How Australian Media Reacted To Team's 'Humiliating' Nagpur Test Defeat To India
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The Sydney Morning Herald said Australia had been dealt "a brutal reality check in their quest for world domination by India's spin masters", while Sydney's Daily Telegraph urged change.
Australia's rout by India in the first Test at Nagpur was slammed as a "humiliation" and an "embarrassment" Sunday, with calls for changes ahead of the second Test. The world number one side were crushed by an innings and 132 runs inside three days on a bone-dry pitch on Saturday, outclassed by spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Australia's second innings' 91 was its lowest-ever total in India. "Pat Cummins' side has been humiliated in the first Nagpur Test match," The Australian broadsheet wrote.
"There's no blaming the wicket when the opposition post 400, but there's potential to blame the state of mind the Australians approached the game in."
It said questions must be asked about the decision to drop Travis Head, one of their standout players during the home summer, and over how much longer veteran opener David Warner can remain in Test cricket after failing again.
