One thing being discussed in the local media is the fact that the Indians themselves would have selected the Sydney Cricket Grounds to play this match on if they had been given the choice. Although ground curator Tom Parker has been keeping mum, it is known that Australia are worried about the lack of grass on the pitch while India positively relishes playing on just those wickets. Apart from Clarke and Watson the Australian team is entirely made of players new to a World Cup semi-final and as we saw yesterday, semi-finals are cut-throat affairs that can go right down to the wire. Watson, Clarke and Maxwell's discomfort against short pitched bowling has not gone unnoticed by the Indian spin squad of Ashwin, Jadeja and Yadav while Shami has been swinging the ball with some success. India's batting strategy has been deceptively simple. Once they win the toss, they elect to bat first and at least one of the top three — Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan or Virat Kohli — continues to bat deep into the innings and helps set up the game with a century.