scicillian counter

2) Nf3 and 3) c3.

Nf3 and d4

Open Sicilian, clearly.  

"... There is no doubt in my mind that if you really want to test the Sicilian then you have to play the main lines of the Open Sicilian. ... as you get older, with other demands on your time (family, job, etc.) then it becomes more and more difficult to keep up with everything. ... At the time [of this 1994 game against M. Sher] I was toying with 2 c3, mixing it up with Open Sicilians. However, my results with 2 c3 were not especially good and later I started to play some lines with Bb5 ... . ... although Mickey [Adams] lost [his 1994 Candidates match with Gelfand], he did win a good game ... with 2 c3 ..." - GM John Nunn (2005)