Flop parade of Viru and Kaif continues

I am not sure how many more innings have to be gifted to get Viru back to form. Trust me, with more matches, it is getting no better. As far as my memory goes, he has not played one significant ODI innings in the last 25 or so matches (except that consolation innings against SL, when he came down the order). Same goes with Kaif, who has this unique ability of making batting look far more difficult than what it is. Amidst all the flop parade, Dhoni uncorked a special for his East Zone/Jharkand fans. Powar was also a pleasant surprise and the two produced a good partnership and a decent total for the Indian attack to bowl later in the afternoon.
That was when the trio of medium pacers took their captain's example and continued the flop parade even later. The trio, which is expected to don the blues for the next decade simply were not upto it and England benefited from having a specialist batsmen opening the innings (Ian Bell) rather than the 'neither here - nor there' Mark Prior. Bhajji and Powar restored some order later but it was late.
My take from this Jamshedpur match - Without Dravid, Indian batting will be at cross roads in either form of cricket and this is all the more important, when wickets fall early. Same goes with Pathan. His early strikes with the white ball in the ODI variety is simply the tonic before the spinners can strangle the opposition. It is alright to bowl at 140 with high arm action (VRV) or stick to line and length (Munaf) or do neither but follow the old Agarkar path (RPS) but when you are leaking at 6-7 an over, no total is easy to defend or no field is worth being set. Munaf especially has been a distinct flop, after his decent show in tests earlie.
I also hope that Kaif and Viru get the can now at least.