Australia v India - the long and short of it

Some reassuring stats:

Laxman has 715 runs from 13 visits to the
crease. His first 5 innings in Australia yielded 54 runs; his last 8 innings,
661 runs@ 94.6 with 3 100's (178, 167, 148). Dravid - 735 runs from 16 inn;
first 7 inn yield 94; last 9 inn 641 @ 106.4 1 double century; Tendulkar - 1029
runs from 22 inn; first 4 inn yield 78; last 18 inn 951 @ 63.3 with 4 100's
including 1 double; Ganguly is the weak link with 461 runs from 12 inn @ 38.4
with 1 100 & two 50's.

Some disquieting stats:

Kumble is the only bowler who has played more
than 2 Tests in Australia. He played the 1999/2000 series taking 5 wkts @ 90,
then four years later returned to be the leading bowler and captured 24 wkts @
29.6. With regard to the rest of the bowling lineup - Zaheer Khan has taken 5
wkts @ 42.6, Irfan Pathan 4wkts @ 66.5, Harbhajan Singh 1 wkt @ 169 and RP Singh
& Irpal Sharma have not played as yet.

As we all know if our batsmen fail, the game is up. Sheesh!