On how he would rate his second innings century, Smith

said, "Right up there."

"You need to have some luck on a wicket like that. It took a lot of grit and determination. Put on some total on the board for the boys to defend."

O'Keefe gave a lot of credit for his performance to Smith and his team's fielding.

"The first innings was a bit of blur. The ball tended to skid on more than spin so it exposed the stumps and the lbw.

My first six wickets was ordinary, I had to change it up quickly. A lot of credit should go to the captain and the fielders. Our batters worked really hard not to get beaten on one edge," said O'Keefe.

"It is good to go 1-0 up but there is a lot of work to do in the rest of the series. I am enjoying my experience (on the spinning pitches). I am looking forward to the second Test in Bangalore," he added.

His spin partner Nathan Lyon said they tried to replicate what India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been doing.

"Our plan was to compete hard, we did. We saw a lot of Ashwin, and we tried to replicate what he does in these conditions. Great, I'll take this pitch everywhere." Australia coach Darren Lehmann said his players learnt lessons from the preceding tour of Sri Lanka.

"Great result, really impressed with our batting. It's a challenge for both sides. We learned some lessons from Sri Lanka. A challenge to replicate that in Bangalore," concluded the coach.

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