Australia may have taken an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar series but there will still be plenty of spice in this third Test against India - Brad Haddin's made sure of that.
In a remarkable radio interview, Haddin came out and called India 'mentally fragile', saying they 'break quicker than anyone' once the pressure is applied by an opposition bowling attack.
The way in which he delivered this message was enough to get Zaheer Khan fired up leading into this Test in Perth.
And, while Zaheer did have a big grin on his face as he called Haddin's wicketkeeping 'fragile', there's no doubt the mini war of words has added another subplot to the already intense rivalry between these teams.
Haddin's words could, in some cases, be used as motivation by the Indians, but going into Friday's Test, one imagines the tourists will be motivated enough by the fact they'll be desperate to avoid another 4-0 series whitewash away from home.
Losing 4-0 to a battle-hardened England side - now the world's No.1 Test team - is one thing, but losing by the same margin to the Australians in rebuilding mode is another thing entirely.
Adding to the outrage back home in India has been the side's now infamous go-karting trip.
The suburb of Belmont in Perth's east is best known for having one of the best cinemas in town, with a car park out the front that's perfect for the local hoons to do burn-outs on.
Well, the Indian team ventured out there on Monday night to do a few burn-outs of their own at the local go-kart track, foregoing training at the WACA to have a team-bonding session.
Not surprisingly, this hasn't gone down too well with the folks back home who believe MS Dhoni's men should be doing all they can to rectify the batting and bowling woes that led to last week's innings-and-68-run loss to Australia.
Adding to the controversy, a local wag relayed those sentiments to the players as they left the circuit which prompted Ishant Sharma to 'flip the bird'.
Dhoni's belief in team-bonding sessions over training has reportedly led to a falling out with vice-captain Virender Sehwag - an allegation strenuously denied by Rahul Dravid - but the fact remains, until India put together a coherent performance, accusations of disunity will continue to be levelled at this side.
With all the subplots floating around, it's hardly surprising the issue of Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international century has gone on the backburner a bit.
But, come the moment the Little Master walks out to bat at the WACA, it will surely be the only thing the crowd will be thinking of.
And memorable things have happened at the WACA during Tests in recent times.
Mitchell Johnson tore South Africa a new one back in 2008, before the Proteas responded to win that Test when they recorded the second-highest successful run chase of all time.
Twelve months later the then West Indian captain Chris Gayle blasted the fifth-fastest Test century of all time off just 70 deliveries.
And last summer Johnson was at it again when he produced one of the great Ashes spells of all time when he claimed 4-7 in 27 balls before lunch on the second day of the match on his way to 6-38.
So don't discount Tendulkar making his long-awaited century of centuries in the upcoming match.
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