The Major: Strange creatures, women. I knew one once... striking-looking girl... tall, you know... father was a banker.
Basil: Really?
The Major: Don't remember the name of the bank.
Basil: Nevermind.
The Major: I must have been rather keen on her because I took her to see... India!
Basil: India?
The Major: At the Oval... fine match, marvellous finish... now, Surrey had to get thirty-three in about half an hour... she went off to powder her... powder her hands or something... women... er... never came back.
Basil: What a shame.
The Major: And the strange thing was... throughout the morning she kept referring to the Indians as niggers. "No no no," I said, "the niggers are the West Indians. These people are wogs." "No, no," she said. "All cricketers are niggers."
Basil: They do get awfully confused, don't they? They're not thinkers. I see it with Sybil everyday.
The Major: I do wish I could remember her name. She's still got my wallet.
Basil: As I was saying, no capacity for logical thought.
The Major: Who?
Basil: Women.
The Major: Oh yes, yes... I thought you meant Indians.
Me, Hen, Hatch, Hatch's man, and MotherHen have best seats in the house, (Bradman Pavilion, Manuka Oval.) Match is a sell out!
Starts in 5 hrs time, I cannot wait. Photos to follow...
India team director Ravi Shastri believes a par score in one-day cricket could eventually be as many as 340 in good batting conditions, with Australia star David Warner labelling 300 totals "the new 250".
Australia has successfully chased down 309, 308 and 295 in the first three matches of the five-game series to lead 3-0 before Wednesday's fourth clash at Canberra's Manuka Oval.
It has created confusion over how many the team that bats first should be targeting on a deck that has traditionally served up run-fests.
One thing is for certain - India's struggling bowlers must lift or they with face another long day, particularly with Warner slotting back into the top order.
Australia has defended identical totals of 329 when batting first in the two most recent one-day internationals at Manuka.
"With the amount of Twenty20 cricket with batsmen taking more chances, you will see big scores being chased down," Shastri said.
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