Adelaide, Oct. 22 -- It is time for India to buckle up. It's Adelaide, it's Australia, and it's a visiting team staring down the barrel after that shambles in Perth - seven wickets down, barely 136 runs on the board, and the innings wrapped up in under 30 overs.
Few teams win much cricket like that. Now, the task is to dust off the disappointment and return stronger in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval here tomorrow.
The series stands delicately poised but firmly tilted in Australia's favour after a commanding win in the opener. Skipper Mitchell Marsh led from the front, while the pace duo of Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc made early inroads that India never quite recovered from.
For the visitors, the equation is simple: the top ord...