Small victories all round, but still the Indians prevail

By Greg Baum
Updated April 3 2017 - 9:43am, first published March 29 2017 - 2:01am

Australia had moral victories, and personal victories, and technical victories, and an actual victory. They had a victory over doomsayers - and, let's face it, we were legion - a victory over an old phobia about playing in India, and a victory for their unorthodox, laboratory-style preparation. They won respect, which they have not always enjoyed in India. They won hearts. They probably even won the war of words, if anyone cares.

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