Alex who? I just came back a few minutes ago!
CricInfo is down, I guess- I could not get on their site. How many runs did Ganguly make at the top? Might prove how useful he is there. Honestly, he is more vital in the middle. Why does he sacrifice himself- and the middle order- by going up so high?
The more we see 7 batsmen in the team, the more redundant it seems. They have all failed with their main skill. What will happen when they're a fielding side? If they have to depend so much on a seventh batsman, they have major problems with their batting. The task should be done with six, five or even four batsmen. A promising bowler, all-rounder or wicketkeeper could have been brought in, and that would help the team a lot more. This team badly needs a bowler at 7 who can hit the big shots, if they have to stay alive after 5 wickets fall- someone like Klusener.
Good chance for Rohan to get some runs. He's a big match player, who can come useful in tough spots like these- be it in batting, bowling or fielding.
Harmison has a very good chance of running through this team at least once in this series.