IND vs AUS: The 13 numbing numbers in the Perth Test loss that make it an Ozzie Horror Show

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The duration that Usman Khawaja and McSweeney needed to past done connected Day 3 to enactment successful the contest, and failed. Debate has swirled implicit whether Khawaja should person volunteered to instrumentality onslaught archetypal (he famously dislikes it). Michael Vaughan told Fox the elder pro ought to have, David Warner believed Uzzy would’ve asked, but told by the rookie that helium would instrumentality responsibility, portion Shastri believed the manager should’ve taken the call. “If you spell and inquire that young kid, if helium says ‘I don’t privation to instrumentality strike’, connection would spell astir he’s soft.
Don’t springiness him that opportunity.”

3

Number of run-out chances missed successful the 2nd innings from quadrate fielders, with Jaiswal, who went connected to people 161, benefitting.

38

Usman Khawaja’s property that volition beryllium predictably attacked fixed helium dropped 2 catches successful the field. The 2nd was an implicit sitter, and though helium redeemed by snaring Nitish Kumar Reddy moments later, erstwhile players won’t fto spell of the accidental to scapegoat his age.

15

Number of no-balls bowled arsenic the Aussie bowlers came undone and overstepped the popping crease. All-rounder Mitchell Marsh delivered 9 of those, but the antheral apt to bull astir flak volition beryllium part-time spinner Marnus Labuschagne who erred contempt a abbreviated run-up. His batting prompted calls to battalion him disconnected to Grade cricket, his lackluster bowling conscionable drove the erstwhile Internationals up the wall.

22

The fig of byes wicket keeper Alex Carey conceded successful the 2nd innings, making him look not excessively sharp. It’s the highest byes he’s fto in, successful his Test career. Josh Hazlewood bowling with the 2nd caller shot had his radar spell each over, butbit was erstwhile keeping to Nathan Lyon that Carey ran up that notorious fig of 22 most.

55

The fig of extras Australia sprayed conscionable successful the 2nd innings. There’s a Test lucifer from 2009 against South Africa erstwhile Australia leaked 62 extras astatine Cape Town. But astatine Perth, it was the second-worst.

8

Travis Head’s defiant sound of 89 disconnected 101 balls had 8 antagonistic attacking boundaries. So far, truthful fine. What’s damning astir that fig is that those 8 fours were much than his full squad combined.

31.68

The milestone that Virat Kohli carried, his batting mean implicit the erstwhile 34 Tests, which had conscionable 2 centuries successful 60 outings. Fox Cricket noted: “Australians person allowed Kohli to find his feet and rediscover his signifier with 4 matches near to play – and the adjacent Test is astatine Adelaide Oval, wherever helium averages 63.62. They had awoken Kohli from his batting slumber, an ominous motion of things to come.”

29

The fig of runs Australia’s archetypal 4 (including Pat Cummins arsenic nighttime watcher successful 2nd innings) collectively contributed crossed the match, the lowest fig successful the nation’s Test history. This included 2 ducks, and 7 of the 8 scores were successful azygous digits.

52 deliveries

Marnus Labuschagne’s Day 1 sound lasted painful, torturous 52 balls, arsenic Jasprit Bumrah and Md Siraj pinned him and virtually scotchtaped his scoring. He got a measly 2 runs retired of that miserable stay.

3

Steve Smith has been dismissed LBW successful 3 successive knocks, including the archetypal innings wherever Bumrah had him plumb. Fox reported helium made a insignificant method accommodation successful the 2nd innings, editing retired the shuffle crossed the pitch. He made 17 but ended up edging backmost to Rishabh Pant.

4.27

Mitchell Starc bowled a probing 11 overs successful the archetypal innings, astatine an awesome system of 1.27 with 2 wickets. However successful the starless motion of things going downhill for Australia, the left-armed speedy was taken isolated by the Indians arsenic helium went for a Nelson 111 disconnected 26 overs with sole KL Rahul wicket. He was blameworthy of bowling excessively short, and allowing Indians to pummel the Aussies for excessively long.