Sachin has himself to blame

In a dismal display, India even couldn't reach the only thing that might have sent them to Perth with a positive note — a century of international hundreds of Sachin Tendulkar. A hundred Tendulkar at the SCG would have not only given to Indian team something positive to reflect, he would have also got the monkey off his back and probably helped the other hitters relax. God knows who need something not smelling salts to revive their flagging fortunes.

Tendulkar has only itself to blame for not reaching the magical Milestone; He was brilliantly the SCG, but once again could not dictate to the bowlers as he neared the milestone. And this time, there was no excuse; He was facing a part-time move and refused to take the attack to Michael Clarke.

A line of rated Australian 659/4 (especially after having been 37/3) suggests that the bowlers were to blame for the mess in which India is that is not the case; a total of 191 first entries is where India lost the game.


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In Australia, it is crucial to a good start when batting. The first two hours of a game is always a battle to the batter but victory that continued, or even stay in terms of level, and there are rewards to be reaped in the afternoon sun. When you lose four wickets in the first session, the battle is all but lost and India never recovered from this setback.


The plus was the second Gautam Gambhir entry form. He showed a positive attitude and a range of aggressive stroke, but he still fell the same mistake he made in the first period of log replay activity. Part of the art of batting is to learn from the mistakes and the Indian batsman, Tendulkar included, are paying to repeatedly fall into the same trap.

Garmin is the batsman Sehwag who desperately needs to learn from his mistake of constantly beat the cut shot into the air. Sehwag might say, "That's the way I play", but sometimes, when the opposition makes a move to combat its brightness, you have to adjust to stay one step ahead. Nothing could revive fortunes of India faster than a hallucinating hitting the WACA of Sehwag.

India also is paying for a short selection policy over the past few years. The batting line-up has been clamoring for an injection of youth and perhaps six losses abroad in succession will convince the selectors of the error of his ways.

The selectors face now make changes when the team is down, never the ideal time for blooding young players. However, they have nothing to lose; the elderly are struggling to cope with a rampant Australian bowling attack and perhaps a bit of youthful brashness India's fortunes will change.

A century of Tendulkar in the SCG would be helped lift the gloom in the camp of India. Now, he will lead a Tendulkar century at WACA, after an attack of Sehwag, to keep alive the India.

SURRENDER OF SYDNEY

India lost the second test by an innings and 68 runs.

Friday's defeat is successive test loss away 6. The third defeat of entries in 6 tests out.

XXI try Sachin Tendulkar protect his hundredth ton ended when he was fired by 80.

India's score of 400 in the second entry was the team's best batting display abroad for the past 6 months. In the last 22 innings, team crossed 300 only 4 times in testing out.

Dismissal of Sachin triggered a collapse. Four wickets fell for just 15 runs

Lunch scoreboard: India vs Australia, Second Test, Day Four

The following is the scoreboard at lunch on the fourth day of the second cricket Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here Friday:

India 1st innings: 191 all out

Australia 1st innings: 659/4 declared

India 2nd innings (overnight 114/2):

Gautam Gambhir c Warner b Siddle 83

Virender Sehwag c Warner b Hilfenhaus 4

Rahul Dravid b Hilfenhaus 29

Sachin Tendulkar batting 70

V.V.S. Laxman batting 44

Extras (b 2, lb 3, w 1, nb 7) 13

Total (for three wickets in 69 overs) 243

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Sehwag, 3.3 overs), 2-100 (Dravid, 26.3), 3-168 (Gambhir, 48.2)

Bowling:

James Pattinson 19-2-88-0

Ben Hilfenhaus 22-6-65-2

Peter Siddle 16-7-41-1

Nathan Lyon 11-0-41-0

Michael Clarke 1-0-3-0

Clarke's batting has improved with Australia's captaincy: Ponting

Former Captain Ricky Ponting said his successor Michael Clarke became a better hitter with the Australian captaincy.

On both counts, Ponting's decision on March 29 last year to divest himself of leadership has worked out, with the captains past and present unite for a record partnership of 288 the SCG against India.

Clarke celebrated his finest accomplishment on a cricket field a century inaugural trople and the highest score by an Australian on the ground where he was raised.

He now averages above 54.9 since assuming the captaincy on a permanent basis; his career average. Before accepting the job, his average was 46.49.

Ponting said: "his record would suggest that he prospered as a captain. It was probably pretty similar to me when I took office. I know that my batting average rose greatly and Michael has and will continue to if he keeps playing the way he has since he was captain.

"You just know that there are people out there who will enjoy what comes with being captain. Things that happens on the field, bowling changes, changes to the field and all that kind of stuff, that is the easy part of the captain of a team of international cricket ".

"That is sometimes the stuff that can knock it up a bit. What I saw with Michael, as if it were, it has the ability to separate their batting captaincy. He said that he wants to get up and get ahead in the field and he has done so terribly well, "The Age said Ponting.

Clearly, these are things Ponting has not lost since standing down after the World Cup, although many people have questioned place the 37-year-old in the team since then.

Clarke's feat helps Australia close in on India

2nd Test, Day 3 - Sydney: India are 114/2 and still trail by 354

He was more of the same to what now is officially a disastrous first half of India's test series Down Under.

The scuffle that has received at the hands of Australians not only left even their most diehard fans without words, but also raised serious concerns about the near future. If a team that prides itself on a number of all time greats can suffer this farce what happens when they are no longer around?

At the end of the three-day India were 114/2, still losing by 354 and in need of a two-day vigil at the crease to save this game. A triple century majestic Captain Michael Clarke further cemented Australia's plans against the Indians. Clarke surprised everyone when he declared Australia's first innings in 659-4, exactly half a day (and matching). Michael Hussey had just completed 150 and Australia had amassed a daunting lead of 468. Clarke effort of an unbeaten 329 could also passed to overcome Lara's 400 (the largest individual ever test score), but then Aussie masters are known there are dramatic statements promoting the cause of team about yourself.

The Indian broadcaster to travel from India to Australia had billed the confrontation as the series of ' Agneepath ', named after a popular Hindi film of 1990 where the protagonist (or hero, as we like to call it) sets out to avenge evil done against him by any means he sees fit. Maybe was inspired by India's previous tour down under in 2007-08, where India felt lost a series that could have designed (due to their mistakes and the opposition play an unfair game). Unfortunately, the promotions that are still running now seem but a farce in nature. Not only have India was defeated this time around, but in this series have only if at fault. They are turned into his own villain in this contest.

Aussies still rule

When India came out in the field today you could see a slight change in his attitude indifferent on Wednesday. They tried to build pressure with several fielders inside the circle. Ishant Sharma bowled a fine line to Michael Clarke at the outset. Dhoni seemed to have heard a bit of advice the world was giving him and decided to bring some defenders closing in. Packed on the outside, when Michael Hussey was batting and tried to stifle the opposition for some time. Executions came hard in the first hour of play, but still there was no way any sort of India nearby. Ishant was seen even share your situation with the referee.

It didn't take long for the scenario change. Soon, runs began leaking all over the ground. Clarke began breaking a record in a few minutes – first crossing the highest score by an Australian captain, then get confirmation from the crowd "pink day" to pass the individual scoring more than SCG and followed naturally with great honour to reach their triple hundreds.

Hussey shared the limelight, adding your name to the list of Centurions. His 334-run partnership with Clarke was a masterclass in dominant position. His strokeplay was impressive and nothing did resemble the fading star he was being made to be less than a month ago.

Fight for survival

In response, Gautam Gambhir came out looking like a batter completely different. He started with some good shots on the point and then ran ahead of driving directly and through skins. Garmin Sehwag was out just four when a flash family was plucked from nothing by a diving David Warner.

Dravid and Gambhir together a partnership which looked respectable because none of them missed an opportunity to check. Gambhir moved to his half century, while total India crossed the 100-run mark just before the defenses of Dravid once again came undone, this time when he was on 29. Hilfenhaus managed to sneak into a handoff between his bat and pad and he was bowled – a worrying the third time in four innings.

It was only after the resignation of Dravid that Gambhir began to look nervous, again flirting with his bat away from your body. When in 65, he gave a chance with a thick edge falling short of Clarke on the first consignment. Cheekily Ganguly (in the comment box at the time) pointed out how unlike 2008, this time Clarke accepted that the ball did not carry. Some about later goalkeeper Brad Haddin fell Gambhir after another boost took an outside edge and spelt danger.

The entries of Tendulkar not out 8 (off 42 balls) was characterized by attempts to block and hold up your end. Whenever he tried to do this in the past the result almost always was his getting bogged down and fired shortly after. He was always better to play shots that is his natural game and the only way it can stay in the Middle without prob

Live Cricket Score India vs Australia second Test at Sydney: Day three

Captain Michael Clarke totaling his maiden double hundreds and Ricky Ponting completed his century draught Australia a massive 291-run first innings advantage, ending the game of the second day at 482 for four in the second test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here Wednesday.

Clarke was batting on 251 along with Mike Hussey (55) and Australia seemed to have hit India out of second test have fired them by 191 runs in the first inning.

The 30-year-old Clarke and Ponting, who scored a 134 near faultless, punished the mediocre bowling and India crushed with its 288-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Clarke and Hussey's 157-run unfinished stand during the fifth wicket stacked in agony.

Clarke mesmerized the crowd SCG with a repertoire of shots and is now close to stay after record SCG 109-year Reginald Foster of England of 287. Clarke has already surpassed his previous best score of 168 against New Zealand in Wellington in 2010.

Clarke also become only the 13 player to score a double ton at the SCG and surpassed the legendary Don Bradman and Doug Walters to become the Australian more goals in the historic site.

Clarke hit 24 four and six in a memorable hit on the occasion of the hundredth test on the ground.

Australia, resuming on 116 overnight to three, scored 366 runs for the loss of one wicket during the day. at each session, more than 100 executions were marked as they was nothing in the wicket which could have helped the Indian bowlers. Pacers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma and off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin suffered more than 100 executions.

Clarke crossed the mark of three digits at the end of the opening session as Ponting 37-year-old reached 40th century of his test career of 160-game and his sixth to the ground shortly after the resumption.

Ponting was finally dismissed for 134, caught by Sachin Tendulkar at point off Ishant with the second new ball, after a 288-run partnership with Clarke who helped Australia recover from 37 for three.

The only time that Ponting came close to being fired during his knock of 225-ball, studded with 14 fours, was when he scampered for a single get his 100th race outside Ishant. Zaheer in campo limpo, but his pitch well-directed lost stumps-he had reached, Ponting would have been more than a half meter short of his ground.

But the Cricket gods were in Ponting's side and former Australian Captain picked up after the plunge and with his shirt covered with dirt, he raised his arms skyward to celebrate one of their most beloved centuries. Was a career defining innings and helps Ponting retains its position in the Australian team until at least the end of the summer.

Brief scores: India 191 (MS Dhoni 57 *, Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag juggling 41 30; James Pattinson 4 to 43, Peter Siddle 3 for 55) Australia 4 (soundtrack for Michael Clarke 482 251 *, 134 Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey 55 *; Zaheer Khan 3 to 106, Ishant Sharma 1 to 106) by 291 plays

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India aren't finished, Dhoni warns Australia

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni India has warned Australia not to get carried away too with the victory in the first test and backed his team to battle back in the second in Sydney this week.

If the nature of the defeat of 122-run week in Melbourne had shaken tourists, cool ice Dhoni has shown there is certainly no signs, when he addressed the media at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday.

Asked if India 4-0 series lead weight drubbing in England earlier this year and the match in Melbourne, had proven his team was "not very good" when there was something there for the bowlers, Dhoni quietly rejected the question.

"That is what you think", said during a press conference. "If you see the type of players we have, that would be very premature to make a statement.

"Because what we have seen is that we can always have bounced back. Australia will have to keep the pressure on the batting line-up and the bowlers too.

"It's just that we haven't performed in the first test and we look to improve in the second."

Wicketkeeper Dhoni own form with the bat abroad has been of much concern to Indian cricket fans and six counts and 11:0 pm Melbourne left him an average of just 17 in Australia.

However, the 30-year-old wasn't about to hit the panic button and said his ability to adapt to different conditions was one of its strengths.

"I won't look to make many adjustments, because what I learned over the past 15 years since my school days is it is very difficult for changes to only one series of," he said.

"What matters is to adapt well, look where you're weak and try to avoid deliveries that you can get out".

A player who never had any problem scoring runs, especially the SCG, where it has an average of 221 in six tests, is Sachin Tendulkar.

Search for 10 months of master batsman to notch up his 100th hundred international may have been frustrating for cricket-mad India but Dhoni said has little impact on the player or his teammates.

"This is not the first time Sachin approached a milestone," he said.

"We all know that this will happen. Can happen in this test match, can happen in the next test match or this series. You really cannot prevent this from happening.

"I don't think he thinks about it a lot ... it never really feels as if he was under any pressure when it comes to mark the hundredth hundred.

"As a team, we would like it to mark it as quickly as possible for no other reason than it is a great milestone and we would very much enjoy and celebrate it with him.

"It is also a great distraction for the media, what is good for us".

Dhoni will not be the name his side until just before kick-off on Tuesday and would therefore not comment if Rohit Sharma would make his debut in place of batsman number six out of shape Virat Kohli.

Having lost the ranking of number one test after the injury-ravaged side lost in England and now in a series of five consecutive defeats out of India, Dhoni admitted that his confidence had suffered slightly.

"He end it up a bit," said Dhoni. "But we all know that the reasons for what exactly happened and learn from your mistakes.

"Over the past five tests, lost, also were largely positive. We are looking at the positives. "