On paper, this is India’s most significant test series victory in years. But why does it feel so unsatisfying, so inevitable? So anti-climatic?

One of the first things you learn as a child playing sport in Australia is that the team is more important than the individual.

Australia did the opposite.

 

As the third test heads towards the most boring of draws, it is now clear that this test series is not destined to go down amongst the more memorable ones. In fact, this is the most boring India-Australia test series of the last 10 years. The 1999-2000 series in Australia was more one-sided but at least there were results.

 

I love Test cricket. I will follow it any way I can, on the TV, on the radio, in the newspapers or more regularly, on the Internet, looking at the latest score every 10 minutes at work or home. Despite this attraction for the game, I can honestly say I have never in my life once attended all five days of a test match.