India Win, India win.
They were the better team, and they closed it out quite well in the end.
Australia were riding on the Christian Warrior’s shoulders for a while.
Then finally Mishra was brought on.
He got one to fly into King Probot Hussey’s gloves.
Once Dravid completed the catch, which for him was quite an achievement today, Australia was finished.
That was fitting, because the only other test where a side looked like taking 20 wickets, Mishra was the one who inspired India.
This was the best test of the series, which wasn’t hard, it was the only one where both sides could still win on the last day.
India won, even if they weren’t so convincing at all times, they were by far the better side.
Australia faced the media in a similar way to the way they played this whole series.
They thought they were doing the right things, but instead they just kept making mistakes and baffling the rest of us.
The dark cloud of over rates hung over the days play, India bowled 4 overs in the morning session, or so it seemed.
Test cricket is now an after lunch game, that is where all the overs are.
Things we learnt from today, Mishra handles pressure well, you can’t keep standing on the legside, and you can get a runner for being generally unwell.
India now have to play against a team a little better suited to their conditions.
And Australia have to play the Bangladeshi slayers from New Zealand.
The more experienced team, who was were better suited to the conditions, and a better unit, won the day, the test, and the series.
India now need to survive their transition period as the elderly gentleman depart.
Australia has shown the world that is not that easy.
Neither team has long before their next challenges.
Right now India will bathe in the glory of a 2-zip win against the Aussies.
And so they should.
UncleJ, How about a tribute to the Giant Alien Lizard. Even a back-handed one would do. Admit it. You are going to miss him.
Hor, did that ages ago, over at TWC, http://www.thewisdencricketer.com/blog/?p=222
Australia has to change team for the NZ series to test out its bench players…Marsh, Jaques, Rogers, TaitNZ cant even beat Tasmania at this point.
I must admit that Dhoni is a man with Midas touch. A 20-20 championship, one day series win agains Aussies, IPL runner up and a Test series win against Aussies will not come easily. But already he is the captain of 20-20, One dayers and test team the pressure will be more on him. But I feel that the greedy BCCI will ruin him and relentless tours, IPL will suck his blood and drain quickly. Jrod your comments?
Anon, well they are playing NSWales B, so we’ll see how they go with that. Without, Started working on something about Dhoni yesterday, should be up tomorrow.