Wagging The dog

vs Australia Adelaide, 2003-04
LAST FIVE: 135
MATCH SCENARIO: Australia 1st innings: 556; India 1st innings: 388/5.
THE WAG: Sixth wicket stand of 59 between Dravid and Patel 31 and 41 for the eighth between Dravid and Kumble. India finished just 56 short
RESULT: India won by 4 wickets

vs Pakistan Lahore, 2003-04
LAST FIVE: 162 038; 136
MATCH SCENARIO: The Indian top order had scored 125 for five in the first innings, and 105 for five in the second to leave the team trailing by 202 runs
THE WAG: 1st inngs Eighth wicket stand of 117 between Yuvraj 038; Pathan 49; 2nd inngs Eighth wicket partnership of 75 between Patel 62 not out 038; Agarkar 36
RESULT: India lost by 9 wickets

vs Australia Bangalore, 2004-05
LAST FIVE: 122 and 158
MATCH SCENARIO: Australia had scored 474 in the first innings and the Indian top five had scored 124, with the team trailing by 350 runs; in the second, the top five had gone for 81, chasing 457
THE WAG: 1st inngs Seventh wicket partnership of 60 between Patel 46 038; Pathan 31; 2nd inngs Ninth wicket stand of 89 between Pathan 55 and Harbhajan 42
RESULT: India lost by 217 run