Australia's triumph, India's muddle: Australia v India, 5th Test review

We review the fifth Test between Australia and India in Sydney where Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a thrilling three-day win. Support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points: Australia's superior bowling depth wins the day The remarkable Mr Boland  India's muddled approach to this series: neither batting heavy nor bowling heavy Why didn't India trust their fast bowlers enough to play 4 each Test? The futility of picking two spinners in these conditions  Jasprit Bumrah's steep workload; Siraj's tireless spells Are Rohit and Kohli both in decline or is there a way back for them?  A series full of electric bowling Rishabh Pant's mad max half-century Prasidh Krishna's promise of steepling bounce The end of an era of magnificent India-Australia series Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Mahesh (@cornerd)  Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Related Australia Regain The Border-Gavaskar Trophy After A Decade - Kartikeya Date - Cricketingview substack India’s BGT report card - Sriram Veera - Indian Express Australia’s bowlers batter India to keep home fires burning for World Championship tilt - Geoff Lemon - Guardian India dismantle England in lop-sided finale: India v England, 5th Test review - 81allout podcast archive