Swept away in a session: India v Australia, 2nd Test review

In episode 152 of the podcast we review the second Test between India and Australia in Delhi. The match see-sawed for two days until Australia collapsed on the third morning - and India sealed a six-wicket win.

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Talking Points:

Australia's tactic to sweep against spinners on a pitch keeping low
Batting in India in the third innings - a most perilous task
The Smith sweep to Ashwin, and Labuschagne playing the ball off the pitch
Ashwin and Jadeja - and the subtle variation in lengths across innings
Could Australia have used their feet and lofted more in the second innings?
Ashwin's mesmeric spell on the first morning
Nathan Lyon's drift and turn from around the wicket
How the Axar-Ashwin partnership tilted the scales

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Ashoka (ABVan)

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Related:

Jadeja's seven-wicket haul - BCCI.tv video
If Jadeja doesn't get you, Ashwin must - 81allout podcast review of the 1st Test
R Ashwin and the story of a most magical over - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
Ashwin-Jadeja combo a nightmare for any touring team to India - Dinesh Karthik - Cricbuzz
India get the better of Australia, one flick at a time - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo
The Plan: How Fletcher and Flower Transformed English Cricket - Steve James - Amazon
Batsmen could learn from the Hayden way - Andrew Ramsey - cricket.com.au