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Lillee plotted Australia's downfall in Perth

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Posted online: Monday , January 21, 2008 at 1102 hrs IST
      

Melbourne, January 21: : Ricky Ponting and his men probably have a fellow Australian, Dennis Lillee, to blame for their stunning defeat against India in the Perth Test.

As revealed by India's bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad, Lillee agreed to provide crucial information about the wind at the WACA ground, which helped the Indian seamers come up with an extraordinary display of swing bowling to mow down the Australian batting line-up.

"He told me about the winds and how to use them," Prasad was quoted as saying in Herald Sun.

"I worked under Dennis (at the MRF pace foundation in India) and he is a very, very good friend of mine," he said.

India's seemingly innocuous attack made the most of the Fremantle Doctor that blew across WACA and stole the thunder from Australia's much-vaunted all-pace attack.

Prasad, however, asserted that Lillee only provided the inputs and it was his wards who actually put it to good use.

"Dennis told me about the winds but our pace bowlers had to go out there and do the job" he said.

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Lillee the "WINDER wonder"
by immoral dirty crstyn on 2008-01-22 20:48:12.117567+05:30
Dennis Lille,is also,quite famous for using the wind,from between the stands,in Adelaide as well.
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umpire bowling hayden
by a k roy on 2008-01-22 02:02:21.272375+05:30
Oz s lost because of the umpiring disfavour (whcih they have enjoyed earlier) remarkable bowling spell of the Indians absence of Mathew Hayden. India should take note that in Adeliade Hayden will be back.
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bla bla bla
by madu on 2008-01-21 17:49:33.334954+05:30
what is he going to prove by telling this.
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