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"We Failed The Examination Of India": Australia Coach Andrew McDonald

Australia chief coach Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test here, saying they "failed the examination" of India. Australia, who seemed to be shaping up well for the challenge with 61 for one at stumps on day 2, lost nine second-innings wickets for just 48 runs to be all out for 113. India then reached the winning target of 115 for the loss of four wickets to take a 2-0 lead and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

IND vs AUS: We failed the examination of India, says Australia coach Andrew McDonald

Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test here, saying they "failed the examination" of India.Australia, who seemed to be shaping up well for the challenge with 61 for one at stumps on day 2, lost nine second-innings wickets for just 48 runs to be all out for 113. India then reached the winning target of 115 for the loss of four wickets to take a 2-0 lead and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy."Our methods are going to be critiqued, and rightfully so," McDonald was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press on Monday."At the end of day two, if you said our preparation was good (with Australia on 61/1), you'd probably have a different slant on it, but within an hour (on day 3) then people start to critique what happened in the past...

Watch: Virat Kohli's Chat With Umpire Nitin Menon Post Controversial Dismissal Gets Crowd Buzzing

Virat Kohli on Saturday was spotted having a chat with umpire Nitin Menon post his controversial dismissal during India's first innings of the second Test aganist Australia. On Day 2 of the match at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Kohli scored 44 runs before his innings ended in an unlucky manner. A delivery from Australia's Test dubtant Matthew Kuhnemann hit Kohli on the front pad and umpire Menon raised his finger on the appeal of the Australian players. An unsatisfied Kohli, asked for a review.

With Stats, Venkatesh Prasad Blasts KL Rahul's "Overseas Test Record" Perception

Whenever the name KL Rahul is brought up on social media, the discussion can't be completed without mentioning Venkatesh Prasad. The former India pacer has unarguably been Rahul's staunchest critic in recent times, questioning his place in the Indian team despite repeated failures. Having repeatedly questioned the backing Rahul continues to receive from the Indian team management, Prasad has now blasted the 'overseas Test record' perception that some seem to have of the opening batter.

Josh Hazlewood Out Of India Series, Could Be Joined By 3 More Players: Report

The 2023 Border-Gavaskar series is going from bad to worse for Australia. While skipper Pat Cummins had to fly back home due to an illness in the family, marquee pacer Josh Hazlewood has now been ruled out of the entire series, having failed to recover from an Achilles injury that has been troubling him since the New Year's Test in Sydney. But, that's not all. reports in Australian media suggest that the likes of David Warner, Ashton Agar, and Matt Renshaw could also be heading home.

'Cape Town, here we come!' Kelvin van der Linde confirmed as SA's lone driver for e-Prix

It was widely assumed and suspected, but local motorsport hero Kelvin van der Linde (26) is now confirmed to compete in this weekend's Formula E race in Cape Town.

'Needs to play county cricket': Venkatesh Prasad fires fresh salvo at out-of-form KL Rahul

Venkatesh Prasad on Monday slammed the struggling India opener KL Rahul for his poor run in Tests. Prasad, who represented India in 33 Tests, pointed out KL's overseas and home records and compared his statistics with the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane.KL's last century in Tests came way back in December 2021 - vs South Africa in Centurion.In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy, KL has scored just 38 runs in 2 Tests at an average of 12.67."There is a view that KL Rahul has an outstanding overseas Test record. But stats speak otherwise. He has a test avg of 30 overseas in 56 innings. He has scored 6 overseas centuries but followed it up with a string of low scores that's why averaging 30. Let's look at a few others," Prasad wrote on his Twitter handle.

IND vs AUS: Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Hazlewood, who has played 59 Tests for Australia so far, had missed the first two Tests in the series because of the injury he sustained in the third Test against South Africa in Sydney in January.Any changes to the squad will be announced on Wednesday once the selectors and medical staff have deliberated, a team spokesman said.

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"We Failed The Examination Of India": Australia Coach Andrew McDonald

IND vs AUS: We failed the examination of India, says Australia coach Andrew McDonald

Watch: Virat Kohli's Chat With Umpire Nitin Menon Post Controversial Dismissal Gets Crowd Buzzing

With Stats, Venkatesh Prasad Blasts KL Rahul's "Overseas Test Record" Perception

Josh Hazlewood Out Of India Series, Could Be Joined By 3 More Players: Report

'Cape Town, here we come!' Kelvin van der Linde confirmed as SA's lone driver for e-Prix

'Needs to play county cricket': Venkatesh Prasad fires fresh salvo at out-of-form KL Rahul

IND vs AUS: Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy