On the second morning Australia, who were 400-5 overnight, must have been in a quandary about when to declare.
Ricky Ponting believes Australia's ploy of making India follow-on would be a folly. At first that sounds bizarre since the match is being played on Australian soil and not India.
Maybe Ponting probably knows a thing, most don't.
Last season Australia has forced England to follow-on in Melbourne and lost the following Test at Sydney. In Barbados this year against
Another thing that must be playing on Ponting's mind is the defeat at Eden Gardens two years ago when Australia enforced the follow-on and lost the match after a monumental 281 from VVS Laxman.
But with Adam Gilchrist and Andy Bichel gone, Australia will be happy to declare at 575-600.
