Finally the Australians are getting a taste of their own medicine.They have been stretched to the core and have been bombarded with questions from all quarters from the press and media.

Following are some of the quotes from what Hussey replied to the media.

“They bowled particularly well in the Perth Test”

“They are good bowlers and, like any bowlers in the world, you treat them with respect and they had their day against us in Perth.”

“You can’t go forever without losing. We’ve got to move on and look forward to Adelaide.”

“We’re very positive guys, very close-knit. It will just make us work harder, prepare better and be more determined for the Adelaide Test. It was good, hard cricket and that’s where we want to be.”

“You never underestimate any bowlers and we treat whoever we are playing with the utmost respect. We prepare very, very well against every team.”

“It looked like it was pretty tough going. Our plan was to try to get me down that end … but the ball was moving so far we couldn’t even get me down.” On Sharma he said: “He’s young, he’s aggressive, he’s got good pace, hits the deck hard. I know the guys are going to be very determined to keep him out in this Test.”

“They seemed to bowl really well as a group and it seemed to be the best bowling in Test cricket for a long time outside the Australian team. South Africa have got a pretty good line-up, England fully fit have a good line-up. It’s hard to say who’s the best.”

“India have to be right up there because of how well they are playing away from home”

“We fell foul of that. I was disappointed to get out in that manner when the ball was swinging. You’ve got to make those adjustments, I felt I was more disciplined outside the off stump. There’s no room to hide in Test cricket, one mistake and you’re back in the pavilion.”

“They’ve got the skills to consistently swing the ball, any batsman is going to find it tough, but I don’t think it will swing as much in Adelaide.”

“He’s obviously one of our key players. I hope it is not the difference, [or else] we might be in a bit of trouble.”

Tait expected himself to be dropped from the playing XI for the next test.Stuart Clark was heard saying that the defeat would spur the Aussies to perform better.Ah what a sweet news for Non-Aussie fans specially any Indian fan.Autralians finally are found low on confidence.
[Courtesy : Cricinfo]