World champions stumble towards a mighty fall
The Second Test between India and Australia has produced scenes that would delight those envious of the seemingly unending domination of the world champions.
India are in sight of a famous victory as Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma reduced Australia to 141 for five at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Monday.
Australia's batting caved in on a surface where the Indians scored big at a good pace. The bowlers failed to capture or contain, there were frequent overthrows, the captain lost the plot and the team conceded the psychological game - even in defeat Australia have never looked so disjointed.
Matthew Hayden's wild batting in the second innings reflected the mental state of a team that had lost focus.
For everyone else losing is part of the game, but for Australia it's next to impossible. That's why they have won with amazing success in the last many years, when the stakes were high, even when the matches were inconsequential- showing no dearth of ruthlessness.
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India are in sight of a famous victory as Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma reduced Australia to 141 for five at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium on Monday.
Australia's batting caved in on a surface where the Indians scored big at a good pace. The bowlers failed to capture or contain, there were frequent overthrows, the captain lost the plot and the team conceded the psychological game - even in defeat Australia have never looked so disjointed.
Matthew Hayden's wild batting in the second innings reflected the mental state of a team that had lost focus.
For everyone else losing is part of the game, but for Australia it's next to impossible. That's why they have won with amazing success in the last many years, when the stakes were high, even when the matches were inconsequential- showing no dearth of ruthlessness.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: Australia, Cricket Players, domination, harbhajan singh, India, Ishant Sharma, Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Ricky Pointing, second innings, Shane Watson, world champions
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