Comes from his recent op-ed printed in the SMH/Age today, although I'm sure he'll reference those comments in podcasts and elsewhere. (unpaywalled link here)

Australia-India epic delivered the best of Test cricket, but I have some advice for Virat Kohli

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That series also went down to the wire, with Australia winning the first two narrowly and India coming out on top in the next two Tests before Australia prevailed in the fifth and final Test match, winning by 45 runs after setting us 490 in the fourth innings. Subsequent tours to Australia were either three- or four-Test series. So after 47 years Australia and India played a five-match series and what a humdinger of a series it was, just like the one played way back then.

When the schedule was announced, it appeared the Aussies had decided to put India in the wringer by playing the first three Tests on pitches that suited their pace bowling strength.

However, they seemed to have forgotten that there was a Jasprit Bumrah the world’s best all-format bowler in the Indian ranks. He wrought havoc in the Australian ranks and with Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul putting on a record double century opening partnership, the Indians piled up nearly 500 runs in the second innings and went on to win the game by 295 runs.

That win seemed to have galvanised the extended support staff of the Australian cricket team, the Aussie media. Suddenly stories started to appear in the media about stuff that was fanciful to say the least. It was amusing to those who follow the Indian team and who know that not many even read the papers being engrossed as they are in their handheld devices.

The Indian team is well aware that once such stories appear, that indicates that the opposition is rattled. The stories kept changing every day and provided more amusement to those of us who have been to these shores before.

The absence of Bumrah on the final day of the series was felt by the Indians when even one short spell of five overs could have helped turn the game around. In his absence Usman Khawaja, who has looked totally at sea against him, was suddenly dancing down the pitch to the other bowlers. His partner, the young Sam Konstas, threw the Indians off with his unorthodox approach in his first innings, but then found out Test cricket runs are harder to get than the headlines with some antics.

So a few things.

The concept that Australia was playing on pitches that suited our pace bowlers, or scheduled which grounds to play to make it more difficult for India, is pretty laughable. Firstly: this order of venues for a five-test series isn't new. The MCG and Sydney Tests frequently are always the final venues in a five-test series because of their value on the calendar (Boxing Day always being at the MCG, then SCG test being after New Years).

Hell, when Sunny toured Australia on that year? The first two tests were at the Gabba and the old WACA (that's Perth for those who don't know). Adelaide was the final test then, but the MCG and SCG were played in their regular slots.

But that's besides the point. I also won't get into the bit where he's previously said Indian players don't complain about the pitches as much as the Aussies or the English, or how he's carried on and complained about utter tripe in the past (like how batsman should be asked about catches).

With the exception of the SCG, the pitches that were served up are pretty similar to the Sheffield Shield wickets that have been laid out. There are some mitigating factors sometimes at the larger multi-venue stadiums (SCG's excess of grass is probably partially due to the returfing that was done for the AFL, and that's messed up the pitch preparation somewhat).

So they're not something that was specially cooked up for India. If anything, most of them offered a really good balance between bat and ball. Using his logic, what would have been fairer? Complete roads that offered barely any assistance for the bowlers? That would have resulted in Bumrah running into the ground much sooner, and nobody would argue India benefits in that scenario.

Given their success at Perth, can they really argue the pitch was curated against them? If anything, an even flatter pitch might have made more sense for the Aussies with the unsteadiness in the top order.

And don't get me started about the quip about the Australian media being "extended support staff", given the amount of restrictions and sensitivities that Indian journalists have to navigate -- whether it's the political bullshit of the BCCI, not upsetting the team's star culture, or just the added challenges they face in speaking truth to power. Indian touring journos effectively have to be a glorified cheer squad.