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MELBOURNE: Australia crushed India by 122 runs in the opening Test on Thursday, destroying their vaunted batting lineup with aggressive pace to claim a decisive victory inside four days in Melbourne.
India, chasing a historically challenging 292 runs for victory, were never in the hunt after they crashed to 81 for six with the loss of Sachin Tendulkar’s wicket late in the middle session.
The tourists, who have yet to win a series in Australia in 64 years, were routed for 169 off 47.5 overs after Australia squeezed another 61 runs from their remaining two wickets earlier in the day.
Man-of-the-match James Pattinson led the way with four for 53 while Peter Siddle claimed the prized scalp of Tendulkar for 32 to again keep...
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