After watching kartik in England Test series, I think he is going to be ok in Australia. With the moving ball in England and opening the test innings for the first time in his career, he did well. I am not sure you're watching Srilanka and Aussie, but the pitches seem dead in Aussie. they have outstanding bowlers, but this Kartik character is one gutsie kid. I can see him do better then Jaffer, although I hope they both sign equally... Cricket is played in mind a lot too, and if we go fearless in Aussie, we can upset them...