Australia lose two wickets at lunch as David Warner continues to lead fight

India must consider themselves lucky at lunch with two wickets- Chris Rogers and Shane Watson as both fell to extravagant shots.

Watson in particular must kick himself the way he got out against the run of play- casually hitting the wide delivery outside the off stump.

David Warner was as fluent as he could be- going after a wayward Varun Aaron and watchful against Ishant Sharma who bowled an attacking line.

So tight was Sharma that he conceded only 11 runs in his six overs even as
Aaron leaked runs like a municipal tap.

Searching for wickets, stand-in skipper Virat Kohli introduced debutant leg spinner Karn Sharma inside first 20 overs, but the leggie seemed he was overawed by the first Test blues as he bowled several full tosses.

The emotional moment came as Warner turned a Karn Sharma deliver and reached 63 not out, a score when Phil Hughes was hit by a lethal bouncer in a Sheffield Shield match earlier this month causing death of the Australian batsman. Watson stood still, looked to the skies as if to salute Hughes who is being mourned by the Cricketing world.

The crowd at Adelaide Oval stood and applauded #63notout as Michael Clarke, who was most affected by Hughes’s death, stood at the other end.

Earlier, the surface seemed good to bat and there was very little seam and swing available to Indian bowlers. Not that they bowled a good line except Ishant Sharma who kept attacking stumps and hence conceded fewer runs than wayward Aaron, who had conceded 40 runs off just five overs. Shami was only slightly better but wasn’t putting the batsmen in any discomfort.