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Aussies go 1-0 up

Post-lunch storm blows hosts away

AFP, Bombay
Steve Waugh's magnificent Australians thrashed India by 10 wickets in the first Test here on T hursday to record their 16th consecutive victory.
The emphatic win with (wo davs to spare gave the tourists a I -0 lead in (he three-match series and brought Australia closer to winning their first series on Indian soil in 31 years.
India, trailing by 173 runs on the first innings, were bundled out
for 219 in their second knock 25 minutes after lea on the third day.
Openers Matthew Hayden and Michael Slater knocked off the 47-run target in seven overs before a sell-out crowd of 40,000 a( the Wankhede stadium, who jeered the home team for its abject surrender.
With pace spearhead Javagal Srinath having broken a finger on his bowling hand, the Indians face an uphill task when (he second Test starts at the Eden Gardens in Calcutta on March 11.
India appeared to be putting up a fight when a 97-run stand for (he third wicket between Rahul
Dravid and Sachin I endulkar lifted them to 154-2 shortly after lunch.
Australia, however, hit back with four wickets in the space of 20 runs and then demolished (he (ail quickly to set up the easy win.
Part-time spinner Mark Waugh sparked the collapse with three wickets, including that of Tendulkar for 65. Leg-spinner Shane Warne bowled Dravid round his legs for a painstaking 39.
Mark Waugh shattered Ajit Agarkar s stumps to give the hapless batsman a pair in the match and his seventh successive duck against the Australians.
T endulkar fell 20 minutes after lunch, a victim of both bad luck and an outstanding catch by Ricky Ponting.
Tendulkar's pull against Mark Waugh bounced oil' short-leg Justin Langer's helmet to mid-wicket where Ponting ran lo his right and dived (o pick up the ball inches olT the ground.
Ganguly, who mistimed a drive off Shane Warne, started late for a run and was caught out of his ground as Michael Slatei threw back to the bowler to break the stumps.
India would have lost anol her wicket soon dhci had \ustralian captain Sieve Waugh not spilled a sharp chance al leg slip oil new batsman Venkaisai Laxman,
I axman responded by cracking three consecutive boundaries oil Warne and then IL krd Mok Waugh fui iw<> urns to negate me lead and ensure Australia baiud again
India were, howevei. only one run ahead when I axman edged a cul oil Mark Waugh to be caught by wnk< t-keeper Adam Gilchrist
Dravid, who batted lor four hours and 20 minutes io make 39. finally fell to Warne's guile as he ai tempted a sweep and was bowled round his legs.
Earlier. Dravid and I endulkar batted out the enure morning session to lilt India from their overnight score of 59-2 to 116. _
Ilie engrossing session was in,iried by a heated exchange of words between Slater and Dravid alter Ihe third umpire ruled in favour of the batsman when Staler