Re: Aus v india, second test
Ponting
“It’s probably a little bit harsh, isn’t it?” said Ricky Ponting, when asked about the 2-0 scoreline. "We played very well for the majority of the first Test, and pretty well for the majority of this one. **It just goes to show that unless you play five good days of Test cricket - and that’s five, not four or four-and-a-half - you don’t win games. **
“The first Test was a great example of that. Even this Test here … our inability to break the M Vijay-Sachin Tendulkar partnership on day three was crucial to the outcome of this game. There was also our inability to bat for three sessions in the second innings of a Test match. We needed to bat for one hour longer to put India under some pressure. Then it would have been a really good game of cricket.”
http://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2010/content/current/story/481431.html
Not really, in many many test matches Pakistan had good days but in the end the batsmen pooped and the opponent took the crown (that opponent includes Australia).