Border also believes the Australian will have the advantage of learning from the mistakes of Indian seamers.
India's Jasprit Bumrah (C) (Photo: AFP)
Former Australian skipper Allan Border feels India could have had a “better day” on the opening day of the second Test match at Perth on Friday. Border also believes the Australian pace battery will have the advantage of learning from the mistakes of Indian seamers.
According to Border, Indian bowlers bowled a “little bit short” to Australian batsmen. After remaining wicket-less in the first session, India bowlers bounced back and bagged six wickets in the next two sessions. Australia finished the first day’s play with 227 runs on board for the loss of six wickets.
“Given the amount of deliveries that went past the outside edge India will feel they could have had a better day. They bowled well but if I’m being supercritical they were a little bit short,” Allan Border wrote in a column for Foxsports.
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Border further explained, “With so many balls passing the outside edge you’ve got to err on the fuller side. You may occasionally get hit down the ground but any ball that moves off the seam is good chance of catching the edge.”
“The good news for Australia is their bowlers will have learned from what worked and what didn’t, and when it is their turn to bowl they will be confident. There were just enough balls bouncing awkwardly or moving off the seam to encourage them,” Border further wrote.
Meanwhile, with their thumping 31-run victory over the Oz team, India have already taken 1-0 lead in the ongoing four-match Test series. After the conclusion of the Test series, India will play three-match One Day International (ODI) series in Australia.
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