Australia clinches series in Perth
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January 16, 2012, Monday
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A RAMPANT Australia blitzed India's tail to crush the hapless tourists by an innings and 37 runs with more than two days to spare in the third test on Sunday and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
India's misery was compounded when skipper M.S. Dhoni was banned for the fourth and final test in Adelaide after his team was found guilty of failing to maintain an acceptable over rate in the match.
In a dramatic climax to the rout, Ben Hilfenhaus (4-54) took three wickets in five balls before Peter Siddle (3-43) removed Virat Kohli for 75 in the next over to end India's second innings at 171, just 10 runs better than its first.
Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar trophy it relinquished in 2009 and skipper Michael Clarke paid tribute to Man of the Match David Warner, whose innings of 180 included the fastest test century by an opening batsman in 69 balls.
"We should be very proud to have beaten the No. 2 ranked test team in the world," Clarke told reporters. "It's a very satisfying victory," he added. "A lot of credit not only to Davy, who batted brilliantly, but also to his opening partner Ed Cowan. Our bowlers also deserve a lot of credit for taking 20 wickets again against a very good batting side. I think we played really well and I couldn't be happier as a captain."
It was a seventh successive overseas test defeat for India after the 0-4 drubbing it received in England last summer to lose the No. 1 test ranking.
"Class is always there, they have the experience, it's just in back-to-back series that we have failed," Dhoni said in the post-match presentation yesterday.
"We have not adapted well to the conditions quickly enough. Winning in Adelaide is the only motivation we have now, the bowlers have shown they can take wickets, we need to put more runs on the board."
India had resumed on 88 for four still needing 120 runs to match Australia's first effort of 369 and make the hosts bat again.
On a blistering morning at the WACA, which had the fans crowding around the complimentary sunscreen dispensers as they streamed into the ground, the Australians were kept at bay for the first hour.
The Australian bowlers, outstanding in all three tests, continued to make full use of the bounce on offer from the wicket but were forced to wait for the breakthrough as Rahul Dravid (47) and Kohli put up stiff resistance.
India's misery was compounded when skipper M.S. Dhoni was banned for the fourth and final test in Adelaide after his team was found guilty of failing to maintain an acceptable over rate in the match.
In a dramatic climax to the rout, Ben Hilfenhaus (4-54) took three wickets in five balls before Peter Siddle (3-43) removed Virat Kohli for 75 in the next over to end India's second innings at 171, just 10 runs better than its first.
Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar trophy it relinquished in 2009 and skipper Michael Clarke paid tribute to Man of the Match David Warner, whose innings of 180 included the fastest test century by an opening batsman in 69 balls.
"We should be very proud to have beaten the No. 2 ranked test team in the world," Clarke told reporters. "It's a very satisfying victory," he added. "A lot of credit not only to Davy, who batted brilliantly, but also to his opening partner Ed Cowan. Our bowlers also deserve a lot of credit for taking 20 wickets again against a very good batting side. I think we played really well and I couldn't be happier as a captain."
It was a seventh successive overseas test defeat for India after the 0-4 drubbing it received in England last summer to lose the No. 1 test ranking.
"Class is always there, they have the experience, it's just in back-to-back series that we have failed," Dhoni said in the post-match presentation yesterday.
"We have not adapted well to the conditions quickly enough. Winning in Adelaide is the only motivation we have now, the bowlers have shown they can take wickets, we need to put more runs on the board."
India had resumed on 88 for four still needing 120 runs to match Australia's first effort of 369 and make the hosts bat again.
On a blistering morning at the WACA, which had the fans crowding around the complimentary sunscreen dispensers as they streamed into the ground, the Australians were kept at bay for the first hour.
The Australian bowlers, outstanding in all three tests, continued to make full use of the bounce on offer from the wicket but were forced to wait for the breakthrough as Rahul Dravid (47) and Kohli put up stiff resistance.
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