India, Aug. 4 -- If only Mohammed Siraj hadn't stepped on the rope.

. but then, we would have had this classic, would we?

Glass half-empty? Or half-full?

More importantly, what does your gut tell you? Will England knock off the 35 runs required on Monday morning (the forecast shows 0 per cent rain till 1 PM, but who really knows) to complete the most sensational of victories? Will Mohammed Siraj, who keeps coming and coming like Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator, and his pace-bowling brothers conjure the four wickets remaining and take their team to a famous 2-2 draw? And hey, what about a tie, perhaps the most fitting ending to a series that has surpassed all expectations, bucked all predictions?

My gut, if anyone cares, is tig...