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On a day when the Indians danced to the tune of Carl Hooper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, there was no better place then the Guinness Posse stand at the Bourda Oval to soak in the ambience.

Located at the far end of the ground, this is where the big fellas of Georgetown chill, taking swigs of ale, beer, rum and anything that gives them a high. And when two of Guyana's favourite sons were belting the toothless Indian bowling to all parts, the cacophony in the unkempt stand grew louder with every shot to the fence.

Another aspect of this stand, which separates it from the rest of the wooden-structured stadium, is the quality of music played here. Be it rock, reggae, calypso, rap, Hindi and even Bhojpuri, DJs Kerrin Thomas and Kerrin Bollero have all the CDs stacked at their .
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The music grew even louder when Chanderpaul flicked Anil Kumble for three runs to reach his third Test hundred - his second in front of his home crowd. The crowd went berserk when Chanders, as he is known in Guyana, stooped down and kissed the Bourda earth. The party had just begun.

The music blared and, surprisingly, it was a Bollywood film song 'Koi mere dil se pooche' that filled the arena. Little wonder, even the Indian fielders looked like thinking along the same line as their agony out there increased with every over.

The song that stood out from DJ Thomas' collection was 'Hooper and Chanderpaul' from the album 'Trade Wings' , a popular local band here. The lyrics went something like this: 'Curry cooked with coconut metenge yellow plantin and dal poori; We must unite as one Hooper and Chanderpaul." As the crowd swayed to the reggae beats, Thomas explained the meaning of the song: "You see, maan, this song is to keep the Guyanese people united. We all are one. I like Hooper as much as I like Chanders and Sarwan." Thomas was trying to explain that there were no communal differences in the country even though Guyana is a country of mixed population.

The conversation was interrupted by another boundary and Thomas hit the volume button once again to the loud cheers of the crowd.

"It looks like the only Guyanaese to not score a fifty in this match will be Nagamootoo," said an elderly gentleman sporting a huge grin.