Just ahead of the first Test in Nagpur, Australia's former assistant coach Sridharan Sriram had said that the series would be decided by the way Australia's lower middle-order deals with the Indian spinners.
Sriram was proven right as Australia, from 109-5 in the first innings, were bowled out for 177 at Jamtha. India, on the other hand, from 168-5, stretched their score to 400. These 232 runs that they scored turned the game into a completely one-sided affair. It is to be noted that R Ashwin, who usually bats at No. 7 or 8, also scored a gritty 23 coming in as nightwatchman.
