it is one of the greatest away win india has ever had and that even on the waca surface, where everyone counted them as underdogs, is an icing on the cake. another feather in kumble,s cap as he became only third bowler to have 600 scalp . congrats india win it in adelaide too

hasan alam, new delhi, india

Who believes that they won the last one either?

Mark Chatham, Cambridge, US

As a Pommie I loved this one
The mighty aussies beaten in 4 days-in Perth!!oooh!
Now maytes-a piece of advice-stop shooting off from your mouth like a fisherwoman and learn some cricket from these talented Indians.
Tait-mayte, there is no point in bowling fast if the batsman cannot reach your wide deliveries. Learn from that indian boy sharma-he gave your captain a real working over!
Come on India- give them a licking in Adelaide
Cant wait for 2009-bring them on! The Ashes will come back to Englaaaaand!

Shaun, Wolverhampton,

It looks like 'if you ask aussies to play a controlled innings, they appear succumbing to pressure'...not the better team has rightly won

rgds

prabhu alx, chennai, india

If there is one thing that comes out from the whole sorry tale is that Australia as a nation is far more balanced and nuanced in its understanding of itself than India. Every Indian comment on every blog I have read seethes with injustice and self-righteousness, with nary a alternative perspective. The collective chip on a billion shoulders is huge. Contrast this with the Australian response where there are views from all perspectives - and that's in both the populace and the media. India played brilliantly here in Perth and hats off to them, but if Australia had half the angst India did then there would be complaints about dodgy decisions and running onto pitches with flags at the end. Sydney was a combination of many factors, bad umpiring, mind-games and three wickets in five balls from Clarke at the end. Now to sit back and wait for the seething sense of injustice!

Stephen Mac, Perth, Aus

The fact that stands out clearly is that without "supportive umpires" as in Sydney and sledging (as testified by all other test playing natioms) this team is not "great" at all. Actually with honest umpiring in Sydney by now thw scorecrad should have shown India-2 Australia -1.

vikas ranjan, ranchi, jharkhand

Balanced reporting, balanced comments thereafter. If they were made by other nationalities other than Indian, you might have a point.

davidev, Shepton Mallet,

You would barely think India was playing this game from this writers perspective.

James, Woking, UK

I cant agree more with the comments of others here. I was curious to know what the local press says about this test and knowing the zealous following the australians have of their national team, I did half expect the news commentary to be lop sided. I only wish that australian cricket team becomes bigger in the eyes of international cricket followers not merely with the extraordinary skills but also in the behaviour to raise the level of game as it is played and themselves.

Divakar dhaveji, New Delhi,

In Sydney the umpires played for Australia. The India win tells the tale.

A.Rajmohan, Bangalore, India

There were other 11 players on the field who are Indian citizens. I think you need 22 players (11 on each side) to play an International Cricket. For the sake of Cricket the author(s) should have mentioned about the rest. Grow up there is no team that can keep winning if they play with a sportsman spirit. If you are not familiar with this word it used to be very famous and cricketers were used to be very proud of that. Write something with a spirit not just that you have to write.

Alex, Austin, Texas, USA

"A game is game" and cricket is one of the most wonderful at displaying true sportsmanship together with skill and determination from each side. We all take pride in seeing our country teams do well, however it is such a shame when the true meaning of the game is lost and its spectators from far and wide begin to focus on race rather than the game itself. People are entitled to their opinion however some of the comments that have been made through the red tabs, news and on sites similar to this are quite alarming. Focus on the game and acknowledge the impressive stars of cricket that continue to make the headlines for whatever reason. Sport is great medium to unite the world as one, and i for one am for it.

A Karra, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Interesting writeup! Were there Members of Indian Team playing the game too?

Anil Kumar, Asheville, NC,USA

Salute Kumble and his men . To beat Australia on the fastest pitch in the world is the greatest feeling for an Indian cricket fan. After all the shenanigans of the previous test it was definitely a surprise that the Indians bounced back with a vengeance. Congratulations once again

arthur, london, u.k

Is it only the Team India, who can challange the World Champion? The Perth Test victory proves yes. Now the English Team should take a lesson and more importantly should learn from India how to beat Australian Team.

Siddharth Kumar, Bhopal, India

hi cheers to india

deepak Aggarwal, delhi, India

Australia lose playing just 11 people, as Bucknor and Benson were rested, its a myth that australia are good team, they used umpires and all other nonsporting means to claim the victories.

Vikram G Aarella, Cardiff, Wales

How can this be called a test match?..when the aggression is forced out of one side. Their behaviour in Sydney was fine. It being monitored by hysterical Indian press only way India can win? Kym Hughes was right, when he said this isn't a true Aussie side. All Aussie sides play with some mongrel, is what test cricket, international sports is about. Why was the Australian attitude in Sydney wrong, in the context of a test match? They celebrated too much?? Like no side does that when they win a match (England 2005, India 20/20 w/c final,). They didnt shake hands with Anil Kumble straight away. So what..they just won an unlikely victory. They got round to Anil soon enough. Play acting by Indians in just as bad. It took Australia 2 days to get the hysterical Indian press out of their system in Perth. Australia should not have to apologise for playing a tough game. The umpiring poor, in both Sydney AND Perth. As Symmonds said, decisions even out, good and bad.

mark, west yorkshire,

So, when Australia celebrate a win, they are considered to be exhibiting bad sportsmanship to their opponents. Now India win, do the same thing if not more animated with flag bearing players rushing onto the field, it's ok and great team spirit. India get 2 bad decisions in the final innings in Sydney and lose and it's cause for umpire effigy burning, demands to replace umpires and threats to cancel the tour. Australia get 2 bad decisions in the final innings and lose and it's considered ok part of the game, it's a square up, not a mention of the umpires and it's the GREATEST win ever. Australia appeal for everything and it's considered pressuring the umpires and "Not playing cricket". India doing the same and appealing for LBW when the ball is cover driven for four and getting excited yelling "catch it catch it" every ball, it's again OK. Will we get a week of hysterical reporting about that? Not a chance. The double standard are appalling.

Wilson, New York, USA

this is the lesson for australia about how to behave and show sportsmanship still win a test match....better they can learn from india...particularly from gentleman Mr. kumble.

jay, indore, madhya pradesh/india

Fantastic result and what a pity that the next test in Adelaide does not begin with the scoreline of 1-1 which would have been the case if the umpiring is Sydney was not so poor....

Don, Shepparton, Australia

Headline of the article is misleading. It should be something like:
India thrash Australia in historic win

Virendra Bhalla, Canada

Virendra, Surrey, B.C., Canada

Very surprised at the way this article has been written - it seems to be from the perspective of an Australian - 'how did we lose?' Contrast this to the media stories from other sources and one would wonder whether India played any cricket at all in this match from this writer's perspective. Very strange for what is meant to be a balanced report of a crucial test match for both Australia AND India.

Ashley, London,

The Australian defeat suggests that with unbiased umpiring and the Australians' behaviour being monitored they can't win on sporting ability.

TrueGritBrit, Manc, Lancs

Is this article merely about Australia losing the test match? Little mention of the victors in the entire piece, somewhat one-sided. How many times has the modern Australian team lost a test match in four days? They were outplayed in every department this once, yet this is not even mentioned.

I think a balanced view would have served the writer well.

Ambe Jandu
Baltimore USA

Ambe Jandu, Baltimore, USA

Austarlians looked very flat on the field without their trademark 'SLEDGING'.
This could be a reason for their downfall !
Fantastic game, Cricket was the winner.

Sanjiv , Leicester, UK

Its great to see that cricket is the winner this time. Excellent match, and the cricket in this series has been top-drawer. Both sides should be congratulated.

p.s. does anyone feel sorry for Symonds being given out LBW when replays showed it his his bat first?

richie, Hamilton,

Mitchell Johnson's 50 was what I would call extremely entertaining but not brilliant in the technical sense. In the end a good, hard fought entertaining game.

SK, Stockport, Cheshire, UK

fantastic india.

ajay, bng, india

At last justice.India showed its true potential when umpires did not take sides.If only performance of indians be constent.

bobby, kerala, india