I watched the CricInfo live ball-by-ball commentary, doing it's little 30 second refresh thing, hoping, and hoping, that wickets would tumble, or runs would dry up, or something.

It wasn't to be. Gambhir and Sewag were merciless. Australian bowlers were ineffectual. The singles came, relentlessly, each one representing one more nail in the coffin as far as this result goes.

Finally, after I had moved away from my desk, the call came from the next office..."we got one!". Siddle, th