Dravid in Hospital !! Confusion every where

Dravid seems to be down with a bout of gastro trouble & infection and is hospitalized. As usual, there was utter confusion about the news on whether he will be able to play or not. The media rep of the team is telling something, while the doctor in the hospital is telling something else. Chappell on the other hand sounds hopeful

Let us examine a few headlines.
Cricketnext - 'Darvid's condition improving' http://www.cricketnext.com/news1/next/Rep2005/rep460.htm
and here 'Dravid will miss the test' from rediff
http://ia.rediff.com/cricket/2005/dec/17dravid.htm?q=tp&file=.htm
and here Chappell being hopeful that he will play
http://www.hindustantimes.com/htcricket/7856_1576011,001601100000.htm

But, from all accounts, Dravid seems to be almost out. There was also confusion on whether who is going to open - Jaffer or Gambhir. Crickinfo felt that it is going to be the Delhi lad, whereas there were others supporting the cause of Jaffer.
In the meanwhile, there seems to be no stopping the hot air still blowing on the Sourav issue. All this started because of the fact that Kiran More is not articulate enough to really speak and clarify anything of substance. It also appears that from now on, every selection move will have to be endorsed by the parliment, especially the team from CPM. That is provided they meet amidst all the walkouts and boycotts (and not to forget the bomb scares). With Kolkatta burning and a group starting a relay fast near Gangu's residence, it has become a real joke. From now on, selection will be dependent on whether where the next test will be, how much support the player garners in his home town and so on, rather than cricketing matters. Scores, wickets are immaterial. All that it matters is - can you drum up enough frenzy and raise the issue in Lok Sabha ? The nation has such serious dearth of issues that the cricket selection had to be discussed in Lok Sabha, you see.
On the whole, I feel that the Indian team has lost whatever psychological edge it gained after the Kotla win since there is an atmosphere of mistrust, chaos and utter lack of cricketing logic (all of course nothing new in India).