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.

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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) 

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Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo

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