SPORT AUS 2

The Indian pace attack lacked sting as Australian batsmen
made merry against the ordinary bowling to pile up a mammoth
350 for four in the last match.

Pace trio of Ashish Nehra, who impressed in the earlier
matches, Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel, who replaced
out-of-form Ishant Sharma, went for runs in the placid
batting friendly wicket of Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi stadium.
Even left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who shone with the
ball in the series, failed to make his mark in the game.
However, one heartening thing for Dhoni was spin spearhead
Harbhajan Singh's return to form.
If the loopholes in the bowling department were not
enough, the inconsistency of the batsmen is another problem
Dhoni has to take care of.
Chasing an imposing 351 for victory, India, riding on
Sachin Tendulkar's breathtaking 141-ball 175 run knock, very
nearly pulled off a sensational win in Hyderabad.
But what did them in was the lack of support for
Tendulkar from the other end and the tailenders inability to
finish things off in two successive matches. And Dhoni would
be hoping that his team would be third time lucky here on
Sunday.
With Munaf turning out to be a disappointment, Ishant is
likely to return to the playing eleven for the day affair,
while the rest of the side is expected to remain the same even
though a few eyebrow's were raised on Virender Sehwag absence
for practice Saturday morning. (More) PTI TAP
JVN


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