Australia decimated India by winning the 4 match test series 4-0! With this series loss,India's Overseas test result is 8-0 from 8 matches.
The first match was played at the MCG. Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Ed Cowan was the debutant for the test.He played really well,scored 68.Ponting scored 62.Australia were all out for 333.Zaheer Khan who made his test comeback took 4 wickets.Ashwin and Yadav chipped in with 4 wickets each.India who came out to bat lost their first wicket for 22.Sehwag scored 67,Dravid scored 68 and Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 73.India were bowled out for 282.Hilfenhaus took 5 wickets and Siddle took 3.In the second innings Australia struggled and were all out for 240 with M.Hussey scoring 89 and Ponting scoring 60.Yadav took 4 wickets and Z.Khan took 3 wickets.The target was 292 runs but India were all out for 169.Siddle took 3 wickets and Pattinson took 4 wickets in the second innings.The match was finished within 4 days.Pattinson who took 4 wickets in the second innings was adjudged the Man of The Match.
The second match was played at the SCG. Oh my Goodness what a knock by MJ Clarke,the skipper of the Australian Cricket team.He scored a triple century and was ably supported by R.Ponting and M.Hussey.The match was finished within 4 days.India won the toss and chose to bat which offered a lot for the bowlers.India were out for a mere 191 in the 1st innings with skipper MS Dhoni scoring a fightung 57*.Pattinson took 4 wickets.Hilfenhaus and Siddle took 3 wickets apiece.Australia needing 192 to lead scored a humongous 659 for 4 with MJ Clarke scoring 329*.Ponting scored his first century in 2 years afer scoring 134 and M.Hussey remained unbeaten at 150.In the second innings,India were bowled out for 400.It was the 1st time they scored 400 overseas after the West Indies series in West Indies.Sachin Tendulkar scored 80,Laxman scored 66,Gambhie scored 83 and Ashwin scored 62.Australia won the match by an innings and 68 runs.MJ Clarke was adjudged Man of the match for his 329 and a wicket.The wicket of Sachin Tendulkar.
The third test match was played at the WACA.Australia won the toss and asked India to bat first.India collapsed for 161 with Kolhi scoring 44.Ryan Harris who replaced an injured could only take one wicket but Hilfenhaus again bowled extremely well taking 4 wickets.Siddle took 3 wickets and Starc who replaced Lyon took 2 wickets.Australia were all out for 369 with Warner scoring 180.His century was the 4th fastest test century and the fastest by an opener.U.Yadav took 5 wickets.India were bundled out for 171 with Kolhi showing some resistance by scoring 75.It was again Hilfenhaus. He took 4 wickets.Australia won the match by an innings and 37 runs.David Warner was adjudged the Man of the match.The Match was finished within 3 days.
The fourth test match was played at the Adelaide.Sehwag led the side as Dhoni was handed a one match ban for slow over rate.Australia once again won the toss and chose to bat.Australia made a humongous total once again scoring 604 runs for the loss of 7 wickets with Clarke scoring 210 and Ponting scoring 221.Ashwin took 3 wickets.India were all out for 272 with Kolhi scoring 116.Siddle who bowled with full of energy throughout the series took 5 wickets.Australia didn't enforce the follow on and scored 167 for the loss of 5 wickets.India's target was 500 and were bundled out for 201 with Sehwag making 62.Lyon took 4 wickets.Australia won the match by 298 runs.Siddle was adjudged the Man of the Match.
Man of the Series-MJ Clarke
The series was much expected for Sachin's 100th 100 but he couldn't get it.Many news channels said that this was the easiest chance for India to win at the start but India were trashed.It was a good team effort by Australia.Many people criticized only a single player : MS Dhoni for his poor captaincy.But that's a bad thing afterall cricket is a team game.There were also rumors that Sachin,Dravid and Laxman are gonna retire but those are fae according to news channels.
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The first match was played at the MCG. Australia won the toss and chose to bat. Ed Cowan was the debutant for the test.He played really well,scored 68.Ponting scored 62.Australia were all out for 333.Zaheer Khan who made his test comeback took 4 wickets.Ashwin and Yadav chipped in with 4 wickets each.India who came out to bat lost their first wicket for 22.Sehwag scored 67,Dravid scored 68 and Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 73.India were bowled out for 282.Hilfenhaus took 5 wickets and Siddle took 3.In the second innings Australia struggled and were all out for 240 with M.Hussey scoring 89 and Ponting scoring 60.Yadav took 4 wickets and Z.Khan took 3 wickets.The target was 292 runs but India were all out for 169.Siddle took 3 wickets and Pattinson took 4 wickets in the second innings.The match was finished within 4 days.Pattinson who took 4 wickets in the second innings was adjudged the Man of The Match.
The second match was played at the SCG. Oh my Goodness what a knock by MJ Clarke,the skipper of the Australian Cricket team.He scored a triple century and was ably supported by R.Ponting and M.Hussey.The match was finished within 4 days.India won the toss and chose to bat which offered a lot for the bowlers.India were out for a mere 191 in the 1st innings with skipper MS Dhoni scoring a fightung 57*.Pattinson took 4 wickets.Hilfenhaus and Siddle took 3 wickets apiece.Australia needing 192 to lead scored a humongous 659 for 4 with MJ Clarke scoring 329*.Ponting scored his first century in 2 years afer scoring 134 and M.Hussey remained unbeaten at 150.In the second innings,India were bowled out for 400.It was the 1st time they scored 400 overseas after the West Indies series in West Indies.Sachin Tendulkar scored 80,Laxman scored 66,Gambhie scored 83 and Ashwin scored 62.Australia won the match by an innings and 68 runs.MJ Clarke was adjudged Man of the match for his 329 and a wicket.The wicket of Sachin Tendulkar.
The third test match was played at the WACA.Australia won the toss and asked India to bat first.India collapsed for 161 with Kolhi scoring 44.Ryan Harris who replaced an injured could only take one wicket but Hilfenhaus again bowled extremely well taking 4 wickets.Siddle took 3 wickets and Starc who replaced Lyon took 2 wickets.Australia were all out for 369 with Warner scoring 180.His century was the 4th fastest test century and the fastest by an opener.U.Yadav took 5 wickets.India were bundled out for 171 with Kolhi showing some resistance by scoring 75.It was again Hilfenhaus. He took 4 wickets.Australia won the match by an innings and 37 runs.David Warner was adjudged the Man of the match.The Match was finished within 3 days.
The fourth test match was played at the Adelaide.Sehwag led the side as Dhoni was handed a one match ban for slow over rate.Australia once again won the toss and chose to bat.Australia made a humongous total once again scoring 604 runs for the loss of 7 wickets with Clarke scoring 210 and Ponting scoring 221.Ashwin took 3 wickets.India were all out for 272 with Kolhi scoring 116.Siddle who bowled with full of energy throughout the series took 5 wickets.Australia didn't enforce the follow on and scored 167 for the loss of 5 wickets.India's target was 500 and were bundled out for 201 with Sehwag making 62.Lyon took 4 wickets.Australia won the match by 298 runs.Siddle was adjudged the Man of the Match.
Man of the Series-MJ Clarke
The series was much expected for Sachin's 100th 100 but he couldn't get it.Many news channels said that this was the easiest chance for India to win at the start but India were trashed.It was a good team effort by Australia.Many people criticized only a single player : MS Dhoni for his poor captaincy.But that's a bad thing afterall cricket is a team game.There were also rumors that Sachin,Dravid and Laxman are gonna retire but those are fae according to news channels.
The 2 t20s and ODIs will start from February 1.Come on guys India needs our support!!
