BRETT Lee has a black eye and stitches after a head clash with Justin Langer, Glenn McGrath has the 'flu, Ricky Ponting is 99.9 per cent certain of playing the fourth Test, Sourav Ganguly has been ruled out and Darren Lehmann is flying home.
It may be a dead rubber, but there's a bit happening.
Lee and Langer were boxing at a Mumbai gymnasium when their heads came together.
Lee was left more damaged. Officials denied Langer was wearing his helmet.
Lee was given a handful of stitches above his left eye on a busy day for medical staff at the team's hotel. A member of Australia's press contingent went through a glass shower screen and suffered cuts to his feet and hands.
McGrath is sick, his condition not serious and he's still expected to play the final Test of a series that Australia leads 2-0.
If not, Lee might get his chance from Wednesday.
Indian captain Ganguly elected not to stay with the team after being ruled out because of his hip ailment.
He boarded a flight for his home town of Kolkata, leaving Rahul Dravid to lead the side after their humiliating 342-run loss last week at Nagpur.
"I went to the gym with (team physiotherapist) Andrew Leipus in the morning and was not able to run, so how can I play?" said Ganguly.
"I tried to bat in the nets but could not stretch my legs."
Ponting had a lengthy discussion with coach John Buchanan and selector Allan Border after he batted and fielded without difficulty this afternoon at Wankhede Stadium.
The longer they spoke, the more speculation increased about Ponting missing the game, but management later confirmed the skipper was virtually certain to play.
Lehmann, however, was ruled out.
The 34-year-old suffered a torn hamstring during the Nagpur Test and will fly home in the next few days.
His international career is at the crossroads because, with Ponting back in the XI and Michael Clarke demanding he retain his place, there does not appear to be room for Lehmann.
Ponting's return will mean Simon Katich will slide from number three to either five or six in the order.
"When we came here we set ourselves the target of winning every Test," said Katich to the suggestion Australia might struggle for motivation less than a week after the heady win at Nagpur.
"I think we'd be disappointed if we went back 2-1. A lot of us still have points to prove. Obviously now I have to slip down the order if Punter (Ponting) plays but that's something I've done before. Hopefully I'll be able to make the adjustment. The guys still have pride in their performance, so I'd be very surprised if anyone relaxed."
- WILL SWANTON