Well, my sense of deja-vu in ma previous blog on the ongoing Indo-aussie test series proved to be spot on ..for India proved yet again to be the great spoilsports of the baggy green caps.
With this win India has become the first test team to defeat Australia in Australia in the last 5 years....and also the first team to defeat the aussies in their own backyard (Perth) since the Windies way back in the 80's. I was really happy to see our so called inexperienced bowling line up giving the more illustrious opponent bowlers a run for the money...and the aussie batting line up was found wanting on more than one occasion against the swing of RP Singh n Pathan. It was a real treat for the senses...but one thing that disappointed me was the way Shastri extrapolated this win as the beginning of the new world order ..that is so downright funny. Maybe someone shud remind Shastri that "one swallow doesnt make a summer". India will have to keep the intensity goin on not only for the next match @ Adelaide but also for a consistent period of time to mount a serious challenge for the top spot in tests.
The second thing that disappointed me was the ill timed announcement of the one day squad. Ill timed, bcoz the veterans like Dravid, Ganguly n Laxman have not been included in the ODI squad..and the timing of the announcement is bound to adversely affect the morale of these men during the 4th test.
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