'Need to find a way to dismiss Kohli'

Australian captain George Bailey said he would like to find ways to see off Virat Kohli, who has hammered two hundreds and two half-centuries in the series so far to thwart the visitors. India have become the first team to chase down 350 plus scores twice and Kohli has been at forefront over the last two weeks, notching up brutal, unbeaten tons. Like Sachin Tendulkar had for years, Kohli is turning out to be a major thorn for the Aussies and Bailey must be sick of seeing the 24-year-old from Delhi scuppering his plans and destroying his attack. "I'd like to find a way to get Kohli out. That's probably my first thought. I don't think we should read too much into 360 and 350. It's quite clear that given the two new balls and the four (fielders) out, that maybe it is the new 300-290. We're disappointed not to win. But we're not making too much of the score," he said. India had also successfully chased down 359 in Jaipur but that was a stroll in the park after Rohit Sharma and Kohli ensured India got home with nine wickets and 6.3 overs to spare. In stark contrast, Australia pushed India to the last over on Wednesday, after Mitchell Johnson removed Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh in the 43rd over before Kohli and MS Dhoni calmly saw the world champions home, with a 61-run stand for the fifth wicket. Bailey was happy that his bowlers were at least able to give India some nervous moments in Nagpur. "I thought we fought our way back into the game really well. I thought Mitch and Jimmy (James Faulkner, who had removed Shikhar Dhawan for 100 in the 36th over) found a way to get us back into the game. We've just got to try and find a way to sneak a couple of early wickets. That's probably been the difference. "To our bowlers' credit I think we tried to make Virat hit really good shots. Particularly towards the end we made him hit good balls for four and six. I was really proud of the way our bowlers finished," added the Tasmanian. Captains and bowlers are struggling to come to terms with the new field restrictions and the two new balls, with Dhoni raising questions on which way the ODI format was headed. The flat pitches and fast outfields in India have not helped the bowlers' cause either but Bailey reckoned his bowlers did work to a plan at the VCA Stadium. "I could really see what the bowlers were trying to do. We stuck at it really well. I'm certainly not disappointed with the bowlers tonight. "I thought we tried really hard. And how close? It's getting down to three balls at the end there. You're talking minuscule differences in the game," he said. Bailey, who himself scored 156, becoming the highest run scorer in a bilateral ODI series, said he was impressed with the way Shane Watson made India pay after being caught off a Ravindra Jadeja no-ball. The former Aussie vice-captain went on to make 102 and was key to Australia's aggression in the middle overs. "Watson batted beautifully. (There was) a nice little reprieve with the (no ball), which was handy. He just puts so much pressure back on the bowlers, especially the spinners. He takes the focus off them bowling well to just bowling to survive. It's great to see," Bailey said. India's bowling has come under severe criticism for failing to restrict Australia but Bailey said things were not as bad as they looked and the hosts deserved their world number one ranking in ODI cricket. Both sides have maintained that bowlers from either team have had a tough month, operating in conditions heavily loaded in favour of batsmen. The Australian captain came to the rescue of the Indian bowlers, off the field of course, and said: "I think you're making way too much of it (the Indian bowling). The wickets have been beautiful batting wickets. The game has changed a little bit. We saw the other day if there's a little bit of bounce and seam, then India's bowlers are good. They are good swing bowlers, good seam bowlers. It's the same with us. "I think we're still playing really good cricket, but India deserve to be the number one team in the world. They're a very, very good one-day side. We know that and we know we have to play at our absolute best. We saw tonight that we need more than 11 guys, performing well. With the series drawn level on 2-2, India will take on Australia for the final ODI in Bangalore on Saturday, which is also expected to be a run feast. It will be interesting to see if the four-time world champions can chase down a big score if India were to bat first and set up a daunting total.