A sullen, forlorn Bhajji, whose bunny was stolen away!

In the morning session, when India were fighting a grim battle for substantial score, Sachin was seen trying to infuse some humour into off the field proceedings. He had Harbhajan for company. However, Bhajji looked sullen, and in reflective mode. And why not.

If he does get banned by the ICC for few tests, this omission will not count! Was that bothering him? Could well be.

Or was the heartbreak of being omitted from the Indian squad on a pitch, where bounce would have suited him, dominating his thought process. After all, Steve Waugh too felt the same way, as he wrote. ‘’Spinners can profit here, but ones who rely on bounce, such as Harbhajan Singh, are normally a better bet than your skidding types such as Brad Hogg. India's selectors obviously disagree because they axed Harbhajan, whom I felt may have bowled well.’’

Or was it the fact that his bunny (on ground)-turned nemesis-(following complaints to the ICC), was in danger of being let off the hook in the absence of his terminator.

Fortunately for India, Ponting was found wanting today even when turbunator was not there. But no amount of celebrations from Ishant Sharma can match the matchless acrobatics of Bhajji at Sydney, when he had claimed Ponting for the eighth time.

At least one of the Cameras today should have been targeted towards the pavilion, showing how Bhajji reacted once Ponting was dismissed. Probably, he would have cast aside all his disappointment, breaking into a jig – another matchless one!