Australia's cricket captain Steve Waugh on Friday warned India not to expect any mercy from his world-beating side after the ID-wickel demolition in the first Test.
Waugh, hoping to win Australia's first scries on Indian soil in 31 years, led his team to an emphatic three-day win at the Wankhcde Stadium on Thursday.
He said Australia's 16th consecutive lest victory had demoralised the hosts to such an extent that they will struggle to pick themselves up for the remaining two Tests at Calcutta and Madras.
Psychologically, this was a very significant win." Waugh said.
"They appeared pretty down taking the field in our second innings. We had only 47 to get, but when you get them in seven overs, you know you have scored a point.
"In that respect. I think we've made some inroads for (he next Fest match." Waugh said.
India will do well to take the Australian captain seriously.
Before the tour began. Waugh had outlined his strategy to .strike al the Indians rally — win the loss, field first and. sJialh i their confidence in (be ln>l session.
He did just that in Bombay. Waugh pui India in on an unusu ally green wickel and reduced them to 31-3 within the first hour and 55-1 soon alter.
A shell-shocked India managed
just I 76 in ihe fust innings and 219 in the second, defeated as nun h by the pace of (Henn Met irath and I ison Gillespie as the spin ol Shane Warne and Mark Waugh.
As (he tourists ran a lap ol honour to a standing ovalion from some 45,()()() home fans. Indian captain Sourav' Ganguly was jeered Im failing in stop the em barrassing defeat.
Waugh conceded the freak dismissal of master batsman Sachin lendulkar in the second innings was "a major turning point "
Tendulkar, who made 65, pulled Mark Waugh hard, but the ball deflected oil short-leg fieldei Justin I anger s shouldei (o mid-wirket wheie Ricky Ponnng sprinted to his right and picked a blinder just oil ihe ground.
"That cad h changed things a bit." W augh said.
But ii shows that it you hang m there long enough things will turn around.
It was i pretty lucky catch hut at ihe same lime Ponting still had to lake dial catch and make (he most of the opportunity."
Waugh said (he key to success in India was to remain cool and composed under trying circumstances,
Il was pretty hard out there. There was a lol of noise when the Indians were batting, but we kept our cool in tough situations.
"We’ve learned our lesson from previous tours where WC tended to rush a bit when the crowd cheered a stroke by their batsmen.
" This time we pulled back a bit. relaxed, took a deep breath and focussed on the next ball."
Waugh also paid rich tributes to Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden, whose scintillating stand of 197 oil 195 balls enabled Australia to recover from 99-5 and post a match-winning total.
"The way Gilchrist and Hayden played, there were glimpses of how Sir Donald Bradman would have played," Waugh said.
"They were two ol the great I est match hundreds."
Waugh said (he win was the best respect ihe team could pay Bradman, the baiting legend who died al the age of 92 on Monday, a day before the Test began.
The second Fest starts al (he Eden Gardens in Calcutta on March II.