Stuart Clark bowler reveals big reason behind Australia's thumping at the hands of India

India on Saturday handed a crushing defeat to Australia in first Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur. India won Test match by innings and 132 runs to take a 1-0 le in four-match contest. Indian spinners played a crucial role with ball to help ir side emerge victorious in match. Ravindra Jeja and Ravichandran Ashwin both picked up a five-wicket haul each. 

Former Australian cricketer Stuart Clark has w criticised Pat Cummins-led side for ir poor performance in first Test match. Clark believes reason behind Australia's thumping loss was ir decision to t play any practice game in India ahe of first Test. Clark said Australian team was t well prepared for match. 

“I think bit that gets me about it all is - and we talked about it before series started - were y as well prepared as y could be? And general consensus, if you talk to anyone on street, is ‘, y weren’t,” Clark was quoted as saying on Sky Sports Rio.

“ practice game, tour match, turn up ... and got dusted in a manner people are pretty disappointed about. Say what you want, y got smoked. India are a pretty good team in ir country, but I just don’t think y were prepared well eugh," he said.

Clark on Kuhnemann's inclusion for 2nd Test

Meanwhile, Clark also reacted to inclusion of Matw Kuhnemann in Australian squ for upcoming second Test match in Delhi. Clark called him a "pretty good bowler" and that he would be hard work for Indian players because of variety he possesses. Clark also heaped praise on Todd Murphy, who picked up a seven-wicket haul in first Test. 

“I’ve watched a little bit of him (Kuhnemann) bowl in domestic cricket. He’s a pretty good bowler, and he would be hard work and he offers a bit of variety. But that means you’ve got to eir play three spinners — I’m t sure y’re going to do that — or you’ve got to leave out Nathan Lyon. I’m pretty sure y’re t going to do that," he ded.

“Todd Murphy obviously did really well, so you can’t leave him out. I think y’ve painted mselves into a corner where it’s very difficult to change team. It’s such a corner that y’re almost stuck and unless y get some injury relief — ie. Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green come back — I don’t see how y can make any changes without looking like, A; re’s a massive over-reaction to what happened in first game, or two; accepting y got it wrong, and I don’t think y want to do eir of those," Clark concluded.

Im: bcci.tv