streaker as a result we get the rare scene of  "a naked man with crack wide open 45 degrees slanted on the air in front of thousands of people "

[achutank]

look carefully at ponting's finger and oh boy is that on hos mouth eh?

[CLR James]

I agree with gouravK and Rams. With Australia the mental shackles have to be broken, especially with an ill planned tour. That happened, and that was undoubtedly the defining moment, just as the hour of 144 was for Ganguly back in the day. As far as VVS is concerned, it is sad that he is not valued as much as people who cavort with Bollywood actresses. Are we fully into an American style celebrity culture?

[CLR James]

look carefully at ponting's finger and oh boy is that on hos mouth eh?

He nose! He nose! He nose that India is the best.