Doherty, who came into the side at the expense of off-spinner Nathan Lyon, gave away 85 runs in 26 wicket-less overs and never looked like getting a wicket.
"Primarily, we wanted a left-arm spinner. We looked at Chennai and thought that the Indian middle-order played the off-spin particularly well. We wanted somebody who could turn it away as our primary resource, which gave Xavier an opportunity," Arthur argued as the Australian media hounded him with queries.
