'India didn't have the stomach for battle'

Former Australian captain Steve Waugh termed his country's series win in India after 35 years as a "triumph of team unity and attention to detail".

Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has said that India did not have the stomach for the battle and termed Australia's series win in India after 35 years as a "triumph of team unity and attention to detail".

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"Quite simply they didn't have the stomach for the battle and didn't bear any resemblance to the rampaging unit that smashed us around in Australia last season," Waugh, who led Australia on the 2001 tour of India, wrote for the Daily Telegraph website on Friday.

Waugh, who famously declared four years ago that his world-beating side which won 16 Tests on the trot could not be called 'Invincibles' until they conquered the final frontier, praised Adam Gilchrist's men for their planning and discipline.

"Australia were relentless, India were restless and the crushing defeat in this series was a triumph for team unity and attention to detail," said the former captain with most number of Test wins.

"The heavyweight battle turned into a lopsided contest as India's much revered batting order dissolved under Australia's stifling pressure."