{"id":11392,"date":"2020-12-19T05:23:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T06:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=11392"},"modified":"2020-12-19T09:58:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T09:58:02","slug":"indias-all-time-cricket-embarrassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=11392","title":{"rendered":"India&#039;s all-time cricket embarrassment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day three, afternoon session, sun shining at the Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n<p>For more than a hundred years that was time for batsmen to eye up the short square boundaries and fill their boots.<\/p>\n<p>Instead December 19, 2020 will be a date that goes down in cricket infamy as the picturesque ground turned into a house of horrors for India&#x27;s star-studded batting lineup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/cricket\/australia-vs-india-live-score-first-test-day-3-vodafone-test-series-2020-results-news\/25b412a4-4886-4b07-9a17-73c30fd8ff35\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"All out for 36, their lowest Test innings score.\">All out for 36, their lowest Test innings score.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"807e4b78-141f-42db-a821-996562e02f47\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/807e4b78-141f-42db-a821-996562e02f47\" alt=\"The old scoreboard at the end of the Indian second innings.\" data-width=\"8036\" data-height=\"5464\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What a black eye for the world&#x27;s most cricket-mad nation, &#x27;eclipsing&#x27; the 42 all out against England at Lord&#x27;s in 1974.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I just can&#x27;t believe they got bowled out for 36,&quot; Shane Warne said in commentary for Fox Cricket.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#x27;m still in a bit of shock.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>You&#x27;re not the only one, Shane.<\/p>\n<p>This would have been somewhat believable if it had happened with the pink ball hooping around menacingly under lights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danbrettig\/status\/1340167912334606339?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/danbrettig\/status\/1340167912334606339?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the cricket crime was committed in broad daylight, as batsmen&#x27;s feet got stuck in concrete against the world&#x27;s best pace attack.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Hazlewood (5-8) and Pat Cummins (4-21) were unerring with their line and length as the ball kept finding the edge then the catchers&#x27; palms.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst all the madness great mates Hazlewood and Cummins chalked up significant statistical milestones.<\/p>\n<p>200 Test wickets for Josh and 150 for Pat.<\/p>\n<p>Hazlewood said he had never had a better day in cricket.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"1a9ea2ef-95bf-440f-87c1-73ec5f19b4b3\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/1a9ea2ef-95bf-440f-87c1-73ec5f19b4b3\" alt=\"Josh Hazlewood\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Everything went to plan,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The way Patty started was unbelievable, to knock out the two big wickets (Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli).<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s awesome to come out with this lineup and take 20 wickets every game.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Australia reduced India to 6-29 in the first hour after they resumed at 1-9 overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Cummins kicked things off with the scalps of India&#x27;s two batting kingpins, underscoring his status as the world&#x27;s premier Test bowler.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFinlay\/status\/1340179732516597763?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicFinlay\/status\/1340179732516597763?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Pretty special that, it can&#x27;t get much better than that start,&quot; Cummins told Fox Cricket.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Pretty happy out here.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I thought the first day we bowled really well, created a lot of half chances but all the catches just fell short.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;So it&#x27;s just one of those days, seems like every catch is carrying and long may it continue.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"a1274532-f619-4172-8890-e0da5b03c456\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/a1274532-f619-4172-8890-e0da5b03c456\" alt=\"Mohammed Shami\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cummins said the carnage was &quot;weird&quot; as he felt the pitch had actually got slower on day three.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;But definitely some sideways movement so if you hit that area it&#x27;s hard work.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>That might be the understatement of the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true)\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"clicking here!\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>clicking here!<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Day three, afternoon session, sun shining at the Adelaide Oval. 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