Perth: Australian batsman George Bailey yesterday said the presence of DRS could have made the half-hearted, first ball appeal against him "interesting", suggesting that India loses by not opting for the decision review system.


George Bailey. Pic/AFP

On one of the flattest WACA tracks in recent times, Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 171 went in vain as Australia rode on skipper Steve Smith's 149 and Bailey's 112 to script a five-wicket victory in the first cricket one-dayer here. Bailey and Smith both struck centuries and milked the Indian bowling without any fuss. But the former could have been dismissed first ball, gloving the ball off Barinder Sran, but the umpire failed to detect it.