Australia captain Michael Clarke today said the wicket was slow initially and dew played a role as they suffered a five-wicket loss to trail 0-1 in the ODI series against India.

"I thought 289 was a pretty good score. But Indians scored freely in the initial overs and that became the difference between the two sides. It was easy to score when dew sets in. "It was really tough to score in the first half. That's the difference between the two teams," he said at the post-match press conference.