Nagpur Test exposed Australia's weakness against spin, need to adapt quickly

The legendary Ian Chappell feels Australias capitulation in the first Test against India has exposed their frailties against spin and said the touring Pat Cumminsled side needs to adapt to the conditions quicklyHe asked Australia to stop thinking about pitches in India and just concentrate on their jobSpin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja bamboozled Australia on a typical redsoil wicket as the visitors crumbled to their lowest total in India 91 to suffer an innings defeat inside three days in Nagpur on SaturdayThe first Test has exposed Australias weakness against good spin bowling on turning pitches the former Australian captain wrote in his column for ESPNCricinfoIf they can ensure this setback doesnt mean their mental capacity to cope in India is not dented it will keep them in the series If they waver they are in big trouble Chappell addedIndia faced typical pitch doctoring allegations in the buildup to the Nagpur Test but the Australian batting great opined that it was by no means impossible to play onThe noise was exactly that in the case of the pitch Not unexpectedly it turned out to be nothing more than a fairly typical firstday Indian redsoil wicket Chappell wroteIt was by no means impossible to play on as Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith showed but Australia failed to post a testing firstinnings totalThe media making allegations about pitchdoctoring is nothing new Players need to ignore this little game or else it has a debilitating effect on the visiting teamFar too much emphasis is put on how pitches are going to play and on doctoring Its worth remembering that both teams have to play on the same pitch he addedAlso readRavichandran Ashwin wreaks havoc India thump Australia by an innings and 132 runs in NagpurHe said India currently boast of a strong side and has the ability to win in any conditionsThe reality is that India have developed into a very strong side all round the world with a special feel for how to win at home the 79yearold wroteCiting example of Rohit Sharmas masterful century that took India to 400 in the first innings he wrote If Australia who have a weakness against spin in India dont adapt to conditions quickly they are going to suffer the same fate that has befallen other visiting sidesChappell further questioned the omission of offspin allrounder Travis HeadThe omission of Travis Head despite his troubles against good spinners was difficult to fathom The choice of offspinner Todd Murphy in his first Test after only seven firstclass games was brave Nevertheless it also displayed great faith in Murphys skills he wroteIn the end the choice Australia made to favour economy over wickettaking potential quickly took its toll and India capitalised on bowlers tiring from a heavy workload he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever