Pat Cummins: We need to be brave and proactive

Cummins addresses the media on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images

Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted that his team were neither "brave" nor "proactive" in their thought process which led to a comprehensive defeat in the first Test against India here on Saturday.

Australia were bowled out for 177 and 91 in their two innings with Ravichandran Ashwin (eight wickets) and Ravindra Jadeja (seven wickets) sharing 15 scalps between them in India's win by an innings and 132 runs.

Asked what went wrong for his team, Cummins said: "Hard to know. That will be the review in the next few days. I think everyone came with pretty clear plans.
"The challenge is under the furnace to be brave enough to be proactive at the time. That will be the conversations over the next couple of days. We faced some pretty tough bowlers at times," the Australia skipper said at the post-match media conference.

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Cummins was categorical that his side's defensive game won't take them anywhere on Indian tracks. "You saw [Steve] Smithy and Alex Carey at times put the pressure back on the bowlers. I think it takes a bit of bravery, it's easier said than done. If you're just facing ball after ball and the bowler's pretty good, you're going to get one with your name on it," he said.

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