Australia are scared, says Sehwag

Virender Sehwag had an explanation for the Australian slow scoring rate 8212; scoring 260 on Day 3 8212; in the fourth Test here today. He believed the world champions were 8220;scared8221; that they would lose the Test against India and were therefore 8220;defensive8221; in their approach. 8220;They are scared and playing very defensively. It8217;s not like Australia of old. Last time we played them here they made 400 runs in a day.8221;

8220;They are worried about defeat, they are scared. It was definitely a surprise considering they lost only three wickets and were yet batted defensively on a flat wicket. Something is wrong with their batting line-up, their thinking.8221;

8220;Ponting is not in good form and that8217;s why he is trying to play like that, it8217;s not his natural game. May be he is playing for a draw. It8217;s a very unconventional approach by Australia who usually try to force the issue and not go into a game with an intention to draw the match.8221;

On Indian bowling:

8220;Indian bowlers, I think, deserve praise. In RP Singh8217;s absence, the pressure was on four bowlers. We went into the game with five bowlers but if RP was there, the workload would have been evenly distributed.8221;