Cricket: Australia roll India to complete comprehensive second test win in Perth

Australia are celebrating their first test win under captain Tim Paine and coach Justin Langer after they defeated India by 146 runs in Perth. It was the culmination of nine months of soul-searching and struggles. Gaffeney keeps peace in fiery Australia vs Indian encounter Australia levelled the four-test series in style, turning the screws in 65 minutes on day five to set the stage for a high-stakes Boxing Day bout. “It’s probably more relief at the moment,” Paine said. “The first win has taken a while. I’m really proud of all our players.” The hosts captured the early ascendancy from the moment Paine won the toss and stayed on top of the world No.1 test team despite a couple of inspired fightbacks, the most notable of which was spearheaded by Virat Kohli’s first century on tour. “They were more relentless,” Kohli said. “Australia played much better than us, especially with the bat in the first innings … they deserved to win.” India resumed at 5-112 on Tuesday, having been asked to complete what would have been a record-breaking chase of 287, and were quickly rolled for 140. Their hopes of a miracle evaporated amid a brutal bouncer barrage, in which… Read full this story

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