Australia lost the first two Test matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy after very poor performance against India. India did not give Aussies any chance to come back in the two matches. They won the first game by an innings and 132 runs and the second game by six wickets.
The one positive for Australia in this series has been the performance of 22-year-old Todd Murphy, who made his debut in the first Test. Todd Murphy picked up seven wickets in the first Test and three in the second. Former Australian pacer Brett Lee said that Murphy could be the number-one spinner for the Aussies if he performs continuously.
“Who after Nathan Lyon? Well, it looks like they found their answer in the young 22-year-old superstar off-spinner, Todd Murphy. What a sensational debut it was for Australia. Australia lost the match by a whopping margin, but Todd Murphy made the world sit up and take notice,” Brett Lee said in a video on his YouTube channel.
“In the only innings that Australia bowled, he picked up 7/124. Five wickets were the wickets of KL Rahul, Ravi Ashwin, Pujara, Virat Kohli, and Ravi Jadeja. What a dream debut it was. He did so in the presence of his family all the way in Nagpur,” he added.
“His father reckons Todd Murphy has the finding qualities of Shane Warne. It’s a big call, and he’ll be tested at this level in times to come, but having become the 35th Aussie to take a five-wicket haul on debut, the spotlight would never stop chasing him in this series and thereafter,” said Lee.
