Great Aussie mystery a 'f***ing disgrace' amid Cummins' 'buffet' howler: Talking Pts.
It was reminiscent of what Travis Head achieved during the recent home summer against South Africa and the West Indies. Rather than relying on the pitch for variation on Thursday, Jadeja mixed up his pace, release angle and length to ensure the Australians never felt comfortable in the middle. Marnus Labuschagne, Smith, Matthew Renshaw and Pat Cummins were each dismissed by spinners while playing with a straight bat. You split the series up and my white-ball was really good, so maybe being a little bit more positive in red-ball cricket,” Head told foxsports.com.au. “He’s been way too full, and very uncharacteristic of Pat, who genuinely hits a very hard length. other than that, I think I worked really hard and had a sound game plan.” Playing with a horizontal bat negates the side spin on India’s raging turners. “And now he has been axed. The 31-year-old waltzed to the crease with Australia in a spot of bother at 5-109 - subcontinent maestro Steve Smith was back in the sheds and India was one wicket away from exposing the tail. He’s been too full. You wonder what this will do to his confidence. “Australia has always liked Head but he’s been a delicate manage and it’s taken the selectors six years of cursing and cajoling, dropping and recalling to get the man to meet his potential.
Matthew Hayden slammed Pat Cummins for his poor bowling performance, as the Australia captain finished Day 1 with figures of 0/27 from four overs.
It was tougher to bat against the new ball and those two early wickets, of Khwaja was really one of the setbacks for Australia. India captain Rohit Sharma (56 no) belted Cummins for 13 runs off the first over and converted the start into an unbeaten fifty, scoring 56 off 69 deliveries with nine fours and a maximum. [By India Today Web Desk](/author/india-today-web-desk): Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden has slammed Pat Cummins-led side following Australia's disappointing day one of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur.
The Australian bowling attack came under the criticism of several former cricketers who especially launched their tirade against skipper Cummins. | Cricket.
"Pat Cummins, in particular got nothing out of the surface, nothing through the air. [Rohit Sharma](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/rohit-sharma) and KL Rahul struck a partnership of 76 runs for the first wicket. Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden was absolutely critical of the performance showcased by Cummins-led team. The Australian bowling attack came under the criticism of several former cricketers who especially launched their tirade against skipper Cummins. Australia didn't have the best start to their tour of India as they were bowled out for 177 runs in the first Test match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Thursday. [Ravindra Jadeja](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/ravindra-jadeja) and Ravichandran Ashwin scalped eight wickets between them.
Australia's hopes of triumph in India are in tatters after the hosts dominated the first day's play, and Cummins is in the firing line.
“Pat Cummins, the captain of the side and he bowled rubbish today. And it was just a matter of that momentum because Rohit Sharma was standing right at the other end.” It was tougher to bat against the new ball and those two early wickets, of Khwaja was really one of the setbacks for Australia,” Hayden said. “He’s been way too full, and very uncharacteristic of Pat, who genuinely hits a very hard length. He’s been too full. [Australia’s](https://7news.com.au/sport/australian-cricket-team) hopes of a breakthrough Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph in India are already in tatters after the hosts dominated day one of the first [Test](https://7news.com.au/sport/cricket) in Nagpur.
Rohit Sharma batted with ease on a pitch which a few Australian pundits suggested was "doctored" after reports said the bone-dry wicket was selectively ...
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Australia got bowled out for 177 runs in the first innings of the Nagpur Test, Ravindra Jadeja took a five-wicket haul India are currently at 77 for 1 ...
Rohit was joined by Ravichandran Ashwin as the nightwatchman after KL Rahul got out to Todd Murphy after scoring 20 off 71. "Pat Cummins, in particular, got nothing out of the surface, nothing through the air. The visitors after winning the toss, elected to bat first and were rolled over for just 177 runs in the first innings, while India are currently trailing by just 100 runs after making 77/1 at the end of the play. He was too full and he didn't know where he was going with his line and length. Marnus Labuschagne was the top scorer for the Aussies with 49 runs off 123 balls. Ravindra Jadeja, who was making his comeback after the 2022 Asia Cup, was the main wrecker-in-chief, taking five wickets and conceding 47 runs in 22 overs.