The pitch that saw 17 wickets fall on the first day saw only 3 wickets fall on the second day. Australia is not even able to recognise the pitch on the second day in Perth. The team’s coach is surprised.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald could not have imagined that the game would change in this way. The pitch that had seen 17 wickets on the first day saw only 3 wickets on the second day. Australia itself is not able to recognize the pitch on the second day in Perth. The team coach is surprised. He is not blaming the team’s bowlers for not being able to break India’s 172-run partnership.
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After the second day’s play, McDonald raised questions about the character of the pitch. He said, “I did not expect the pitch to be so dry on the second day. We thought we would get some benefit from the pitch. We did not get anything. We were surprised. The bowlers are not getting any help from the pitch in Perth, I never thought we would see this scene.”
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India had problems in front of the Australian bowlers’ line and length on the first day. The entire team was all out for 150 runs. The opening pair scored 172 runs there in the second innings. The Aussie coach is not blaming the bowlers. “The bowlers bowled the same way they bowled on the first day, they bowled on the second day as well. They thought they could get some advantage from the pitch. There was no swing, no spin. You need luck on this kind of wicket. We didn’t get that,” McDonald said.