Bad batting loses lest
NZPA Kanpur, India : The Australian cricket captain, Kim Hughes, said yesterday that Australia had, thrown away the third test against India with bad batting. “We gave them too many easy wickets.” said Hughes after his team had capitulated for 125 to hand India a 153-run victory. It was the fourth Indian, victory over Australia in India, and a repeat performance of the,
only other meeting between the two countries at Kanpur. In 1959, Richie Benaud’s [team were beaten by 119 (runs when it was shot out for 105 on the final day. “Obviously I'm very, very disappointed,’’ Hughes said. “Every time we looked like getting our head above water we lost a wicket. We took too many risks and paid the penalty on a day when we had to negate .risks.”:’
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