The cricket team in KL was already smarting, and why not? I mean, if you are asked to do something, for free, for the country, you and I would gladly do it. But if you then find that someone else is being asked to do the same thing, and is being paid for it, then the fine edge of our enthusiasm would nosedive—that's what happened here. Meanwhile, it was left to Lele to make the supreme bungle. First came the statement that the four stars were NOT going to Toronto. Then came the contradiction. The result—Sachin, for one, got the impression he was not going, and took off to Lonavla. Late last Friday, the board said the Indian star had been "traced" and would take the next possible flight to Toronto. So, a day has been wasted—and that day will make the difference between Sachin getting there with a day to spare to acclimatise, and his getting there the morning of the game, jet lagged out of his mind.