BETWEEN WICKETS
The joys of a five-Test series are many and varied. Yet, increasingly this cricketing institution is in danger of going the way of underarm bowling and the long stop. Only India, England and Australia play it with any regularity now. There has been no five-Test series this century which did not involve one of these three.
India, who dragged the game through some of the most boring five-Test series in the distant past are now the most exciting team to watch, full of zest and unexpectedness. They also have the biggest television audience, making them favourite opponents.
