BCCI clout has paid: Australian media

India has won a power struggle and the peace that has been brokered by the cricketing powers will not appease everybody, they said.

However, some papers felt the removal of Bucknor was the right outcome.

"India has won an unprecedented power struggle with the International Cricket Council, forcing cricket's bosses into a number of major concessions to save the strife-torn series against Australia," The Sydney Morning Herald said.

The financially powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India succeeded in having the controversial umpire Steve Bucknor stood down for the Perth Test, it said.

The dramatic moves came two days after Australia's thrilling but controversial win at the SCG, with the Indian team threatening to go home and Australia facing a storm of criticism for showing bad sportsmanship.