Gilchrist wants to prove supremacy

Australia want to cap off their tour with another win in Mumbai, to prove their supremacy.

Australia want to cap off their successful India tour with another win in the fourth and last cricket Test to prove their supremacy over the hosts.

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Aussie skipper Adam Gilchrist said now that his team had clinched the series, its next target would be to win the match starting at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.

"Though it has been a very good away series win for us after nearly 35 years, I would like to win the Mumbai Test to prove our supremacy," he told reporters after a promotional programme in the city.

"We have been fortunate to win the toss in all the three Test matches during this series and I am quite happy to be leading the series 2-0 though I personally would be happy with a 3-0 verdict," said Gilchrist, who is the brand ambassador for the 3 Global Services.

On the Nagpur Test, Gilchrist, who led his team commendably in the absence of regular skipper Ricky Ponting, said "I think the Indians were psyched down by the wicket at Nagpur even before the Test started.

"Indians should have gone in with three seamers and should have included Ashish Nehra as our batsmen would have found it difficult to play two left arm seamers on a wicket which helped new ball bowlers throughout.

"Even in the Chennai Test the Indians had an opportunity to close us down but they did not take it and left us off the hook when our batsmen managed to hang out in the middle," he said.

Hailing Ponting as the best captain of Australia, Gilchrist said there was no pressure whatsoever when he took over as the acting captain.