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Half way there

How quickly things change. About this time four weeks ago, Dhoni was the captain leading a slightly unsettled team and under the scanner especially post the "we-wanted-to-sack-him" declaration from Amarnath.  Fast forward a month and Australia have been clobbered in the first two Tests, their batsmen (aside from the captain) can't seem to buy a run and to top it all off we have the Gang of Four saga as Sharda Ugra put it. The only thing seemingly in common between the two teams at the moment is that they have both just dropped their vice-captains/second most experienced player (though India does not officially appoint vice-captains for home series but more on that and Sehwag later). I don't know if Michael Clarke is a Bon Jovi fan or not but given the ominous task facing him and his team, a rallying call along the lines of the chorus from Living on a Prayer would not be out of place. Over the last two days there's been pages and pages upon commentary and r