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Warne’s take on Australia’s loss at Perth

Melbourne: Legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne has said Australia cared too much about its image in the Perth cricket Test and lost the edge without the trademark aggression.

Warne said the main weapon for Australia was its aggressive body language on the field and by being careful of its conduct after the Sydney fiasco, it found it difficult to curb the Indians.

“There have been some suggestions that Australia lost their edge and were too concerned about their image going into Perth. Sport is about passion and attitude and knowing yourself. Australia play best when they get in the face of the opposition and are very aggressive,” Warne wrote in his column for The Daily Telegraph.

“Maybe they were not as aggressive in their body language in Perth as they normally are, but I think that was the nature of this Test, in which they were behind for most of the game,” he said. Warne appreciated India’s effort to stop Australia from getting to its 17th consecutive Test win. The former Aussie spinner hailed Indian captain Anil Kumble’s feat of capturing 600 Test wickets, saying the Indian leggie was a true champion. — PTI

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