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This is an archive article published on December 17, 2003

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Steve Waugh says his Australia team are still confident of winning their series with India despite their shock loss in the second Test on Tu...

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Steve Waugh says his Australia team are still confident of winning their series with India despite their shock loss in the second Test on Tuesday.

Waugh said his team faced one of their greatest challenges in years after slipping 1-0 behind with two matches to go.

8220;It8217;s a huge challenge but India did it to us the last time over there in 2001,8221; Waugh said. 8220;They came back to win the final two Tests in Kolkata and Chennai so there8217;s no reason why we can8217;t do it.8221;

India had not won a Test on Australian soil for 22 years and they seemed to have little hope this time when Australia racked up a massive first innings total of 556 thanks to Ricky Ponting8217;s career-best 242.

Rahul Dravid made 233 and Vangipurappu Laxman 148 in India8217;s reply of 523 before Australia lost their grip when they collapsed to 196 all out in the second innings. India sealed a four-wicket after tea on the final day at the Adelaide Oval.

The only other side to win a match after conceding more runs in the first innings was England, also against Australia, in 1894-95.

8220;If we got 30-40 more runs we could have been in a position to win the match but we probably let ourselves down with our shot selection,8221; Waugh said. 8220;We were attacking and maybe we should have pulled it back a bit but it8217;s in our nature to try and play for a win.8221;

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Australia haven8217;t lost a series at home for a decade. Waugh, who is retiring after this season, added: 8220;We like to win but it8217;s nice to have a contest. This is a situation that we haven8217;t been in in Australia for the past few years.

 

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