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Alison Mitchell

Taxis extend a very Mumbai welcome (0)

The first thing that engulfs you when you arrive in is the smell: it seeps through the air cavities of the walkway as you step off the plane; it hits you flush in the face when you emerge out of the and into the heat of day; it's a heady mix of sweat, spices, car fumes, and 13 million people crammed into one intoxicating city.

At least that's what I was led to believe from reading several travel novels about India. In fact I found the smell much less pungent than I expected. What struck me first as I pushed my luggage trolley into the dazzling yet hazy sunshine was the line of quaint, with bench front seat, waiting hopefully in line for their next passengers.

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Oliver Brett - 大象传媒 Sport journalist

Beware a wounded Australia (0)

Quell your excitement, England fans. Australia's , their first Test series reverse since the 2005 Ashes, will have many cricket enthusiasts on these shores salivating over what might come to pass next summer.

In case you needed reminding, England and Australia resume rivalries in the next Ashes series in less than eight months time.

However it would be foolish to draw too much from Ricky Ponting's surrender of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. There may even be one or two long-term positives to emerge for the Aussies once they have had time to reflect on their failure in India.

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