It must be conceded, however, that his summer has been a nightmare. The only positive out of his season has been his improved batting. He is obviously a wonderful asset for Australian cricket, but he must be handled carefully if we are ever to consistently enjoy the mouth-watering prospect of such a quality pace trio. Australia's chances in this series are being played down far too much, just as they were in 1995 when the Frank Worrell Trophy was regained in the West Indies. Even without Lee it will be a surprise if the Australians are not successful.
Circumstances are vastly different to the last tour of India three years ago.
The Australian team is also much more settled than it was in 1998. Sachin Tendulkar will obviously need to be contained to reasonable levels of performance, but SteveWaugh has the artillery to continue his remarkable run of success in one of cricket's most challenging environments. Privacy Policy Copyright 2001.