Australia, up against India in a four-match Test series, were thoroughly outplayed by the hosts in the first two games of the series. While the batters struggled to score runs on spin-friendly pitches, the bowlers failed to produce the goods as well in moments that mattered the most. Even thoughthe Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been largely lauded for the victories, former Australia cricketer Geoff Lawson put down the losses to Pat Cummins’ lack of experience while captaining on turning tracks.

At present, Kiwi legend Daniel Vettori is a part of the Australian contingent as well in the capacity of assistant coach. Despite being regarded as one of the greatest spinners of the modern generation, Vettori has failed to have much of an impact on the team's performance thereby drawing criticism from Lawson. 

“He seems to have escaped a bit of attention here because when I see shots of the dressing room I think, ‘What’s Vettori’s input here, he’s the man who was a great slow ball’. He should perhaps be having more input than most.”