he also noted from greegs painfully dull on-air ramblings that his de-facto home team australia , captained by the baby-faced ricky pointing , was struggling ( despite the near-invisibility of the sport back in the states , arden had become familiar with the commonwealths obsession and his australian family-in-laws faith that is the hallowed sport of cricket ) : the indian side had an almost unassailable lead , and the holy man was all grins and head waggles as the musical thwack of willow against leather indicated the indians had hit the australians for another six .