Australians tried to copy the Indians in the third Test. They were very excited at breaking into the Indian-style of bowling. And they said they found the secret of the Indian spinners, which led to the humiliating defeat at Mohali.
During the three day break after the Mohali match, Ponting and the Australian coach watched a lot of video to find out the secret of the Indian spin bowlers.
While the opening showed dismal performance on part of the Indian batsmen, things changed very soon after lunch. Even though the Australians used their new-found technique on the field, Gambhir managed to pass his 100 on the first day itself and delivered another century in the second day, making his total 206 for the innings.
Cashing in on the lack of concentration of the Australian bowlers, who probably were still affected by the Mohali loss, Laxman scored another 200.
It looks as if Pointing research has failed.
By observing hours of footage, it supposedly helped them find out that the Indian bowlers hold the ball at the seams rather than holding it at the sides. This causes the ball to land on the sides, leading to early depreciation of the ball.
Once the ball becomes rough, it is used to the bowlers’ advantage to get reverse swing as early as possible.
But then, the Australians either failed to copy the swing properly, or the Indian batsmen were too fast to catch the ball’s movements, sending it across the boundary instead.
Ponting is clearly frustrated as this match means a lot to him. Though he will not lose his position as the skipper owing to the ratio of wins he has in his bag, his reputation will suffer a lot if the second innings of the match also turns against him.
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