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Away at Adelaide, Warner blazed .
Not many have scored century in each innings of a Test – and only 5 have scored
two twice in a year. Warner joined elitists - Clyde Walcott (1955), Sunil Gavaskar (1978),
Aravinda de Silva (1997) and Ricky Ponting (2006). The score card reads L Australia 7 for 517
dec and 5 for 290 (Warner 102, Smith 52*) lead India 444 (Kohli 115, Lyon
5-134) by 363 runs. Another overnight
declaration is on the cards which will force India to survive at least 98 overs
and a theoretical possibility of scoring them in a single day. Having seen Indian team fold many a times,
one is quite apprehensive.
The unnatural calm that existed
between these two teams evaporated in the Adelaide heat when the umpires had to
intervene on at least two occasions to separate the squabbling players. Aussies
are known for sledging and would claim that they play the game ‘the hard way’. It is not restricted to Cricket, in Delhi
Commonwealth Games, Australian grappler Hassene Fkiri refused to shake hands
with India's Anil Kumar after he was vanquished in the 96-kg Greco-Roman event.
He head-butted and slapped Kumar during the bout and even gesticulated by
showing his middle finger to the crowd.
In March 2013, at Kotla, a James
Pattinson delivery hit Cheteshwar Pujara on the finger of his right hand,
leaving the batsman writhing in pain. Standing near Pujara, the Australia
captain was seen clapping. Pattinson, too, said a few things to the Indian
batsman. In a recent tour, South African captain AB de Villiers said
Australia's sledging cricketers can't expect the Proteas to want to be mates
with them off the field. Geoff Boycott once said that his country will continue to languish on the
international sporting front until the British Government adopts a death or
glory "Aussie approach" to sport.
For years, Australia made winning a
habit. Annihilating the opposition with savage blows and leaving it to pick up
the pieces. Most teams would be beaten between the ears much ahead of the
completion of a series. Having delivered body blows at will at the hapless
rival, the Aussies would then enjoy a day away from the cricket field. The bonhomie
or the assumed calmness in the wake of Phil’s death evaporated as Warner went
too far.
In the 34th over, Warner was bowled by Varun
Aaron who celebrated with a send-off, shouting “Come on, Come on” at the top of
his lungs. That was not to be as replays confirmed a no-ball- Warner went past Aaron and return serve with a “Come on!”
call of his own. Umpires had to intervene to separate players, but at the end
of the next over it was on again. This time Shane Watson was in the thick of
it, with Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan and the Australian No.3 going to war. Warner
later said the temperatures went up a notch between players who have a sour
history and the 27,000 at Adelaide Oval were loving every minute as the
intensity of the series also went up a gear. There was to be another fracas
between Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma too.
If India could keep
its nerves on the final day, play well in the pre-lunch session and another an
hour after lunch, then perhaps they can dictate terms ………… will that happen !!
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
12th Dec 2014.