By Jaideep Varma & Jatin Thakkar
Even though the match lasted just 4 days, Test cricket was well-served by this match. It was riveting for the first three days, as it seemed an equal battle between bat and ball for most of the match. Till the fourth day, when India went completely flat; first while trying to wait for Pattinson and Hilfenhaus to make a mistake (as opposed to attacking them) during which period they added a demoralising 43 runs. Then, the hallowed Indian batsmen, displaying a painfully familiar pusillanimity in the deciding innings, made it a one-sided game very quickly.
The IMPACT scorecard for the match. All figures between 0 to 5.
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Australia
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Batting IMPACT
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Bowling IMPACT
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Captaincy / WK |
Fielding IMPACT
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Match IMPACT
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IMPACT
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1st Inn
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2nd Inn
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1st Inn
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2nd Inn
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BW Hilfenhaus
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0.34
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0.38
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3.42
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1.65
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0.00
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5.00 (5.79*)
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JL Pattinson
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0.32
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1.20
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0.95
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2.71
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0.00
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5.00 (5.18*)
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RT Ponting
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1.48
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2.81
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0.00
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0.00
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0.13
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4.42
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PM Siddle
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0.73
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0.11
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1.83
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1.60
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0.00
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4.27
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MEK Hussey
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0.00
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3.50
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0.00
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0.38
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3.88
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EJG Cowan
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1.80
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0.22
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0.38
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2.39
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BJ Haddin
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0.48
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0.22
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0.65
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0.63
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1.97
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MJ Clarke
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0.55
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0.03
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0.50
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0.00
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1.08
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DA Warner
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0.66
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0.13
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0.13
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0.92
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SE Marsh
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0.00
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0.08
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0.00
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0.08
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NM Lyon
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0.11
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0.00
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-0.50
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0.20
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0.00
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0.00 (-0.19*)
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