O’Keefe takes 12 wickets as Australia thrash India by 333 runs

That showed the determination of the Australian team.

There will, however, always remain conjecture over how much of O’Keefe’s record-breaking performance was due to the treacherous Pune pitch as compared to Sriram’s contribution.

With the win, the visitors have now taken a 1-0 lead in the four-match Test series.

Six months of introspection, some new blood and a pre-tour camp at the world’s best training facility were the combined tonic that ended Australian cricket’s subcontinent slump, according to spin consultant Sridharan Sriram. Ganguly stuck his neck out, but he did not disrespect the opposition in doing so. We know it’s a great challenge and this game the boys were up to the challenge. Such a statement, coming from a cricketer who has played more than 350 global matches and been through his share of ups and downs, is baffling.

India were completely outplayed in all department of the game.

The coach also lauded the performance of skipper Steve Smith whose second innings ton just about sealed victory.

“To be honest, that wasn’t a pitch”, Harbhajan told the Indian Express. “But someone who just rolled his arm and walked away with 12-15 wickets is a joke”, the 36-year-old is clearly not amused by what transpired in the three days of Test cricket. I’m proud of the way the guys played.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are the top ranked Test bowlers.

“Flighting the ball is not tossing up the ball”. The batting legend was disappointed at the fact that the Indians went down without fighting in just 75 overs. You’re reliable. You get from A to B and you get the job done’.

O’Keefe had the India batsmen at sixes and sevens a remarkable feat when you consider none of the five spinners England used in their visit were able to come even close to achieving a similar feat.

But, it does not quite end there. For him, a genuine wicket is bowled or caught behind while leg before is incidental. “Then tomorrow, start focusing on the next one”, Gilchrist tweeted.

Pune – Australia skipper Steve Smith has warned his players against complacency and expects India to come back hard after the hosts’ crushing first Test defeat in Pune. The same goes for Indian spinners who do well in their conditions.

The Aussies bundled out the home side in a humiliating 333-run victory, their first Test win in nearly 13 years on Indian soil.

The loss was Kohli’s first at home as captain. “Smith played a captain’s knock and it was one of the best Test match hundreds that you will see”. They didn’t even make it into the I-League second division till 2012.

Soon we were working together again at a two-day session at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane. We played bad cricket, and that’s why we lost. Then we will see what the pitch looks like, two days out, and take a call. Bangalore has already hosted an global match since then – the T20I between India and England – but this will be its first Test since its makeover.

In motoring parlance, Australia spinner Steve O’Keefe is more reliable Korean auto than prestige vehicle but his “happy” mental state makes him a great addition to the team garage, according to former England bowler Monty Panesar.