Bhajji delivers a 5fer, under pressure !!

In this day and age where 400+ totals are overhauled and where economy rates of an Ambrose, Akram or even a Kapil are only a dream, a sub par 202 by India meant an automatic early finish but that did not happen, thanks to Bhajji's 5fer. Needless to say, Bhajji was under tremendous pressure - with the proverbial Damocles sword just hanging over his neck. Powar was breathing down his neck and the a dry spell of wickets meant that Bhajji was about to loose his slot in the 11. You have to give to it to the Sardar - for performing under such a pressure cooker situation. First he batted well and later on cleaned up the English middle order (but also helped by some insane strokes from the poms and some good catching in the deep).
When India began with the familiar top order failure - Viru hooking a ball that rose too much, Gambhir trying the 3rd man slash after having hit a 6 and 4 off previous 2 balls, Yuvi - inner edging and Kaif - starting out late for an easy single and failing to ground his bat - it looked that India was up against it. The failure of the middle and late order and also failure to last full 50 overs meant that a below par score for the chase but Poms made a mess of it. Otherwise, can you imagine - Yuvaraj Singh bowling is full quota of 10 and getting 2 wickets too (one with a rank bad full toss). Any way, India got one monkey off its back. They almost went into a path of no return in a streak that lasted many a match when they forgot how to win, when bowling 2nd.
I am still not entirely convinced that India can roll over England in the ODI variety, as many pundits are predicting but this pathetic display of batting by Poms is any yard stick, they are going to face some trouble against a more confident Indian side.