Describing Anil Kumble's seven-wicket haul as devastating, Australian stand-in Captain Adam Gilchrist on Thursday said the visitors will fight back on the second day. "It's a devastating spell. Remember Shoaib Akthar producing a freakish spell in Colombo when we played them. Remember Curtly Ambrose producing such a spell at WACA.
Its going to rank up as one of the best bowling performances," he said after the first day of the second Test here on Friday. On the dramatic collapse, Gilchrist said the batsmen were done in by the bounce. "We expected bounce but we didn't quite handle it. It's not a panic situation and we are disappointed with what we did. There was a bigger total for the taking. But all credit goes to the Indians with the way they bowled," he said.
Gilchirst said it was tough to explain the Australian collapse. "Damien (Martyn) and Simon (Katich) steadied the ship a bit (after the loss of openers) but again we just kept losing wickets constantly and that built pressure. "We know these things can happen in the sub-continent. Once a team gets the momentum they can really take it along long way and dominate the opposition through in a short space of time," he said.
