Australia's dismal all-round show and uninspiring body language during the Perth Test, combined with fast bowler Josh Hazlewood's comments, led to former India coach and all-rounder Ravi Shastri saying that "there are some mental cracks" in the Australian team that suffered an embarrassing 295-run defeat inside four day to go 0-1 behind in the five-Test Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia were bowled out for totals of 104 and 238 in their two innings, orchestrated by 'Player of the Match' and India's stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah's match-haul of 8 for 72. Australia's bowling went flat in India's second innings as Yashasvi Jaiswal (161) and Virat Kohli (100 not out) hit centuries, after KL Rahul (77) combined with Jaiswal to lay the foundation with an opening stand of 201 runs.
