Pat Cummins admits Australia are 'hurt' after collapse against India
Pat Cummins admits Australia are ‘hurt’ after collapsing to shocking six-wicket loss against India…as skipper pinpoints the cause of Aussies’ downfall after tourists lost NINE wickets in a single session
- Australia lost nine wickets in a session to crumble to 113 all out
- India won the second Test by six wickets to wrap up the series
- Australia haven’t won a Test series in India since 2004 under Adam Gilchrist
Pat Cummins admitted Australia were ‘hurt’ after collapsing to an embarrassing six-wicket defeat in Delhi in the second Test of the series against India.
The hosts retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for a fourth consecutive time after chasing down 115 on Day Three after Australia crumbled to 113 all out in just 90 minutes.
Vanquished by an innings and 132 runs in Nagpur in the opening Test after losing 10 wickets in a single session in their second dig, the tourists lost nine at the Arun Jaitley Stadium before lunch after resuming on 1-61.
‘I think this one is particularly disappointing, having been ahead of the game for a lot of it,’ Cummins said after the match.
‘Those opportunities don’t come often in India, so you’ve got to grab them.
Pat Cummins admitted Australia were ‘hurting’ after losing by six wickets to India in Delhi
The Aussies now trail 2-0 in the four-Test series and can’t reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
‘So unfortunately we missed this one and it hurts a bit. The review over the next few days will be what we could have done differently.’
Australia made 263 in their first innings and had India 4-87 at lunch and then 7-139 in the second session but Axar Patel and Ravi Ashwin compiled a crucial 114-run eight-wicket partnership.
Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne steered the tourists to 1-61 overnight after negotiating a tricky 13 overs before stumps on Day Two, but all their hard work was undone in a calamitous session on Sunday.
‘I thought 260 was a decent score on that first day wicket [but India] batted quite well,’ Cummins said of Australia’s first innings.
Australia’s attempts to sweep Indian spinners backfired spectacularly, with Steve Smith, Matthew Renshaw and captain Cummins all dismissed while trying to play the same shot.
And the Aussie skipper conceded the batters went away from their usual methods for scoring runs which led to their downfall
‘I thought they bowled really well, it’s not easy out there, but perhaps some guys went away from their methods,’ Cummins said.
‘Each batter has their own way to go about it. I don’t think there’s any one-size-fits-all rule.
Steve Smith (middle) was out for nine, falling LBW to Ravi Ashwin as Australia lost nine wickets in the morning session to crumble to 113 all out after resuming on 1-61
Matthew Renshaw was one of several Aussie batters getting out after playing a sweep shot
‘Unfortunately, quite a few of us got out with kind of cross-batted shots which might not be our preferred method.’
Australia remain the world’s No.1-ranked side in Test cricket, but India can seal a place in the World Test Cricket final by winning the third Test, which begins at Indore on March 1.
‘Fantastic result for us,’ Indian captain Rohit Sharma said.
‘Looking at how things were yesterday. How we came back and finished the job was a great effort, particularly from the bowlers.’
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