"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. If Lillee don't get you, Thommo must," a witty caption in an Australian daily on a cricket match between Australia and England in the 1970s found a mention in the Indian Armed Forces' latest briefing today on 'Operation Sindoor', which was launched against terror bases in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. During the briefing, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Rajiv Ghai used the cricket analogy to stress that it was India's multi-layered counter-drone and air defence grid that acted as a shield against Pakistan air attacks.