Australians mastering reverse swing

Australians are slowly mastering the art of reverse swing and were themselves surprised at their mastery during the Bangalore Test.

Australians are slowly mastering the art of reverse swing made famous by Pakistani pacers and the World Champions were themselves surprised at their mastery in the first Test against India in Bangalore.

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"We've never had it down pat on previous tours. We've had two or three different ways of doing it and they all worked against each other.

"But this time we've got one specific way: to shine it up and keep it dry on the rough side, and having a couple of specific guys to do that, rather than anyone in the team," said Glenn McGrath, who tormented the Indian batsmen taking 6-94 in the first Test.

"You can keep track of it a lot better, and so it worked quite well. It was reversing quite early in the match, within 10 or 12 overs," he said.