Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]

[lixer]

India lost 7 wickets only collecting 70 runs .

Anyway congratulations Australia cricket team to win the WTC champion trophy.

I was not expecting result like this with all gone cheaply in first session of final day even all were expected but defeat like this is still not acceptable after having amazing last two years in test format now it's time for having few changes in this format as well because with current team we can compete against top ranked teams like Australia and England even we won last 4 series against Australia at home and in Australia but losing this final like this is surely shameful defeat.

In both innings of this final India play total 132 overs which is surely not ideal for the test format as they were doing amazing stuff at home in last few series, but again SENA factor hurt badly now before new cycle we need change in captaincy and few batsmen surely helpful.

[Webetcoins]

Australia are back on top of literally every format these days in style. The ironic thing here is that their population is a fraction of population of countries like India, Pakistan etc, but they still managed to produce so many quality players.

They have won literally every single ICC title over the years which goes to show how dominant they truly are. I hate their aggressive behaviour on field, but I do admire their match-winning skills.

Other teams need to learn a lot from them in several areas in my opinion.

Right now Australian sporting system is best in the world as they are investing into their grass root level which having one of the best academies and Universities as well which are helping them for going one step ahead of the world for the best in sports their priorities are clear about this all and their youths as well.

But, here in Sub-Continent we have nothing with mostly invested are going on wrong way with political influence and personal likes and dislikes are surely having their own agenda which is never been acceptable even I was sure we will have the best system in India as things were going good but sadly nothing is change all gone on back foot with many scandals and other political dilemma having his own agenda which is never been helpful for any society to develop in positive way.

[BD Crypto]

Congratulations to the Australian team for winning the match so easily. Some of the bowlers in their team showed so much skill that the Australian team won the match by a huge margin. At the start of the team compliment I like to draw the attention of the bowlers. Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon took 7 wickets in the 2nd innings with a brilliant bowling performance.

The best part of this series was Australian Blowing because they have done it perfectly and won it. Specially Lyon took some wickets when it's needy. And the Boland was outstanding by his inswing outswing delivery. I will give the most credit to them. I can see the future of Pace bowling for Australian Cricket team at Boland's face. Best Wishes for him. India was too week to face this guy.

[kro55]

Congratulations to the Australian team for winning the match so easily. Some of the bowlers in their team showed so much skill that the Australian team won the match by a huge margin. At the start of the team compliment I like to draw the attention of the bowlers. Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon took 7 wickets in the 2nd innings with a brilliant bowling performance.

The best part of this series was Australian Blowing because they have done it perfectly and won it. Specially Lyon took some wickets when it's needy. And the Boland was outstanding by his inswing outswing delivery. I will give the most credit to them. I can see the future of Pace bowling for Australian Cricket team at Boland's face. Best Wishes for him. India was too week to face this guy.

Australian bowlers bowled very well. Lyon and Boland's bowling in particular was excellent. But my expectations from the Indian batsmen in this match were much higher. Because a few days ago they performed in IPL. After the IPL is over, the players are usually in a good mood. But every Indian batsman played very badly in this match. Ajinkya Rahane was the only batsman who managed to bat slightly better in both innings. Besides, no other batsman on the team was able to bat well. But I would not say that the performance of the bowlers was too bad.

[CPNpr]

Congratulations to the Australian team for winning the match so easily. Some of the bowlers in their team showed so much skill that the Australian team won the match by a huge margin. At the start of the team compliment I like to draw the attention of the bowlers. Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon took 7 wickets in the 2nd innings with a brilliant bowling performance.

The best part of this series was Australian Blowing because they have done it perfectly and won it. Specially Lyon took some wickets when it's needy. And the Boland was outstanding by his inswing outswing delivery. I will give the most credit to them. I can see the future of Pace bowling for Australian Cricket team at Boland's face. Best Wishes for him. India was too week to face this guy.

In fact, Australian cricket team's pace bowling has become very deadly. Currently Australia cricket team performs very well.  In this Test match, Australia bowled exceptionally well, as a result of which many skilled batsmen of the Indian cricket team could not survive in front of the Australian bowlers. Indian team players Kohli Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill always perform very well in batting. But they failed against the Australian bowlers in the Test match against Australia. Congratulations to the Australian cricket team

[ZAINmalik75]

I was not expecting result like this with all gone cheaply in first session of final day even all were expected but defeat like this is still not acceptable after having amazing last two years in test format.

Just like most of the user predict that after dismissal of Kohli and rehany India will surely lose this important final and it's done, as because after them no other indian batter has ability to stick against strong Australian bowling lineup, after unfortunate dismissal of kohli indian batter can't hold Thier nerves and lose wicket one after another too quickly,
It's a very scary and horrible results for indian but here few lessons for them, they should not relay on teen unexperienced batter also they should play carefully during any under pressure condition because they can chasedown the required target, also they should add some experienced power hitter which can add meaningful runs..
At the end congratulations to team Australia on his beautiful victory

[justdimin]

Australian bowlers bowled very well. Lyon and Boland's bowling in particular was excellent. But my expectations from the Indian batsmen in this match were much higher. Because a few days ago they performed in IPL. After the IPL is over, the players are usually in a good mood. But every Indian batsman played very badly in this match. Ajinkya Rahane was the only batsman who managed to bat slightly better in both innings. Besides, no other batsman on the team was able to bat well. But I would not say that the performance of the bowlers was too bad.

Most of the Indian fans were expecting better performance than this, but sadly things were gone in wrong way for the batting, and they lost this match badly which is surely not good thing for the fans because after having good record against Australia fans were expecting better performance and fighting end of this final but they all bundle out cheaply and give another final badly as well.

Yesterday when we have Kohli and Rahane at crease many were expecting better start of the day and specially good batting from Kohli, but Boland one over break many hearts and give Australia easy win after dominating throughout all five days in second inning bowlers were good, but batting were not good in both innings.

[fuguebtc]

Congratulations to the Australian team for winning the match so easily. Some of the bowlers in their team showed so much skill that the Australian team won the match by a huge margin. At the start of the team compliment I like to draw the attention of the bowlers. Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon took 7 wickets in the 2nd innings with a brilliant bowling performance.

The best part of this series was Australian Blowing because they have done it perfectly and won it. Specially Lyon took some wickets when it's needy. And the Boland was outstanding by his inswing outswing delivery. I will give the most credit to them. I can see the future of Pace bowling for Australian Cricket team at Boland's face. Best Wishes for him. India was too week to face this guy.

Australian bowlers bowled very well. Lyon and Boland's bowling in particular was excellent. But my expectations from the Indian batsmen in this match were much higher. Because a few days ago they performed in IPL. After the IPL is over, the players are usually in a good mood. But every Indian batsman played very badly in this match. Ajinkya Rahane was the only batsman who managed to bat slightly better in both innings. Besides, no other batsman on the team was able to bat well. But I would not say that the performance of the bowlers was too bad.

Australia won the match by a big margin. They have won the match by 209 runs. This was obviously a great performance from Australia. But the same cannot be said for India. India could have done a lot better. I absolutely agree that the batting from India was not good at all. If India could do a little better with batting I think they had a chance.

Of course, it was the home ground of Australia and Australia was certainly going to have some advantage over India. But India should have been more prepared. We all know how Steve Smith can perform on this particular ground. But I believe India was still not ready for him. The overall performance from India was not as expected.

[teosanru]

Australian bowlers bowled very well. Lyon and Boland's bowling in particular was excellent. But my expectations from the Indian batsmen in this match were much higher. Because a few days ago they performed in IPL. After the IPL is over, the players are usually in a good mood. But every Indian batsman played very badly in this match. Ajinkya Rahane was the only batsman who managed to bat slightly better in both innings. Besides, no other batsman on the team was able to bat well. But I would not say that the performance of the bowlers was too bad.

Most of the Indian fans were expecting better performance than this, but sadly things were gone in wrong way for the batting, and they lost this match badly which is surely not good thing for the fans because after having good record against Australia fans were expecting better performance and fighting end of this final but they all bundle out cheaply and give another final badly as well.

Yesterday when we have Kohli and Rahane at crease many were expecting better start of the day and specially good batting from Kohli, but Boland one over break many hearts and give Australia easy win after dominating throughout all five days in second inning bowlers were good, but batting were not good in both innings.

Sad loss for India to be very honest. I still feel it's because of the sudden change in conditions that any sub continent team has to face while going to play in Australia/ England. You should atleast give a tour match to both the teams before a WTC to acclimatize to the situation. Indians were struggling to play the uneven bounce. I bet the same thing happens when SENA countries come to play in India you get extremely unplayable spin.

[rojan]

Congratulations to the Australian team for winning the match so easily. Some of the bowlers in their team showed so much skill that the Australian team won the match by a huge margin. At the start of the team compliment I like to draw the attention of the bowlers. Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon took 7 wickets in the 2nd innings with a brilliant bowling performance.

The best part of this series was Australian Blowing because they have done it perfectly and won it. Specially Lyon took some wickets when it's needy. And the Boland was outstanding by his inswing outswing delivery. I will give the most credit to them. I can see the future of Pace bowling for Australian Cricket team at Boland's face. Best Wishes for him. India was too week to face this guy.

Australia played amazingly like India team, so much power to beat Shali team by 209 runs, I think it is a big achievement for Australia team. Australia team's bowling and batsmen's game was very good. Just as India team's bowling line was weak, India's batting line was also bad.  But Rohit Sharma batted badly in 1st inns but scored good runs in 2nd inns. India lost this match like this due to poor performance of their players.  I did not expect India to lose to Australia by so many runs.

[UmerIdrees]

Okay, ladies and gents. It's game over for India and one can't even expect any miracle from this stage as with an hour and a half the tail is exposed. Congrats Australia!

For India, the next WTC cycle will start next month with the away series.

Away: Windes, Australia, South Africa
Home: New Zealand, England, Bangladesh.

Oh common, for god sake, leave the quest for the WTC and give other countries like Pakistan a chance to play in the finals.  

I must say something is not right about this WTC. You are the runners up in all the WTC. You have played all the finals of WTC and lost every one of them. Don't play so many finals and keep this runner-up record that it becomes almost impossible for any team to break. 

[Sithara007]

Australia played amazingly like India team, so much power to beat Shali team by 209 runs, I think it is a big achievement for Australia team. Australia team's bowling and batsmen's game was very good. Just as India team's bowling line was weak, India's batting line was also bad.  But Rohit Sharma batted badly in 1st inns but scored good runs in 2nd inns. India lost this match like this due to poor performance of their players.  I did not expect India to lose to Australia by so many runs.

From India's part, the batting was somewhat OK. It was their bowling which resulted in the defeat. First and foremost, the decision to drop Ravichandran Ashwin was a big blunder. I understand that Shardul Thakur is a better allrounder, but given how Jadeja troubled the Australian batsmen, one more spinner in the squad would have been very helpful. Ashwin could have been included in the place of Umesh Yadav, or even in exchange for another batsman. The last time India won an ICC championship was back in 2013. The long wait continues....

[Iranus]

Australia played amazingly like India team, so much power to beat Shali team by 209 runs, I think it is a big achievement for Australia team. Australia team's bowling and batsmen's game was very good. Just as India team's bowling line was weak, India's batting line was also bad.  But Rohit Sharma batted badly in 1st inns but scored good runs in 2nd inns. India lost this match like this due to poor performance of their players.  I did not expect India to lose to Australia by so many runs.

From India's part, the batting was somewhat OK. It was their bowling which resulted in the defeat. First and foremost, the decision to drop Ravichandran Ashwin was a big blunder. I understand that Shardul Thakur is a better allrounder, but given how Jadeja troubled the Australian batsmen, one more spinner in the squad would have been very helpful. Ashwin could have been included in the place of Umesh Yadav, or even in exchange for another batsman. The last time India won an ICC championship was back in 2013. The long wait continues....

I don't think so. The reason for India's defeat was the erratic performance of their batsmen. The pitch was not bowling-friendly. And so a very good performance was not expected from the bowlers. India scored a total of 530 runs in their two innings. Australia on the other hand collected 469 runs in their first innings. If the batsmen of India can bat well it would not be difficult to win this match. Although India's batting line-up is very experienced, their performance in this match left the fans very disappointed.

[Unknown Op]

Congratulations to the Australian team for winning the match so easily. Some of the bowlers in their team showed so much skill that the Australian team won the match by a huge margin. At the start of the team compliment I like to draw the attention of the bowlers. Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon took 7 wickets in the 2nd innings with a brilliant bowling performance.

The best part of this series was Australian Blowing because they have done it perfectly and won it. Specially Lyon took some wickets when it's needy. And the Boland was outstanding by his inswing outswing delivery. I will give the most credit to them. I can see the future of Pace bowling for Australian Cricket team at Boland's face. Best Wishes for him. India was too week to face this guy.

Australia played amazingly like India team, so much power to beat Shali team by 209 runs, I think it is a big achievement for Australia team. Australia team's bowling and batsmen's game was very good. Just as India team's bowling line was weak, India's batting line was also bad.  But Rohit Sharma batted badly in 1st inns but scored good runs in 2nd inns. India lost this match like this due to poor performance of their players.  I did not expect India to lose to Australia by so many runs.

The match between Australia and India was an exciting one that showed off both sides skill. Australia performance was definitely outstanding, especially their bowlers who effectively dismantled India batting order. Their batters also showed amazing talent which greatly aided in their team victory. India on the other hand, had trouble getting going and showed deficiencies in both their bowling and batting lineups. Rohit Sharma had a lacklustre first innings but his tenacious second innings performance showed promise. India defeat may have surprised some people but it serves as a reminder of the match unpredictability and the value of a persistent effort.

[JSRAW]

From India's part, the batting was somewhat OK. It was their bowling which resulted in the defeat. First and foremost, the decision to drop Ravichandran Ashwin was a big blunder. I understand that Shardul Thakur is a better allrounder, but given how Jadeja troubled the Australian batsmen, one more spinner in the squad would have been very helpful. Ashwin could have been included in the place of Umesh Yadav, or even in exchange for another batsman. The last time India won an ICC championship was back in 2013. The long wait continues....

In the first inning, bowling was bad but batting was worse from the top order, most of them got an okay start but failed to continue for a long, our lower order came to rescue to some extent.

In the second inning, bowlers did a fairly good job and batters did show intent but again failed to convert their good starts to big innings, it happened with all the top 5. Literally, everyone got a good start and they were looking really good.

Apart from the batsmen, the majority of the blame goes to management because our bowlers did look tired. Umesh was completely out of touch, he didn't go through his usual runup when bowling, i believe he wasn't 100% fit.

[Patrol69]

The wicket pair of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane is India's hope. These two batsmen are unbeaten on the wicket so far and both are batting with a lot of responsibility if they can build on their partnership then India have a chance to win this match. India now need 268 runs to win. With seven valuable wickets still in hand, it is possible for India to win the World Test Championship if they bat patiently. The match depends a lot on Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, that's why I said because after that, there are no responsible batsmen like these two. So these two batsmen have to take this innings a lot further.

Aussies have got two big wickets this morning of kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. The game is very much towards Aussies now. India still need 257 more runs to win and last recognised batsmen Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is on the crease. India are chasing a target of 444 which is never chased before and it becomes more difficult if the opponents is Australia. Still 79 more overs to be bowled today so defiantly we will have a winner today.

When you see that India has lost half their side and the likes of Virat Kholi are no longer available. It's obvious that Australia would win this match from here. Also, there are still 2.5 sessions left in the match. People can hope that India may bat out all these sessions but currently, this does not seem happening.

Looking back to this final and you will realize that India lost it in the very beginning when they let Australia scored 450+ runs target in their first innings. After that, there was just no return for the Indian team.

All hopes gone for India as virat kohli, Ajinkaye Rahane and jadeja all are out and now their lower order is just finishing the match on a decent note .
Australia played brilliantly in all 5 days and they deserved to win this final . Their batting and balling was phenomenal.

India missed out on the finals of the World Test Championship for two consecutive seasons. India were defeated by New Zealand in the previous season and this year they lost to Australia by a huge margin of 209 runs. Rohit Sharma's team was confident this year after losing the previous WTC final but in the end Team India failed to perform as confident. If a team like India performs like this in test cricket and against an opponent like Australia then how can India expect to win that match.  

England's condition was slightly in Australia's favor because we generally know Australia England New Zealand's wickets are usually bouncing wickets but the Asian continent's wickets are spin assisted wickets, this advantage has been taken by Australia in the Test Championship.

[n0ne]

The wicket pair of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane is India's hope. These two batsmen are unbeaten on the wicket so far and both are batting with a lot of responsibility if they can build on their partnership then India have a chance to win this match. India now need 268 runs to win. With seven valuable wickets still in hand, it is possible for India to win the World Test Championship if they bat patiently. The match depends a lot on Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, that's why I said because after that, there are no responsible batsmen like these two. So these two batsmen have to take this innings a lot further.

Aussies have got two big wickets this morning of kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. The game is very much towards Aussies now. India still need 257 more runs to win and last recognised batsmen Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is on the crease. India are chasing a target of 444 which is never chased before and it becomes more difficult if the opponents is Australia. Still 79 more overs to be bowled today so defiantly we will have a winner today.

When you see that India has lost half their side and the likes of Virat Kholi are no longer available. It's obvious that Australia would win this match from here. Also, there are still 2.5 sessions left in the match. People can hope that India may bat out all these sessions but currently, this does not seem happening.

Looking back to this final and you will realize that India lost it in the very beginning when they let Australia scored 450+ runs target in their first innings. After that, there was just no return for the Indian team.

All hopes gone for India as virat kohli, Ajinkaye Rahane and jadeja all are out and now their lower order is just finishing the match on a decent note .
Australia played brilliantly in all 5 days and they deserved to win this final . Their batting and balling was phenomenal.

India missed out on the finals of the World Test Championship for two consecutive seasons. India were defeated by New Zealand in the previous season and this year they lost to Australia by a huge margin of 209 runs. Rohit Sharma's team was confident this year after losing the previous WTC final but in the end Team India failed to perform as confident. If a team like India performs like this in test cricket and against an opponent like Australia then how can India expect to win that match.  

England's condition was slightly in Australia's favor because we generally know Australia England New Zealand's wickets are usually bouncing wickets but the Asian continent's wickets are spin assisted wickets, this advantage has been taken by Australia in the Test Championship.

Maybe Australian cricketers were used to England Pitch conditions. However it is unfair to point out reasons for the loss. Rohit have claimed that the opening order who were expected to perform didn't do well. According to me, the wicket of Gill is unlucky whereas the wicket of Rohit Sharma and Pujara is an unwanted one. Rohit was in good position and there is no need for a sweep shot by the time. Soon after that Pujara went for an uppercut as if he's playing T20. Boland was good in giving breaks and Nathan Lyon taking the end order who were good in the first innings.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

The wicket pair of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane is India's hope. These two batsmen are unbeaten on the wicket so far and both are batting with a lot of responsibility if they can build on their partnership then India have a chance to win this match. India now need 268 runs to win. With seven valuable wickets still in hand, it is possible for India to win the World Test Championship if they bat patiently. The match depends a lot on Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, that's why I said because after that, there are no responsible batsmen like these two. So these two batsmen have to take this innings a lot further.

Aussies have got two big wickets this morning of kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. The game is very much towards Aussies now. India still need 257 more runs to win and last recognised batsmen Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is on the crease. India are chasing a target of 444 which is never chased before and it becomes more difficult if the opponents is Australia. Still 79 more overs to be bowled today so defiantly we will have a winner today.

When you see that India has lost half their side and the likes of Virat Kholi are no longer available. It's obvious that Australia would win this match from here. Also, there are still 2.5 sessions left in the match. People can hope that India may bat out all these sessions but currently, this does not seem happening.

Looking back to this final and you will realize that India lost it in the very beginning when they let Australia scored 450+ runs target in their first innings. After that, there was just no return for the Indian team.

All hopes gone for India as virat kohli, Ajinkaye Rahane and jadeja all are out and now their lower order is just finishing the match on a decent note .
Australia played brilliantly in all 5 days and they deserved to win this final . Their batting and balling was phenomenal.

India missed out on the finals of the World Test Championship for two consecutive seasons. India were defeated by New Zealand in the previous season and this year they lost to Australia by a huge margin of 209 runs. Rohit Sharma's team was confident this year after losing the previous WTC final but in the end Team India failed to perform as confident. If a team like India performs like this in test cricket and against an opponent like Australia then how can India expect to win that match.  

England's condition was slightly in Australia's favor because we generally know Australia England New Zealand's wickets are usually bouncing wickets but the Asian continent's wickets are spin assisted wickets, this advantage has been taken by Australia in the Test Championship.

Maybe Australian cricketers were used to England Pitch conditions. However it is unfair to point out reasons for the loss. Rohit have claimed that the opening order who were expected to perform didn't do well. According to me, the wicket of Gill is unlucky whereas the wicket of Rohit Sharma and Pujara is an unwanted one. Rohit was in good position and there is no need for a sweep shot by the time. Soon after that Pujara went for an uppercut as if he's playing T20. Boland was good in giving breaks and Nathan Lyon taking the end order who were good in the first innings.

Indian performance overall wasn't upto the mark as it should be in a final they couldn't control runs plus they couldn't take wickets that's why they have lost the final.
Australia deserved to be champions because of their wonderful performances.

[Patrol69]

The wicket pair of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane is India's hope. These two batsmen are unbeaten on the wicket so far and both are batting with a lot of responsibility if they can build on their partnership then India have a chance to win this match. India now need 268 runs to win. With seven valuable wickets still in hand, it is possible for India to win the World Test Championship if they bat patiently. The match depends a lot on Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, that's why I said because after that, there are no responsible batsmen like these two. So these two batsmen have to take this innings a lot further.

Aussies have got two big wickets this morning of kohli and Ravindra Jadeja. The game is very much towards Aussies now. India still need 257 more runs to win and last recognised batsmen Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane is on the crease. India are chasing a target of 444 which is never chased before and it becomes more difficult if the opponents is Australia. Still 79 more overs to be bowled today so defiantly we will have a winner today.

When you see that India has lost half their side and the likes of Virat Kholi are no longer available. It's obvious that Australia would win this match from here. Also, there are still 2.5 sessions left in the match. People can hope that India may bat out all these sessions but currently, this does not seem happening.

Looking back to this final and you will realize that India lost it in the very beginning when they let Australia scored 450+ runs target in their first innings. After that, there was just no return for the Indian team.

All hopes gone for India as virat kohli, Ajinkaye Rahane and jadeja all are out and now their lower order is just finishing the match on a decent note .
Australia played brilliantly in all 5 days and they deserved to win this final . Their batting and balling was phenomenal.

India missed out on the finals of the World Test Championship for two consecutive seasons. India were defeated by New Zealand in the previous season and this year they lost to Australia by a huge margin of 209 runs. Rohit Sharma's team was confident this year after losing the previous WTC final but in the end Team India failed to perform as confident. If a team like India performs like this in test cricket and against an opponent like Australia then how can India expect to win that match.  

England's condition was slightly in Australia's favor because we generally know Australia England New Zealand's wickets are usually bouncing wickets but the Asian continent's wickets are spin assisted wickets, this advantage has been taken by Australia in the Test Championship.

Maybe Australian cricketers were used to England Pitch conditions. However it is unfair to point out reasons for the loss. Rohit have claimed that the opening order who were expected to perform didn't do well. According to me, the wicket of Gill is unlucky whereas the wicket of Rohit Sharma and Pujara is an unwanted one. Rohit was in good position and there is no need for a sweep shot by the time. Soon after that Pujara went for an uppercut as if he's playing T20. Boland was good in giving breaks and Nathan Lyon taking the end order who were good in the first innings.

Along with the wicket condition, there was a lot of pressure for India in the second innings as they were several runs behind in the first innings, the second innings total and the first innings run deficit combined was a big target for Team India, they batted enthusiastically to reach that big target. 

India should not have taken so much pressure in the first place because cricket is a cold game, batting in an excited state is more likely to make mistakes. Since India had enough overs, if they batted consistently without taking too much pressure, the result of the match could have been different. 
Before batting on the fifth day, India had some planning mistakes that led to their defeat by Australia.

[MusaPk]

The match between Australia and India was an exciting one that showed off both sides skill. Australia performance was definitely outstanding, especially their bowlers who effectively dismantled India batting order. Their batters also showed amazing talent which greatly aided in their team victory. India on the other hand, had trouble getting going and showed deficiencies in both their bowling and batting lineups. Rohit Sharma had a lacklustre first innings but his tenacious second innings performance showed promise. India defeat may have surprised some people but it serves as a reminder of the match unpredictability and the value of a persistent effort.

It was a huge win for Australia as India was never in the game for all five days. In first innings Indian bowlers allowed Aussies to score 469 runs and in reply there batsmen just scored 296 runs giving Aussies a lead of 173 runs. I don't blame India, in fact Aussies are too good in test that they would have done same no matter who was the opponent. Indians teams just played IPL for 2 months and perhaps they are not ready for this format. Congrats to Australia for a well deserved victory.