Australia skipper Pat Cummins admitted on Monday the crushing first Test loss to India “hurt,” but said his team were experienced enough to learn from it and bounce back. The world’s top-ranked Test side were outplayed over all four days at Perth Stadium, managing just 104 in reply to India’s first innings’ 150. They then allowed India to make 487-6 before declaring half-an-hour before the close on Day Three, making a run chase of 534 all-but impossible. “I think you kind of sit in the change room after a loss like that and it hurts,” said Cummins.

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