Mike Denness has the whole of India on his back

It was clear the ball had bounced, and it was a good decision, but I don't blame the fielder for asking the question.

To make Sehwag serve a one-match ban is very extreme.

Shaun Pollock also did plenty of excessive appealing.

I've never heard an appeal as prolonged as the one he produced to remove Shiv Sunder Das lbw in the second innings.

The ball would have missed leg stump, but the umpire probably felt Pollock wouldn't shut up until he gave it.

Pollock's entitled to appeal, but the great Caruso would have been impressed by his lung-power.

Perhaps Denness was not watching that particular incident, and that's certainly what the Indians feel.

Pollock, by appealing the way he does, is almost saying: 'Raise that bloody finger. I'm the South African captain - how dare you not give that out.'