| 0.0 : Hello and welcome to the 2nd Test between Australia and India from Perth. The team in Blue will be high on confidence after taking a 1-0 lead in the 4-match Test series. With the bowlers doing their job, Virat will like his batters to contribute a bit more and score big. Coming to the home team, they have a lot to worry, especially their batting. Their batting has been a failure and Paine would like his top order to score heavy runs if they want to level in this series. Should be an intriguing T |
| This is the first ever Test match at this venue, with Optus hosting just one ODI between Australia and South Africa not too long ago. There has been just one First-Class match over here, hence, there is not much data to fall back on. |
| WEATHER - It is a hot day in Perth and the conditions are expected to worsen as the match goes on. |
| PITCH REPORT - Michael Vaughan doing the pitch report expects plenty of movement and bounce with a lot of grass around. But does not want to take the spinners for granted and expects them to come good as well. |
| TOSS - We are ready for the spin of the coin. Isa Guha is with the captains. Tim Paine flips the coin, Heads is the call from Virat Kohli but it is a Tail. AUSTRALIA ELECT TO BAT FIRST. |
| Australian skipper, Tim Paine, says that it is a very warm day and is looking behind at the Shield game (domestic match) last week. Expects the workload on the quicks to be heavy with the weather expected to get hotter during the Test. On the tough schedule, Paine says that it is the way it is these days and players have to adjust for a quick turnaround. Does not want to focus on the last loss and insists that the team is out to win and level the series. |
| Indian captain, Virat Kohli, says that he would have batted first as well but does not feel it is a bad toss to lose on a green wicket. Now wants his side to bowl well. On the track, Kohli says that he saw an ODI on this wicket where the seamers made merry. Feels nice to watch how the wicket plays and bat second. Does not want his side to be complacent and given the Adelaide Test, he understands that nothing is going to be given easy. Wants his unit to learn from the mistakes committed in the fi |
| The players are out in the middle. Aaron Finch and Marcus Harris comes out to bat for Australia. Ishant Sharma will start the proceedings. |
| 0.1 : I Sharma to Harris, Starts off with a fuller delivery on leg, Harris tries to flick it but misses it. |
| 0.2 : I Sharma to Harris, Length delivery around off, Harris lets it go to the keeper. |
| 0.3 : I Sharma to Harris, Good delivery that. Fuller delivery swings away a bit. Marcus goes for the drive but fails to do so. Swing on offer here for Ishant. |
| Before the over began, Ishant Sharma was checking his runup. He was very angry with himself over the no balls in the previous Test. |
| 0.4 : I Sharma to Harris, Length delivery this time on off, MH defends it off the front foot and onto the ground. |
| 0.5 : I Sharma to Harris, Length delivery around off, Harris shoulders arms to it. |
| 0.6 : I Sharma to Harris, Identical delivery, Harris lets it go. Good start from Ishant. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : J Bumrah to Finch, Starts off with a back of a length delivery on middle, Finch defends it from within the crease. |
| 1.2 : J Bumrah to Finch, Goes short this time. Aaron tries to pull it but misses it completely. Some good bounce on this wicket for Bumrah. |
| 1.3 : J Bumrah to A Finch, FOUR! Finch off the mark with a brilliant pull shot. It was dragged short and Finch pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. Good positive start from the opener. |
| 1.4 : J Bumrah to Finch, Back of a length on off, Finch taps it to point for a run. |
| 1.5 : J Bumrah to Harris, Bumrah bowls it full around off, Harris does not need to play at those. |
| 1.6 : J Bumrah to Harris, A tad fuller on off, Harris drives it firmly but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 2.1 : I Sharma to Finch, Full and wide outside off, Finch lunges and shoulders arms. |
| 2.2 : I Sharma to Finch, Good running. That is the second time he has done that in the last 3 balls. Full and just outside off, Aaron presses forward and pushes it towards cover for a quick single. |
| 2.3 : I Sharma to Harris, Length delivery on off, Harris taps it to the point region. |
| 2.4 : I Sharma to Harris, Good length delivery from Ishant on off, MH lets it be. |
| 2.5 : I Sharma to Harris, Fuller delivery on middle, Harris defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 2.6 : I Sharma to Harris, Bowls it wayyy down leg. A touch short of a good length down the leg side, Harris looks to pull but misses out on a boundary ball. Rishabh Pant does really well to dive to his right to stop it. |
| 3.1 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Fuller delivery from Bumrah on middle, Finch flicks it towards mid on for a couple of runs. |
| 3.2 : J Bumrah to Finch, Good delivery that on off. Aaron shoulders arms to it. |
| 3.3 : J Bumrah to Finch, Back of a length on middle, Finch defends it off the back foot and onto the ground. |
| 3.4 : J Bumrah to Finch, Super delivery that from Bumrah. It was a tad full around off, Finch goes for the drive but fails to do so. Finch was lucky not to get the outside edge of the bat. |
| 3.5 : J Bumrah to Finch, Another brilliant delivery from Bumrah. Bowls it full outside off, Finch tries to flick it but it goes between the bat and the pad. |
| 3.6 : J Bumrah to Finch, Fuller this time on middle, Finch works it to the leg side for a run. Good probing over from Bumrah comes to an end. |
| 4.1 : I Sharma to Finch, On a length around off, Finch gets across to flick but misses as he falls over. Is hit high on the pads. |
| 4.2 : I Sharma to Finch, Full and outside off, Aaron looks to drive but there is no feet movement. The ball rolls off the inner half back to the bowler. |
| 4.3 : I Sharma to Finch, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 4.4 : I Sharma to Finch, That is a good ball but perhaps the length is too short on this type of a pitch. Outside off, AF walks into the shot and looks to defend but misses. |
| 4.5 : I Sharma to Finch, Slips this down the leg side, Finch misses his flick. Another boundary-scoring opportunity goes by. |
| 4.6 : I Sharma to Finch, Full and perhaps a bit too straight, pushed towards mid on. |
| 5.1 : J Bumrah to M Harris, Good length delivery from Bumrah, Harris tries to tap it towards point but gets an inside onto the pads. |
| 5.2 : J Bumrah to Harris, Fuller delivery around off, Harris lets it go to the keeper. |
| 5.3 : J Bumrah to Harris, Length delivery outside off, Harris lets it be. |
| 5.4 : J Bumrah to Harris, Harris off the mark after 15 balls. It was bowled full down leg, Harris clips it to the fine leg region for a run. |
| 5.5 : J Bumrah to Finch, Back of a length on middle, Aaron defends it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 5.6 : J Bumrah to Finch, FOUR! Streaky but effective. Back of a length around off, Finch opens the face of the bat and guides it towards gully and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 6.1 : I Sharma to Harris, FOUR! Errs in line and length and gets the punishment for it. Bowls it full down leg, Harris tickles it fine off his pads and the ball races away to the boundary. |
| 6.2 : I Sharma to Harris, NO BALL! Length delivery around off. Harris lets it be. Umpire calls it no ball for overstepping. Ishant needs to be careful with his no balls. He has the habit of over stepping. |
| I Sharma to Harris, Fuller length outside off, Harris does not need to play at those. |
| 6.3 : I Sharma to Harris, Length delivery on middle, Harris defends it with a straight bat. |
| 6.4 : I Sharma to Harris, FOUR! It was bowled full on middle, MH stylishly drives it straight past the bowler and the ball races away to the boundary. Good shot that from Harris. |
| 6.5 : I Sharma to Harris, FOUR! Make it two in two ball. Identical delivery, Harris again drives it straight past the bowler for a boundary. Good positive batting from the opener. |
| 6.6 : I Sharma to Harris, BEATEN! Good length delivery around off, Harris tries to push it towards point but was beaten by the pace of the delivery. But a good over for the Aussies. Three boundaries from the over. |
| Bumrah comes charging in but Finch moves away. Either he was not ready or got distracted with Kohli shouting from behind. The Indian captain is eager for a short leg. Now that man comes. |
| 7.1 : J Bumrah to Finch, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 7.2 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Around off, Finch opens the face of his bat slightly and pushes it towards Ajinkya Rahane at gully. |
| 7.3 : J Bumrah to Finch, Comes in from outside off, a long way in, Aaron pushes it watchfully towards the bowler. |
| 7.4 : J Bumrah to Finch, Nice and compact from Aaron. Pushes it towards cover and gets across to the other end for a quick single. |
| 7.5 : J Bumrah to Harris, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 7.6 : J Bumrah to Harris, Landed outside off, Harris shuffles across and lets it go. |
| Umesh Yadav into the attack now. |
| 8.1 : U Yadav to Finch, Starts off with a fuller delivery around off, Finch shoulders arms to it. |
| 8.2 : U Yadav to Finch, Similar delivery on middle, Finch lets it go. |
| 8.3 : U Yadav to Finch, Back of a length on middle, Aaron defends it from within the crease. |
| 8.4 : U Yadav to Finch, A tad fuller on off, Finch guides it to the point region. |
| 8.5 : U Yadav to A Finch, Length delivery on off, Finch taps it to the point region. Finch goes for a run. The fielder at the point has a shy at the stumps but Finch is comfortably home. |
| 8.6 : U Yadav to Finch, Fuller delivery on middle, Aaron pushes it towards point, Finch goes for the run. Pujara then has a shy at the non- strikers end but the batsmen make it home and get a run as well. There was no fielder to back it up and the batsmen get another couple of runs there in that process. |
| 9.1 : J Bumrah to Finch, Excellent running but lack of match awareness from Cheteshwar Pujara. A bit too straight from Bumrah, Finch clips it through mid-wicket and calls for two. Pujara gets to the ball and then lazily turns around. Now, the openers have a look at his approach and then at each other. They start to run the third but Cheteshwar still does not release the ball. He jogs a couple of steps and then throws, which allows the third to be completed easily. |
| 9.2 : J Bumrah to Harris, Outside off, on a length, left alone. |
| 9.3 : J Bumrah to M Harris, Well bowled, well played. A short ball outside off, coming in with the angle, Harris looks to defend but suddenly the ball bounces sharply. He is taken aback but does well to drop his wrists and play it onto the ground. The ball takes the outside edge but does not stay in contact with the air for long. Goes on three bounces to the gully fielder. |
| Is that a boundary? Or has superman Kohli stopped the ball? |
| 9.4 : J Bumrah to Harris, Terrific effort from Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, Harris leans into the shot and drives it through the covers. The ball almost races to the boundary and Kohli and Umesh Yadav chase it in pairs. The skipper gets to the ball, dives and then flicks it back. It rolls back in, but the third umpire does not check that in the replays whether it touches the ropes. All he checks is whether Virat stopped the ball before it reached the boundary which he did. Three runs given. |
| 9.5 : J Bumrah to Finch, Full and outside off, coming in with the angle, left alone. |
| 9.6 : J Bumrah to Finch, Around off and outside off, solidly defended. |
| 10.1 : U Yadav to Harris, Back of a length around off. Harris lets it be. |
| 10.2 : U Yadav to Harris, Harris drives it straight past the bowler and towards mid off for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : U Yadav to Harris, Length delivery around off, Harris lets it be. |
| 10.4 : U Yadav to Harris, Back of a length outside off, Harris shoulders arms to it. |
| 10.5 : U Yadav to Harris, On middle, MH defends it with a straight bat. |
| 10.6 : U Yadav to M Harris, FOUR! Edged away. On a length outside off, Harris feels for it but the ball away, takes the outside edge and goes past gully to the third man fence. |
| Mohammed Shami into the attack as well. |
| Review time! India are confident that Finch is plumb LBW. Looks mighty close. |
| 11.1 : M Shami to Finch, NOT OUT! MISSING THE STUMPS! Hmmm... the Perth bounce. |
| 11.2 : M Shami to Finch, Another LBW appeal belched out. Turned down again. Kohli asks for the review once more. This time, Shami himself is not interested. Similar ball to the previous one, coming in with the angle, Aaron misses his flick again, getting hit on the pads. Again, the umpire is unmoved. Height was the factor again. This time though, Hawk Eye showed it to be clipping the top of middle stump. |
| 11.3 : M Shami to Finch, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 11.4 : M Shami to Finch, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 11.5 : M Shami to Finch, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 11.6 : M Shami to Finch, Around off, well blocked out. |
| 12.1 : U Yadav to Harris, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 12.2 : U Yadav to Harris, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 12.3 : U Yadav to Harris, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 12.4 : U Yadav to Harris, Outside off, on a length, Harris feels for it but the ball moves away off the seam, beating the outside edge. |
| 12.5 : U Yadav to Harris, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 12.6 : U Yadav to Harris, Full and around middle and leg, Marcus flicks but slips as well in his followthrough. Gets it through mid-wicket. Takes a couple, wants the third but Aaron Finch slips at the other end and the openers abort the thought. |
| 13.1 : M Shami to Finch, Full and outside off, Finch looks to drive but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat back to the bowler. |
| 13.2 : M Shami to Finch, Around off, tight line, well blocked out. |
| 13.3 : M Shami to Finch, Similar ball, Aaron comes forward again and defends once more. |
| 13.4 : M Shami to Finch, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 13.5 : M Shami to Finch, Landed just outside off, Aaron comes forward and blocks again. |
| 13.6 : M Shami to Finch, Landed outside off, AF knows where his off stump is and shoulders arms. |
| 14.1 : U Yadav to Harris, On the pads, Harris flicks it through mid-wicket. Hanuma Vihari gives it a good chase and keeps the batsmen in their crease as they look for the third, with a sharp throw to the keeper. |
| 14.2 : U Yadav to Harris, BRAVE LEAVE! Close leave! My word, either Harris trusts the bounce on this wicket or he did not expect that ball to come in. It was pitched outside off, on a length and the Victorian shouldered arms. But to his alarm, the cherry came back in a long way and went off something to the keeper, which not surprisingly, prompted an appeal. Replays show that it clipped the left pocket of his trouser. |
| 14.3 : U Yadav to Harris, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 14.4 : U Yadav to Harris, Similar ball to the one bowled a couple of deliveries ago, this time Marcus defends. |
| 14.5 : U Yadav to M Harris, FOUR! What a shot. Not an easy one to play at all, especially with that height. David Warner usually plays that shot, but with both feet in the air. Harris though, has his feet grounded. Fractionally short of a length outside off, Marcus arches back, goes down a touch and plays a punch through the point zone. The best part about it was that the ball was not aerial at all. 50-RUN STAND COMES UP. At a good rate too. |
| 14.6 : U Yadav to Harris, Around off, well blocked out. |
| 15.1 : M Shami to Finch, Huge shout for LBW again. Not out once more. Kohli asks Shami for a review. The bowler shakes his head. On a length outside off, comes back in a long way after pitching. Finch misses his tuck and is hit on the pads, slightly above the knee roll. Definitely a touch high but the impact might have been outside off as well. |
| 15.2 : M Shami to Finch, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 15.3 : M Shami to Finch, 'YEAHHH, NOOOOOOOOOOO!' is the call from Finch. You never take Kohli on so often. Full and outside off, Aaron pushes it through cover-point, sets off for a single as he first sees point going to his right. But the next second, he observes Virat Kohli moving swiftly to his left and he quickly changes his mind. |
| 15.4 : M Shami to Finch, Around off, pushed towards mid on. |
| 15.5 : M Shami to Finch, Landed outside off, shouldered arms to. |
| 15.6 : M Shami to Finch, Nicely set up. After bowling outswingers, Shami shapes this one in. Finch though is prepared for it and clips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 16.1 : U Yadav to Finch, Good ball, lovely shot, excellent fielding! Great cricket all around. Full and straight, hitting the stumps but for the bat coming in between. Finch drives it with an absolute straight bat. The ball goes like a rocket down the ground but Umesh sticks out his right leg and deflects the ball to cover. |
| 16.2 : U Yadav to A Finch, Another lovely drive, this time towards mid on. |
| 16.3 : U Yadav to Finch, The batsman has driven it towards mid on. |
| 16.4 : U Yadav to A Finch, Full and outside off, Aaron drives it through the covers where Hanuma Vihari dives to his right and parries it wide of mid off. But the batsmen do not run. |
| 16.5 : U Yadav to Finch, Around off, defended from the crease. |
| 16.6 : U Yadav to Finch, Outside off, coming in, let go. |
| 17.1 : M Shami to Harris, Down the leg side, coming in, Harris tucks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 17.2 : M Shami to Finch, Around off, coming in, Finch looks to defend but the ball goes off the inside edge. Harris spots that the fielder at short mid-wicket is a touch stationary and immediately calls for the single. Good awareness. |
| 17.3 : M Shami to Harris, Outside off, left alone. |
| 17.4 : M Shami to Harris, One more leave outside off. |
| 17.5 : M Shami to Harris, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 17.6 : M Shami to Harris, Around off, pushed to the off side. |
| Jasprit Bumrah into the attack now. 5-0-20-0 so far. The 12th man has just come onto the ground with some drinks. A very, very hot day. |
| 18.1 : J Bumrah to Finch, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 18.2 : J Bumrah to A Finch, Bad ball but Finch misses out. Short and wide outside off, begging to be hit, Aaron goes for the cut but a bit half-heartedly. Hanuma Vihari at point does a favour on his bowler by diving to his left and parrying it to gully. |
| 18.3 : J Bumrah to Finch, Close shave! On a length outside off, Aaron looks to play that through the off side but is tentative again. The ball takes the inside edge and narrowly misses the leg stump, en route square leg. A single taken. |
| 18.4 : J Bumrah to Harris, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 18.5 : J Bumrah to Harris, Fuller and straighter, Marcus blocks it out watchfully. |
| 18.6 : J Bumrah to Harris, Around off, cutting in off the seam, helped towards fine leg for a run. |
| Double change. Ishant Sharma is back on from the Justin Langer end. 4-2-14-0 so far. |
| 19.1 : I Sharma to Harris, Starts off nicely, with a full ball around off, solidly defended. |
| 19.2 : I Sharma to Harris, Probably a touch slower, outside off, fuller in length, Harris lets it go. |
| 19.3 : I Sharma to Harris, Around middle and leg, well blocked out. |
| 19.4 : I Sharma to Harris, Full and outside off, Marcus gets a good stride forward, leans for the cover drive and plays that shot but probably a touch early. The ball hits the inner half of the bat and goes towards mid off. |
| 19.5 : I Sharma to Harris, Landed outside off, angling away, left alone. |
| 19.6 : I Sharma to Harris, Misses out once more. Again, either Ishant is deliberately bowling slow or Harris not able to pick the change in pace. Another half volley, should have been driven through the covers, MH looks to drive it through the covers too. But just that change in pace is what he does not account for. As a result, the ball hits the bottom part of the bat and rolls towards mid off. |
| 20.1 : J Bumrah to Finch, First real loose shot from Finch. The runs have dried up since Drinks and he is feeling frustrated. Full and outside off, Aaron looks to drive, without actually moving his feet. Almost a reminiscence of the way he got cleaned up by Ishant in Adelaide in the first innings. Is lucky this time because the ball misses the outside edge. |
| 20.2 : J Bumrah to Finch, Dangling the carrot again, full and outside off, but this time AF decides not to go for shopping or fishing. Lets it go. Good decision too. Swings away after pitching. |
| 20.3 : J Bumrah to Finch, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 20.4 : J Bumrah to Finch, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 20.5 : J Bumrah to Finch, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 20.6 : J Bumrah to Finch, Landed outside off, let through. |
| 21.1 : I Sharma to Harris, Around off, defended watchfully. |
| 21.2 : I Sharma to Harris, A short ball outside off, Harris now plays a shot in anger. Looks to pull but misses. |
| 21.3 : I Sharma to Harris, Outside off, left alone. |
| 21.4 : I Sharma to Harris, On a length outside off, Marcus gets on top of the bounce and punches it through the covers but cannot quite get the gap. Finds the fielder. |
| A gem from Harsha Bhogle on air. 'The boundaries in the 90s used to be so far that you needed to hire a rickshaw to get the ball back from the boundary!' No one laughs though. Probably no one got the pun or the joke. |
| 21.5 : I Sharma to Harris, Landed outside off, fuller in length, left alone. |
| 21.6 : I Sharma to Harris, Another one outside off, let through once again. That is the 5th maiden in the last 9 overs. Third on the trot. India piling on the pressure. |
| 22.1 : J Bumrah to Finch, That is what happens when pressure mounts. T10 or T20 specialists cannot quite resist themselves. The patience is ticking over for both the Victorians here. Full and outside off, Finch looks to drive but misses. No feet movement. |
| 22.2 : J Bumrah to Finch, And again! Another play and a miss. Similar ball, Aaron looks to drive again but gets beaten once more. |
| 22.3 : J Bumrah to Finch, Outside off, Aaron pushes it towards point. |
| 22.4 : J Bumrah to A Finch, EDGED, FOUR! A run after a string of 21 dots. On a length outside off, Finch looks to drive but the ball moves away, takes the outside edge, albeit going onto the ground. Lokesh Rahul dives to his right at second slip but the ball is well wide of him and races to the third man fence. Would not have carried to the third slip fielder, even if he had been there. |
| 22.5 : J Bumrah to Finch, Landed outside off, Aaron looks to drive but misses. |
| 22.6 : J Bumrah to Finch, Around off, another tight line, AF looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 23.1 : I Sharma to Harris, Full and miles outside off, left alone. |
| 23.2 : I Sharma to Harris, Half volley outside off, driven towards mid off. |
| 23.3 : I Sharma to Harris, Outside off, tapped towards point for a quick single. |
| 23.4 : I Sharma to Finch, Full and around off, cutting in, nicely played down the ground. There is mid on but Kohli from mid off gets to the ball quicker and the batsmen are restricted to a run. |
| 23.5 : I Sharma to Harris, Full and outside off, too full to be driven, hence Marcus gets a bottom edge. |
| 23.6 : I Sharma to Harris, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 24.1 : J Bumrah to Finch, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 24.2 : J Bumrah to Finch, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 24.3 : J Bumrah to Finch, Full and outside off, Finch defends solidly again. |
| 24.4 : J Bumrah to Finch, Around off, Aaron looks to defend but the ball comes back in sharply, hits the inside edge and rolls towards mid-wicket. |
| 24.5 : J Bumrah to Finch, Around off again, driven back to the bowler. Bumrah looks to stop by getting low to his right but he slips. Gets up gingerly but looks okay. |
| 24.6 : J Bumrah to Finch, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Mohammed Shami time. The clock has ticked 12.20 pm local but we shall have one more over before Lunch. |
| 25.1 : M Shami to Harris, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| 25.2 : M Shami to Finch, A bit too straight, Finch looks to flick but misses. Shami starts to appeal but then bails out. The ball goes off Aaron's pads towards square leg and the batsmen take a run. |
| 25.3 : M Shami to Harris, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 25.4 : M Shami to Harris, Landed outside off, let through. |
| 25.5 : M Shami to Harris, One more leave outside off. |
| 25.6 : M Shami to Harris, This is miles outside off, an easy leave for the batsman. LUNCH ON DAY 1, AUSTRALIA 66/0! |
| Unbelievable opening session for Australia. Though India pulled it back nicely after Drinks, but it has been the hosts' session. They set the tone in the first hour, going at nearly 4 an over and then have been cautious enough to not throw it away. |
| A day ago, you could not actually spot the difference between the outfield and the pitch - it was so green. Though some of the grass has been shaved off, there is plenty of movement on this track. However, India could not quite make use of the new ball when it was hooping around. They have now reverted to the basics - bowling tight lines and lengths and inducing false strokes. |
| Round 1 to Australia then. They have curbed their attacking instincts and have not got carried away. Though, they need to be a touch careful about getting frustrated as well. The last hour before Lunch was a testing period for them and so will be the first hour after the break. Considering the form that this batting line-up has shown, the opposition is never far from forging a collapse. Join us back at 1 pm local (0500 GMT). |
| ... DAY 1, SESSION 2 ... |
| Out come the players. The Indian take the field, followed by the Victorian pair of Harris and Finch. Umesh Yadav to start off proceedings for this session. 5-1-19-0 so far. |
| 26.1 : U Yadav to Finch, A loosener to start. Full and outside off, a touch wide, left alone. |
| 26.2 : U Yadav to Finch, Good ball, nice shot, excellent running. Full and outside off, Finch leans and drives it through the covers. Virat Kohli gives it a good chase and the batsmen take three. |
| 26.3 : U Yadav to Harris, Full and around off, swinging in, watchfully defended. |
| 26.4 : U Yadav to M Harris, Around middle, curling in, pushed towards mid on. |
| 26.5 : U Yadav to Harris, Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg for a single. The stand is now worth 70. |
| 26.6 : U Yadav to Finch, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| Mohammed Shami to continue after Lunch. |
| 27.1 : M Shami to Harris, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 27.2 : M Shami to Harris, FOUR! That is a cracking shot. Full and wide outside off, Harris leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary! |
| 27.3 : M Shami to Harris, That is a lovely comeback. Hits the fuller length outside off, Marcus looks to drive but the ball stays low and beats him. |
| 27.4 : M Shami to Harris, FOUR! Ho ho ho! Second of the over! Full and outside off again, plenty of width this time, Harris leans and drives it gloriously through the covers once more! |
| 27.5 : M Shami to Harris, Outside off, quietly left alone. |
| 27.6 : M Shami to Harris, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 28.1 : U Yadav to Finch, Full and around off, solidly defended. |
| 28.2 : U Yadav to Finch, Outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 28.3 : U Yadav to A Finch, On a length outside off, Aaron looks to defend but the ball goes off the outside edge. Does not carry to gully. |
| 28.4 : U Yadav to Finch, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 28.5 : U Yadav to Finch, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 28.6 : U Yadav to Finch, Outside off, loose from Finch, he flays and misses. |
| 29.1 : M Shami to Harris, On a length outside off, Harris feels for it but misses. |
| 29.2 : M Shami to Harris, Outside off, left alone. |
| 29.3 : M Shami to Harris, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 29.4 : M Shami to M Harris, FOUR! CARESSED! Full and outside off, Harris leans into this one and drives it through the covers for a boundary! Moves on to 49... |
| 29.5 : M Shami to Harris, THERE IT IS! MAIDEN TEST FIFTY FOR MARCUS HARRIS! Well played, young man. He has shown grit, determination and patience. Full and around middle, Harris tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a quick single. Punches his fists in the air and celebrates. |
| 29.6 : M Shami to Finch, FOUR! Fine way to end the over! A bit short of a length outside off, Finch punches it through the covers and gets a boundary! |
| 30.1 : U Yadav to Harris, On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 30.2 : U Yadav to Finch, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 30.3 : U Yadav to Harris, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 30.4 : U Yadav to M Harris, Full and outside off, Harris plays away from his body and gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies behind point and the batsmen take a run. The stand is now worth 90. |
| 30.5 : U Yadav to Finch, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 30.6 : U Yadav to Finch, Down the leg side, Finch tucks it towards long leg and crosses over, retaining the strike. |
| 31.1 : M Shami to Finch, Down the leg side, Finch glances it fine for a single. |
| 31.2 : M Shami to Harris, Outside off, good pace, Harris feels for it but misses. |
| 31.3 : M Shami to Harris, Outside off, this is a touch shorter, Marcus is unsure whether to play at it or not and misses. |
| 31.4 : M Shami to Harris, Down the leg side, Marcus tucks it towards fine leg for a run. |
| 31.5 : M Shami to A Finch, Full and around off, Finch looks to drive but the ball goes off the inner half back towards mid on. |
| 31.6 : M Shami to Finch, Around off, solidly blocked out. A testing over from Shami. |
| 32.1 : U Yadav to Harris, Full and around off, well defended. |
| 32.2 : U Yadav to Harris, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 32.3 : U Yadav to Harris, FIVE WIDES! Harsh on Umesh. A sharp bouncer, around middle, Harris ducks but the ball shoots up after landing. Poor Rishabh Pant leaps a furlong but the ball escapes his outstretched right glove. |
| U Yadav to Harris, Outside off, left alone. |
| 32.4 : U Yadav to Harris, A bouncer around middle, Harris ducks again. This time the bounce is not that high. |
| 32.5 : U Yadav to Harris, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 32.6 : U Yadav to Harris, The batsman gets an inside edge on that which goes fine down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 33.1 : M Shami to Harris, Good tight line, just outside off, angling away, left alone. |
| 33.2 : M Shami to Harris, Around off, nicely played into the ground. |
| 33.3 : M Shami to Harris, 100-RUN STAND IS UP! The Optus stands up as one. There have been some plays and misses but this pair has seen them all. Full and outside off, Harris taps it towards point and calls an unsure Finch for a quick single. |
| 33.4 : M Shami to Finch, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They've managed to run three. |
| 33.5 : M Shami to Harris, Full and outside off, driven past cover but mid off backs it up nicely. |
| 33.6 : M Shami to Harris, Outside off, left alone. |
| Hanuma Vihari into the attack now. |
| 34.1 : H Vihari to A Finch, Starts off with a rank half-volley outside off, Finch leans into it and drives it through the covers all the way for four. |
| 34.2 : H Vihari to A Finch, Two in two, full and wide outside off again, Finch has no half-measures in this one as he drives it slightly more square this time for four. Poor start from Hanuma. |
| 34.3 : H Vihari to Finch, Shortens the length, and immediately a doubt in Finch's mind. He prods at it and pushes it to point. |
| 34.4 : H Vihari to A Finch, Another outside edge on this ball, the ball runs towards backward point. Good comeback from Vihari after the first two balls. |
| 34.5 : H Vihari to Finch, FIFTY! 2nd Test fifty for Finch! Ball is wide outside off, Finch calmly pats it away to point and trudges to the other end to bring up his fifty. Looked very pokey in the beginning but has settled down well in the last 30 minutes or so. |
| 34.6 : H Vihari to Harris, Full and defended away easily by Harris. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack now. |
| 35.1 : J Bumrah to Finch, A loud appeal! But the ball seems to be going over the stumps with the length being short on this occasion. Starts on middle and the ball holds its line and raps Finch who is on the back foot. India think about reviewing but decide against it, mostly because they have only 1 review left. |
| 35.2 : J Bumrah to Finch, OUT! The first finally one goes. Finch seems to have been trapped plumb in front here. There was conviction in the appeal and yes, the finger goes up too. The ball was fuller and landed just outside off and tails in a bit after landing. Finch completely misses it and gets hit in front of middle. Doesn't go upstairs. Finch goes for 50. Replays show that the ball was going on to hit the middle of middle stump. A good decision not to review, looked plumb to the naked eye a |
| Usman Khawaja is the next batsman in. |
| 35.3 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Beaten first ball! The ball is doing things suddenly for Bumrah. He looked a little inconsistent in the morning but the last three balls have been on point. This one is just outside off and is too good for a batsman first up. Khawaja tries to feel for the ball but is lucky not to get an outside edge on it. |
| 35.4 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Well outside off this time, the batsman leaves it alone. |
| 35.5 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Another one which is left alone by Usman, Bumrah is getting the ball to speed through now. |
| 35.6 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Woah! Another play and miss! Khawaja prods at this one short and outside off tentatively and the ball tails away after landing just a shade to beat the outside edge. Good bowling by Bumrah. |
| Ishant is back on. |
| 36.1 : I Sharma to Harris, Length delivery on middle, Harris tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 36.2 : I Sharma to Harris, On middle, MH defends it with a straight bat. |
| 36.3 : I Sharma to Harris, Similar delivery, Harris defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 36.4 : I Sharma to Harris, Outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it. |
| 36.5 : I Sharma to Harris, Good length delivery on middle, Harris defends it off the front foot and onto the ground. |
| 36.6 : I Sharma to Harris, Full on middle, Harris defends it from within the crease. Ishant starts off with a maiden. |
| 37.1 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Continues around the wicket, outside off and on a good length, Khawaja decides to let it go through. |
| 37.2 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Slightly fuller in length, seems like a surprise delivery after 3-4 short balls in a row. Khawaja does well to bring his bat down in time and defend to mid on. |
| 37.3 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Back to the short length, Usman jumps a bit as he defends this off the back foot and into the ground on the off side. |
| 37.4 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, This one is outside off and comes in with the angle. The left-hander covers the swing and then lets it go through to the keeper. |
| 37.5 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Good length ball, Usman sees it well and defends it on the front foot. |
| 37.6 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, This ball moves away after landing outside off and the southpaw decides to not play at it. Second maiden on the trot by Jasprit. |
| 38.1 : I Sharma to Harris, Around the wicket from Ishant, it is on a length and holds its line. The batsman trusts the bounce and lets the ball through. It goes just above off and to Pant. |
| 38.2 : I Sharma to Harris, Harris suddenly looks a little nervy as he tries to cut this one just short of a length and outside off. He is late on it and the ball evades the outside edge once again as it goes through to the keeper. |
| 38.3 : I Sharma to Harris, Well outside off, left alone by the southpaw. |
| 38.4 : I Sharma to Harris, Shorter length delivery aimed at the hips, Harris flicks it away square on the leg side for a single. |
| 38.5 : I Sharma to U Khawaja, Very poor from the Indian skipper! He has let Khawaja off the mark with an overthrow here. The pressure was building on Usman with 10 dot balls he had played and it is an unneccesary throw at the striker's end that Pant can't stop, that lets him get off the mark. India can do without such antics. |
| 38.6 : I Sharma to Harris, Well outside off, Harris shoulders his arms to let this one go to Pant. |
| Drinks break. India have finally broken through, now can they put some pressure on the Aussies and get a few more in quick time? |
| 39.1 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Outside off and short of a length, Usman wants nothing to do with it as he lets it go through. |
| 39.2 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, This one has rared off the pitch and is fended off by the left-hander almost off his eye level. Well dealt with in the end and the ball rolls onto the pitch. |
| 39.3 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Good length on off, Usman defends it with the straight bat. |
| 39.4 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Another one which is bang on target and Khawaja remains on the back foot as he keeps it out. |
| 39.5 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Lots of time on this one as the leftie can shoulder his arms at it and let it go. |
| 39.6 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Surprise yorker from Bumrah! Equally well played by Usman as he digs it out towards Kohli at cover. Good over. 3rd consecutive maiden. |
| 40.1 : I Sharma to Harris, Some chin music for Harris here, but he ducks just under the ball and lets that bouncer through to the wicket-keeper. |
| 40.2 : I Sharma to Harris, This one is on a good length and easily defended away towards cover. There is a stark difference in the pace of the two seamers operating right now, with Bumrah being quite a few clicks faster. |
| 40.3 : I Sharma to Harris, Around the wicket and sliding down at the pads with the angle, Harris pushes it in the gap towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 40.4 : I Sharma to Khawaja, Back to the off stump line, Khawaja doesn't look too confident defending this one but no danger in the end as the ball falls down on the pitch itself. |
| 40.5 : I Sharma to Khawaja, Another one outside off and slightly shorter, Usman rocks back and defends it with soft hands. |
| 40.6 : I Sharma to Khawaja, On middle and straightens a tad bit after landing, Khawaja deals with it easily as he defends it with a straight bat and back to the bowler. Good over from Ishant though. Tight stuff. |
| 41.1 : J Bumrah to M Harris, Full and around off, Harris looks to defend but the ball squirts off the inside edge through square leg. A single taken. |
| 41.2 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, A sharp bouncer, Khawaja bails out of the pull shot. |
| 41.3 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Outside off, left alone. |
| 41.4 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads. |
| 41.5 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Down the leg side, flicked fine for a single. |
| 41.6 : J Bumrah to Harris, Outside off, a poke and a miss. |
| Mohammed Shami is back on. 13-5-27-1 so far. |
| 42.1 : M Shami to Khawaja, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 42.2 : M Shami to Khawaja, Down the leg side, helped through square leg. Good running to pick up three runs. |
| 42.3 : M Shami to M Harris, Around off, Harris taps it towards point and takes a quick single. The calling is loud and efficient. |
| 42.4 : M Shami to U Khawaja, Full and outside off, Khawaja looks to defend, gets an OUTSIDE EDGE but the ball does not carry to second slip. |
| 42.5 : M Shami to Khawaja, The batsman appears to have been struck on the thigh pad. |
| 42.6 : M Shami to Khawaja, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 43.1 : J Bumrah to Harris, On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 43.2 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Outside off, left alone. |
| 43.3 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 43.4 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 43.5 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 43.6 : J Bumrah to Khawaja, One more leave outside off. |
| 44.1 : M Shami to Harris, Outside off, the sucker ball, fuller in length, Harris looks to drive but misses. |
| 44.2 : M Shami to Harris, EDGED, DROPPED, FOUR! Tough chance for Rahul. Short and outside off, Harris looks to cut but gets an outside edge. The ball flies and the fielder leaps too, at second slip. The ball bursts through his palms and races to the third man fence. |
| 44.3 : M Shami to Harris, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 44.4 : M Shami to Harris, Around off, defended from the crease. |
| 44.5 : M Shami to Harris, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 44.6 : M Shami to Khawaja, Landed outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| Umesh Yadav returns. 9-2-33-0 so far. |
| 45.1 : U Yadav to Harris, Landed outside off, defended from the crease. |
| 45.2 : U Yadav to Harris, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a couple. |
| 45.3 : U Yadav to Harris, Down the leg side, nudged fine for a single. |
| 45.4 : U Yadav to Khawaja, Oopss.... a bit of a misjudgement. Landed outside off, Khawaja looks to defend but then tries to bail out. The ball goes off the bottom edge, on the bounce, to second slip. |
| 45.5 : U Yadav to Khawaja, Outside off, let through. |
| 45.6 : U Yadav to Khawaja, OUT! Caught behind! Khawaja was never looking confident in his stay out there and has been relieved. He stands there in disbelief. Off his 37 strenuous deliveries, he has nicked off on his 38th. A nothing shot, to a short ball outside off. Just flayed hard, did not move his feet and paid the price. A well-deserved wicket for Umesh. He has been inconsistent but this will boost his spirits. |
| Shaun Marsh comes in at number 4, replacing Khawaja. |
| 46.1 : M Shami to Harris, Outside off, tapped towards cover for a quick single. |
| 46.2 : M Shami to Marsh, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 46.3 : M Shami to Marsh, Around off, solidly pushed to the off side. |
| 46.4 : M Shami to Marsh, The crowd erupts for its local boy, only to realize that it is a leg bye. Around off, coming in, Marsh looked to tuck it away but missed. The ball went off his hips towards square leg. A single taken but the Western Australian is not off the mark. Because it is signalled a leg bye. |
| 46.5 : M Shami to Harris, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 46.6 : M Shami to Harris, Full and just around off, solidly blocked out. |
| 47.1 : U Yadav to Marsh, Landed outside off, allowed to go through. |
| 47.2 : U Yadav to Marsh, The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through again. |
| 47.3 : U Yadav to Marsh, The crowd rises up as one again. This time its son is indeed off the mark. A short ball, around the hips, outside leg, Marsh nudges it towards fine leg and gets his scoreboard moving off 0. |
| 47.4 : U Yadav to Harris, Stays back in his crease and defends. |
| 47.5 : U Yadav to M Harris, A short ball, Harris plays a well-controlled pull shot through square leg for a run. Moves to 70. |
| 47.6 : U Yadav to Marsh, Pitched around middle and leg, Marsh looks to defend, then tries to let it go but misses and is hit on the chest. |
| Haunma Vihari is back on. 1-0-9-0 so far. Tea is just around the corner - around 17 minutes away... |
| 48.1 : H Vihari to Harris, Outside off, punched uppishly towards point. |
| 48.2 : H Vihari to M Harris, OUT! Hanuma Vihari has got rid of the set batsman! Boy, what a move from Virat Kohli. That is what tomorrow's papers will read. But mind you, this has got more to do with the pitch. It is not even Tea on Day 1 but the cracks have already started to open and widen. It is a touch short outside off, Harris looks to cut but suddenly, out of nowhere, the ball bounces off the crack and cramps him for room. He cannot do anything apart from fend and unluckily for him, the bal |
| The batsmen keep coming in quickly now... who is in next? Peter Handscomb. |
| 48.3 : H Vihari to Handscomb, Full and around off, Handscomb drives it straight back. Vihari dives to his right and parries it to shot mid-wicket. |
| 48.4 : H Vihari to P Handscomb, Tossed up outside off, eased down to long off for a single. Gets off the mark. |
| 48.5 : H Vihari to Marsh, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 48.6 : H Vihari to Marsh, Around middle, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 49.1 : U Yadav to Handscomb, The pitch is starting to play tricks now. Another one rises off a crack. Umesh lands it on a length, outside off, Handscomb looks to defend but the ball suddenly shoots up and hits the outside edge. However, Peter does well to keep the hands down and hence the ball does not carry to the slip cordon. |
| 49.2 : U Yadav to P Handscomb, A short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for three runs. |
| 49.3 : U Yadav to Marsh, Fuller in length, outside off, Marsh looks to defend but misses. |
| 49.4 : U Yadav to Marsh, Outside off, left alone. |
| 49.5 : U Yadav to Marsh, FOUR RUNNING RUNS! Full and outside off, Marsh leans and drives it through the covers. Poor Hanuma Vihari gives it a chase, gets to the ball, pulls it back in near the boundary but by the time he does all that, the batsmen cross each other four times! |
| 49.6 : U Yadav to Marsh, Pitched outside leg, Shaun looks to flick but misses. There is an LBW appeal but it is turned down. Pitched outside leg. |
| 50.1 : H Vihari to Handscomb, Outside off, Handscomb plays inside the line, expecting it to turn but misses. |
| 50.2 : H Vihari to Handscomb, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 50.3 : H Vihari to Handscomb, Outside off, left alone. |
| 50.4 : H Vihari to Handscomb, Tossed up a bit, driven straight to mid off. |
| 50.5 : H Vihari to Handscomb, Outside off, left alone. |
| 50.6 : H Vihari to Handscomb, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 51.1 : U Yadav to Marsh, Full and outside off, Marsh leans and drives it through the covers for a couple. |
| 51.2 : U Yadav to Marsh, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 51.3 : U Yadav to Marsh, Down the leg side, nudged fine for a single. |
| 51.4 : U Yadav to Handscomb, Short and outside off, Handscomb arches back and punches it towards point. |
| 51.5 : U Yadav to Handscomb, Landed outside off, on a length, left alone. |
| 51.6 : U Yadav to Handscomb, BEAUTY TO END THE OVER! Brave leave or misjudgement? On a length outside off, Handscomb lets it go and the ball comes back in, going over the off stump! |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. 14-5-29-1 so far. This will be the last over before Tea. |
| 52.1 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Outside off, solidly defended. |
| 52.2 : J Bumrah to Marsh, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump. |
| 52.3 : J Bumrah to Marsh, One more leave outside off. |
| 52.4 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Landed outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 52.5 : J Bumrah to Marsh, One more leave outside off. |
| 52.6 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Fine ball to end the session. Full and outside off, curling in late, a watchful Marsh takes his bat away. TEA ON DAY 1, AUSTRALIA ARE 145/3! |
| Sensational comeback from India. After a brief period post Lunch where they struggled in keeping the runs down, they have owned this session, picking up 3 wickets, which included both the set batsmen. With the heat forcing the cracks to open and widen, the batsmen are finding it more and more difficult to play. |
| Just goes to show you that a Test match is never over till it is actually over. At 112/0, the Aussies might have felt on top of the world, as the number 1 Test team was struggling to pick up a wicket. But suddenly, in the space of 79 balls, three have gone by and they now have two new batsmen out in the middle. |
| It is a hot day and understandably, the Indians are taking a lot of time to bowl their overs. 37 left in the day. Surely we would be going into extra time, unless Vihari bowls more. Join us back at 3.20 pm local (0720 GMT). |
| ... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ... |
| We are back for the final session of play on Day 1. The players stroll out onto the field along with the umpires. Will we see Handscomb and Marsh build a partnership or will we see the Indians picking up quick wickets? Handscomb to face the first ball of the session from Umesh Yadav. |
| 53.1 : U Yadav to Handscomb, Starts off with a ball short and well outside off, Handscomb just pushes it in the gap to the left of cover and picks up a couple. |
| 53.2 : U Yadav to Handscomb, Closer to the off pole this time, Peter drops it on the off side and runs through for a quick single. |
| 53.3 : U Yadav to Marsh, Well well, what happened there? Yadav goes for the bouncer and Marsh takes his eyes off the ball and tries to sway away. He is too late on it and the ball pings off his shoulder and drops just in front of Pant. No risk of getting out but there was a risk of a nasty injury there. Needs to keep his eyes on the ball. |
| 53.4 : U Yadav to Marsh, Well outside off on a good length, left alone by Shaun. |
| 53.5 : U Yadav to Marsh, Another leave outside the off stump by the southpaw. |
| 53.6 : U Yadav to Marsh, Three leaves in a row to end the over as this one too wide on the off side. |
| Ishant to bowl from the other end. |
| 54.1 : I Sharma to P Handscomb, OUT! Kohli has pulled off a one-handed stunner here! An incredible catch while jumping towards his right and Handscomb has to walk back. Ishant gets his first and India have their fourth. Just what they would've wanted after the Tea break. The ball is one that bounces way more than Handscomb would have expected as he puts his bat loose outside off in an attempt to run this one down to third man. He just gets an outside edge that flies to the right of Kohli at third |
| 0.0 : Travis Head is the next batsman in at no. 6. |
| 54.2 : I Sharma to Head, FOUR! Almost had two-in-two. From around the wicket, and a snorter to welcome Head. He is uncomfortable as he tries to fend it off and looks like it has gone off his glove and above Kohli's head for four runs. Replays show us that the ball actually came off his left shoulder. Good bowling from Ishant here, looks like the wicket has given him confidence. |
| 54.3 : I Sharma to Head, Outside off and Head just pushes it away towards point fort a single. |
| 54.4 : I Sharma to Marsh, Short of a length and on top of off stump, Marsh is back in his crease as he defends this with a straight bat. |
| 54.5 : I Sharma to Marsh, Play and miss! Ishant is making the ball move away after landing here. Marsh is on his back foot and tries to defend this short one on off, but the ball moves away in the last moment to beat his outside edge. |
| 54.6 : I Sharma to Marsh, Outside off again and Shaun decides to let this one go through to the keeper. Good over from Sharma. |
| 55.1 : U Yadav to Head, Fuller delivery from Umesh on middle, Head defends it with a straight bat. |
| 55.2 : U Yadav to Head, Length delivery on middle, Head flicks it to the square leg region for a single. |
| 55.3 : U Yadav to Marsh, In the channel outside off, Marsh lets it go. |
| 55.4 : U Yadav to S Marsh, FOUR! Good shot from Marsh. Wide and short outside off, Marsh hangs back and cuts it through point and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 55.5 : U Yadav to Marsh, Full on middle, Marsh defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 55.6 : U Yadav to Marsh, Around off, Marsh lets it be. |
| 56.1 : I Sharma to Head, FOUR! This outfield is really quick! The ball was at the hips and Head just works it away off his pads to the right of deep fine leg. The fielder has no chance as the ball runs away to deep backward square leg fence. |
| 56.2 : I Sharma to Head, Good length and back to being outside off, Head defends it confidently towards cover-point. |
| 56.3 : I Sharma to Head, Bumpy delivery on middle and off, Head rises above it as he defends it into the ground. |
| 56.4 : I Sharma to Head, Short of a length and outside off, Travis punches it off his back foot towards mid off. No run. |
| 56.5 : I Sharma to Head, Beaten again! Ishant delivers this one short and outside off, the left-handed Head goes for a cut off his back foot but misses the ball completely. Was too close to cut this one and especially risky on this pitch as the ball bounces a bit more than normal. Some stares from the bowler on his followthrough. |
| 56.6 : I Sharma to Head, This one is defended solidly off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 57.1 : U Yadav to Marsh, Fuller delivery on off, Marsh defends it off the front foot and onto the ground. |
| 57.2 : U Yadav to Marsh, In the channel outside off, Marsh shoulders arms to it. |
| 57.3 : U Yadav to Marsh, Beauty from Umesh. Back of a length around off, angling away. But Marsh nicely leaves it in the end. |
| 57.4 : U Yadav to Marsh, Bouncer this time from Umesh. Marsh nicely ducks underneath it. |
| 57.5 : U Yadav to Marsh, Back of a length around off, Marsh does not need to play at those. |
| 57.6 : U Yadav to Marsh, FOUR! Loosener from Umesh. Short delivery on middle, Marsh quickly pounces on it and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. A rare bad delivery from Umesh after Tea. |
| 58.1 : I Sharma to Head, Outside off and another play and miss from Head. Riding his luck here one would say. Short of a length and Head wants to drive this off his back foot through covers but misses the ball completely. Loose, too loose a stroke to attempt now. |
| 58.2 : I Sharma to Head, Good adjustment and much better from Head this time, a similar delivery outside off and he just opens the face this time to get the ball towards third man. The batsmen come back for two. |
| 58.3 : I Sharma to Head, Good length ball outside off, Travis shoulders his arms at this one. |
| 58.4 : I Sharma to Head, Short and well outside off. No need to play at this one. |
| 58.5 : I Sharma to T Head, Slightly pushes his length up on this occasion, the southpaw drives in in the gap through cover and gets to the other end. |
| 58.6 : I Sharma to Marsh, Angling on to the pads to end the over, Marsh works it away to mid-wicket and keeps strike by picking up a single. |
| Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack. |
| 59.1 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Slightly full and outside off to start off with, Marsh defends it on the off side coming half forward. |
| 59.2 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Short of a length and well outside off this time, Marsh decides to let it go through. Well left. |
| 59.3 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Angling into the body on this occasion, Marsh is cramped for room but adjust well as he works it away to square leg and gets a single. |
| 59.4 : J Bumrah to Head, Nasty! Nasty bouncer from Bumrah. Quick and hurried onto Head who was attempting a pull but the ball is too quick on him. He gets hit on the glove and the ball then goes on to hit his helmet. Lucky for the batsman, the ball could've gone anywhere. |
| 59.5 : J Bumrah to Head, Another fast ball outside off, Travis has to jump to keep this out. |
| 59.6 : J Bumrah to Head, Beaten outside off again! Too quick for the left-hander as the ball is past him before he gets his bat to play the cut shot. Bumrah is spitting fireballs here. |
| Hanuma Vihari will roll his arm over. |
| 60.1 : H Vihari to S Marsh, Drags it short outside off, Marsh cuts it through point for a run. |
| 60.2 : H Vihari to Head, Identical delivery, same result. |
| 60.3 : H Vihari to Marsh, Quicker and fuller around off, Marsh lets it go. |
| 60.4 : H Vihari to Marsh, Tosses it up outside off, SM does not need to play at those. |
| 60.5 : H Vihari to Marsh, Flatter delivery on off, Marsh punches it towards the off side. |
| 60.6 : H Vihari to S Marsh, FOUR! Loose delivery from Vihari. It was short and wide outside off, Marsh cuts and cuts hard through the backward point region and the ball races away to the fence. Vihari needs to slower his pace. He has been wayyy to short and quicker in this over. |
| 61.1 : J Bumrah to Head, On a length and outside off, Head is on his toes as he defends this towards point. |
| 61.2 : J Bumrah to Head, Bouncer to follow up, Head ducks under the ball and lets it go through. |
| 61.3 : J Bumrah to T Head, This ball is back on a good length and Travis tries to find the gap between slip and gully, but Rahane is quick to dive to his right and stop this ball. Would've been four had it gone through. |
| 61.4 : J Bumrah to Head, Fuller length, overpitched on middle. The leftie flicks it away to the right of deep fine leg for a couple. |
| 61.5 : J Bumrah to Head, Short of a length and on middle, coming back in with the angle. Head works it away to deep mic-wicket for a single. Marsh thinks of the second but is sent back rightly by Head. |
| 61.6 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Another quick one on middle and short of a length. Marsh defends it straight back to the bowler. |
| 62.1 : H Vihari to Head, Full around off, Head lets it be. |
| 62.2 : H Vihari to Head, Quicker and fuller around off, Head lets it go. |
| 62.3 : H Vihari to T Head, Drags it short around off, Travis cuts it towards point for a run. |
| 62.4 : H Vihari to Marsh, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 62.5 : H Vihari to Marsh, A tad fuller just around off, SM shoulders arms to it. |
| 62.6 : H Vihari to Marsh, Flatter on middle, Shaun punches it off the backfoot towards point for a single. |
| 63.1 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Short of a length and outside off, the ball thuds into Pant's glove as Marsh lets it alone. |
| 63.2 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Another ball outside off and Pant collects this in front of Kohli at second slip as the ball moves a mile after crossing the batsman. Good take by the keeper. |
| 63.3 : J Bumrah to Marsh, A slight reminder about England for Pant, the ball flies and moves wildly after crossing the batsman. Another one outside off and on a length, the rookie keeper does well to get hands to this one and prevents any byes. |
| 63.4 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Left alone by Shaun and this time the ball behaves properly as it goes through to the keeper without moving. |
| 63.5 : J Bumrah to S Marsh, Very full and outside off, Marsh looks to push it on the off side but gets the outside half of the bat and the ball goes towards point. |
| 63.6 : J Bumrah to Marsh, Short length ball outside off left alone again by the southpaw. Maiden over. |
| 64.1 : H Vihari to Head, Tosses it up on middle, Head defends it with a straight bat. |
| 64.2 : H Vihari to Head, Fuller delivery on middle, TH defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 64.3 : H Vihari to Head, Quicker around off, Head lets it be. |
| 64.4 : H Vihari to Head, Quicker and flatter around off, Head rocks back and cuts it towards point for a single. |
| 64.5 : H Vihari to Marsh, On middle, Marsh watchfully defends it. |
| 64.6 : H Vihari to Marsh, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| Shami is back on. |
| 65.1 : M Shami to Head, Short of a length to start off with and Head defends it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 65.2 : M Shami to Head, Another short one and Travis is deep in his crease as he defends this with a vertical bat. |
| 65.3 : M Shami to Head, On a good length and angling back into the left-hander, he works it away to fine leg and gets a couple. |
| 65.4 : M Shami to Head, WIDE! A real effort ball this from Shami, the ball rises well above Head's head. Pant does well to jump and collect this in the end. The umpire signals a wide as it was too high and even 'first bouncer for the over'. |
| M Shami to Head, Another bouncer here, Travis ducks under it and lets it go through. |
| 65.5 : M Shami to Head, Outside off and on a short length, the leftie is on his back foot as he defends this back to the bowler. |
| 65.6 : M Shami to Head, Woah! The movement there is really a lot as Head tries to defend this towards cover. Starting outside off on a good length, the ball moves away to beat the outside edge. Good bowling this! |
| 66.1 : H Vihari to Marsh, Well outside off and Marsh shoulders his arms to this one. |
| 66.2 : H Vihari to Marsh, DROPPED! The ball goes in and out. Lapse of concentration from both the batsman and the keeper as Shaun looks to cut this short one outside off and gets a faint edge on it. Pant is off balance as he tries to catch it and ends up grassing this one as the ball fails to stick. The ball went into the gloves and maybe the keeper just failed to close the gloves in time as the ball trickled out and Marsh gets a life. |
| 66.3 : H Vihari to Marsh, Flatter delivery angling into the pads, Shaun pushes it toward mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 66.4 : H Vihari to Head, Another single as Head drives this flatter one off the back foot to long on. |
| 66.5 : H Vihari to Marsh, Flatter delivery on middle, defended back to the bowler off the back foot. |
| 66.6 : H Vihari to Marsh, FOUR! This is full and on middle. Marsh takes a stride ahead and drives this beautifully through mid on. Long off has no chance to come around and cut this as the ball races away to the fence. Good end to the over for the Aussies. |
| 67.1 : M Shami to Head, Length delivery on off, Head pushes it towards point for a single. |
| 67.2 : M Shami to Marsh, Short of a length on middle, Marsh works it to the off side for a run. |
| 67.3 : M Shami to Head, Good delivery from Shami. Short delivery from Shami, Head nicely defends it off the back foot and onto the ground. |
| 67.4 : M Shami to T Head, FOUR! Bowls it short outside off, Marsh cuts it towards the backward point region and the ball races away ot the fence. Also brings up thr 50 run-stand between these two. Handy partnership after loosing the wicket of Handscomb early. Aussies would like these two to bat big now. |
| 67.5 : M Shami to Head, Back of a length on middle, Head defends it from within the crease. |
| 67.6 : M Shami to Head, Identical delivery, TH defends it off the back foot and onto the ground. |
| 68.1 : H Vihari to Marsh, Flatter ball outside off, Marsh comes forward to place this on the off side for a quick single. But the ball goes straight to cover. |
| 68.2 : H Vihari to Marsh, This one is on middle, Marsh defends it with soft hands to short mid-wicket. |
| 68.3 : H Vihari to Marsh, Shorter and outside off on this occasion, Marsh rocks back and cuts it towards deep point. Runs to the other end. Australia move to 199. |
| 68.4 : H Vihari to Head, Flighted outside off this time, Head comes forward to defend it into the ground. |
| 68.5 : H Vihari to Head, Flatter delivery that is angling back into the pads, Head flicks it away to deep square leg and gets a couple. The 200 comes up for the hosts. |
| 68.6 : H Vihari to Head, Fuller ball outside off and TH takes a big stride forward to defend this with a straight bat. |
| 69.1 : M Shami to Marsh, Short delivery wide down leg. Marsh does not need to play at those. |
| 69.2 : M Shami to Marsh, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 69.3 : M Shami to Marsh, Back of a length on middle, Marsh defends it from within the crease. |
| 69.4 : M Shami to Marsh, Bouncer from Shami. Marsh nicely ducks underneath it. |
| 69.5 : M Shami to Marsh, In the channel outside off, Marsh lets it go. |
| 69.6 : M Shami to Marsh, Back of a length on off, Marsh stands firm on the crease and defends it off the backfoot. |
| 70.1 : H Vihari to Head, A short ball outside off, punched through the covers for a single. |
| 70.2 : H Vihari to Head, Comes down the track but is not quite to the pitch of the ball. Gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 70.3 : H Vihari to Head, One again he dances out and this time he is to the pitch of the delivery. Drives it towards long off for a run. |
| 70.4 : H Vihari to Marsh, On middle and leg, flicked towards short mid-wicket. |
| 70.5 : H Vihari to Marsh, Outside off, pushed towards point for a quick single. |
| 70.6 : H Vihari to Head, IN THE AIR.... SAFE! FOUR! Heart-in-mouth moment for Head. Full on middle, Travis comes down the track and is through his flick shot. Is not able to keep it down and the ball goes aerial. 'CATCH IT!' is the cry. But the ball goes right between short mid-wicket and mid on, racing to the fence. |
| Ishant Sharma is back on. |
| 71.1 : I Sharma to Marsh, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 71.2 : I Sharma to Marsh, Outside off, left alone. |
| 71.3 : I Sharma to Marsh, Outside off, let through again. |
| 71.4 : I Sharma to Marsh, INSIDE EDGE, MISSES THE STUMPS! Loose from Marsh now. Full and outside off, Shaun looks to play a drive through the off side but his feet are glued to the crease. The ball takes the inside but luckily for him, evades the stumps towards fine leg. A single taken. |
| 71.5 : I Sharma to Head, Flashy drive and escapes again. In the process of scoring runs quickly, Australia are playing too many shots, one feels. Wide outside off, fuller in length, Head leans into the shot, but does not quite move his feet again. The ball flies off the edge, through point but the man is deep. It races towards the fence but substitute Ravindra Jadeja hares after it from sweeper cover, gets to the ball and keeps the batsmen to a couple. |
| 71.6 : I Sharma to Head, Landed outside off, left alone. |
| 72.1 : H Vihari to Marsh, Short and outside off, cut through point for a single. |
| 72.2 : H Vihari to Head, Tossed up outside off, Head dances down the track and drives it towards long off for a run. |
| 72.3 : H Vihari to Marsh, Oohhh... an LBW appeal, turned down. Full and outside off, Marsh pads it away. That was coming in with the angle but didn't seem like it will hit the stumps. |
| 72.4 : H Vihari to Marsh, Full and outside off, pushed towards cover. |
| 72.5 : H Vihari to Marsh, A touch short, around off, turned towards short mid-wicket. |
| 72.6 : H Vihari to Marsh, Full and around middle, Marsh looks to defend but the ball scoots in and goes off the inside edge through square leg. A single taken. |
| 73.1 : I Sharma to Marsh, Outside off, left alone. |
| 73.2 : I Sharma to Marsh, The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again. |
| 73.3 : I Sharma to Marsh, Slightly overpitched outside off, Shaun drives it straight to cover. |
| 73.4 : I Sharma to Marsh, Wide outside off and SM lets this one go through to Pant. |
| 73.5 : I Sharma to Marsh, Good ball outside off and on a fuller length. Slight movement in the air but Marsh deals well with it and defends it towards cover-point. |
| 73.6 : I Sharma to Marsh, Well outside off and very short, Marsh shoulders his arms to it. |
| 74.1 : H Vihari to Head, Short and outside off, cut through to backward point. |
| 74.2 : H Vihari to Head, Flighted outside off on this occasion, Head comes down the track and defends this to cover. |
| 74.3 : H Vihari to Head, Flatter delivery outside off, Head defends it off the back foot to point. |
| 74.4 : H Vihari to Head, Fuller on this occasio, Travis comes well ahead to defend this back to the bowler. |
| 74.5 : H Vihari to Head, FOUR! This is played late, very late by Head. Short and well outside off, Head is deep in his crease and cuts the ball very late to the backward point boundary for four runs. Found the gap beautifully behind backward point this time. |
| 74.6 : H Vihari to Head, Oooh! Short outside off and Travis cannot hold back the cut. Goes for it and misses the ball completely. Lucky not to get an edge there. |
| Murali Vijay will roll his arm over. India seem to be looking to finish the last few overs before the new ball is available quickly. |
| 75.1 : M Vijay to Marsh, Starts off with a fuller delivery on middle, Marsh defends it with a straight bat. |
| 75.2 : M Vijay to Marsh, FOUR! Easy pickings there for Marsh. Drags it short on middle, Marsh flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away to th boundary. |
| 75.3 : M Vijay to Marsh, Short outside off, Marsh punches it off the backfoot towards the point region for a single. |
| 75.4 : M Vijay to Head, Flatter on middle, Head defends it off the back foot and onto the ground. |
| 75.5 : M Vijay to Head, Tossed up delivery on middle, Head comes down the track and tries to go over mid on. But he miscues it and the ball falls just short of the mid on fielder. They take a run in the end. |
| 75.6 : M Vijay to Marsh, FOUR! Flighted on middle, Marsh comes down the track and drives it straight past the bowler and through the mid on fielder for a boundary. 10 from the over of Vijay. |
| 76.1 : H Vihari to Head, Flighted outside off, Head leans into the drive and gets it to deep cover for a couple. |
| 76.2 : H Vihari to Head, Fuller outside off, Travis comes ahead and defends it with a straight bat. |
| 76.3 : H Vihari to Head, Flatter delivery outside off, pushed in the gap towards cover for a single. |
| 76.4 : H Vihari to Marsh, Another single as the ball is driven by Marsh. |
| 76.5 : H Vihari to Head, Shorter outside off and the ball is pushed through the covers. Head runs to the other end. |
| 76.6 : H Vihari to S Marsh, OUT! What a catch by Rahane! He has held on to a really tough one here! Marsh cannot believe his luck. The ball was short outside off and demanded treatmet. Shaun looks to cut hard but only gets an edge that was traveling fast. Rahane at slip stays on his feet and takes the ball with the support of his chest as he somehow holds onto it. He falls backward after taking the catch but ensures the ball is stuck in his hand. India have their fifth against the run of play. Vi |
| Tim Paine, the skipper is the next batsman in. |
| Shami is back into the attack. |
| 77.1 : M Shami to Head, Starts off with a length delivery on middle, Head defends it off the front foot and onto the ground. |
| 77.2 : M Shami to Head, Play and Miss! Length delivery around off, Head tries to poke at it but luckily for him he did not get the outside edge of the bat. Good delivery from Shami that. |
| 77.3 : M Shami to Head, Back of a length on off, Head guides it towards point for a single. |
| 77.4 : M Shami to Paine, Short of a length around off, Paine taps it towards point for a run. The captain is off the mark with that. |
| 77.5 : M Shami to Head, Length delivery on middle and leg, Head flicks it towards fine leg for a couple of runs. |
| 77.6 : M Shami to Head, Back of a length on off, Head taps it towards point and the batsman cross ends. Also brings up Head's 3rd fifty. Brilliant innings from the southpaw. He has been probably Australia's best batsman in this tour. Australia would like him to bat for a longer period of time. |
| 78.1 : H Vihari to Head, Short outside off, Head stands tall and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 78.2 : H Vihari to Paine, Arm ball outside off, Tim is half-ahead as he defends it with soft hands. |
| 78.3 : H Vihari to Paine, Very short and well wide outside off, Paine stays back and cuts it but straight to backward point. |
| 78.4 : H Vihari to Paine, Fuller this time, the batsman comes ahead and defends it with a straight bat. |
| 78.5 : H Vihari to Tim Paine, Outside off and Paine cuts it hard again but straight to Shami at point. |
| 78.6 : H Vihari to Tim Paine, Third time that Paine has played the square cut this over and third time he has found this fielder. This time he tried to find the gap to the left but it was too close to Shami again. |
| 79.1 : M Shami to Head, Bowls it short on off, Head pulls it towards mid on and the batsmen manage to take a single in the process. |
| 79.2 : M Shami to Paine, In the channel outside off, TP lets it go. |
| 79.3 : M Shami to Paine, Length delivery on middle, Tim works it to the leg side. |
| 79.4 : M Shami to Paine, Short and wide outside off, Paine taps it towards covers for a run. |
| 79.5 : M Shami to Head, Fuller length on off, Head defends it by presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 79.6 : M Shami to Head, FOUR! Cuts and cuts hard. Length delivery on off, Head slashes it hard towards the backward point region and the ball races away to the fence. |
| The new ball is available now! |
| 80.1 : H Vihari to Paine, They haven't taken it just yet. Hanuma continues and bowls the first one a length and just outside off. Tim defends it watchfully off his back foot. |
| 80.2 : H Vihari to Paine, Another similar delivery, Paine pushes it towards mid-wicket. |
| 80.3 : H Vihari to Tim Paine, FOUR! Full toss outside off and demanding punishment. Paine gives it just that as he drives it beautifully through the covers for four. |
| 80.4 : H Vihari to Paine, Flatter and quicker delivery outside off. Paine lets it go. This one bounces a lot more. |
| 80.5 : H Vihari to Paine, Shorter delivery again and Paine wants to pull this one. He is late on the shot and the ball goes down the wicket to long on instead of mid-wicket. It is slightly in the air but no fielder present so it's safe. The batsmen exchange strike. |
| 80.6 : H Vihari to Head, 250 comes up for the hosts! Vihari bowls this one at the pads and Travis flicks it away to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| The new ball has been taken. Shami to bowl with it. |
| 81.1 : M Shami to Head, Short of a length delivery around off, Head tries to cut it but misses it completely. |
| 81.2 : M Shami to Head, Good delivery that. Full length around off, Head stands firm on the crease and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 81.3 : M Shami to Head, A touch fuller on off, Head leans forward and tries to drive it but gets the inner of the bat and the ball goes towards mid off. |
| 81.4 : M Shami to Head, Length delivery on off, Head opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man for a run. |
| 81.5 : M Shami to Paine, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 81.6 : M Shami to Paine, Full length delivery angling across, Paine goes for the drive but misses it completely. Good end to the end from Shami. |
| Ishant Sharma to bowl with the new ball from the other end. |
| 82.1 : I Sharma to Head, OUT! What a waste of a wicket! Head has literally thrown his wicket away. Loose and should be very disappointed. Australia lose their sixth. Ishant has got a wicket off his first ball with the second cherry. A loosener from Sharma to start off with. Well outside off and fuller in length. Head loses his composure as he goes chasing after this wide one and goes for an expansive drive. The ball takes the thick outside edge and carries to Shami who is at third man. Head thump |
| 0.0 : Pat Cummins walks in at no. 8. |
| 82.2 : I Sharma to Cummins, Outside off and coming in after landing, Cummins is ahead and defends confidently. |
| 82.3 : I Sharma to Cummins, Well outside off and Pat chooses to leave this one. |
| 82.4 : I Sharma to Cummins, Cummins gets this defense on the middle of the bat after covering the swing. Should make him feel confident. |
| 82.5 : I Sharma to Cummins, Another length delivery just outside off, and well defended by the right-hander once again. |
| 82.6 : I Sharma to Cummins, Well outside off, Cummins decides to trust the bounce of the wicket and let it go even as the ball came in a long way. Good leave in the end, it must be said. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack. |
| 83.1 : J Bumrah to Paine, Starts off with a length ball outside off, the ball comes in a long way but Paine judges the swing and leaves it alone. |
| 83.2 : J Bumrah to Paine, Wayward and too full. Tim takes it on the full but can only get it as far as point. |
| 83.3 : J Bumrah to Paine, What a jaffa! The ball landed on a length outside off and straightens after landing. Paine who was looking to defend gets completely squared up and the ball goes to Pant at above chest height. There is an amazed look on the face of the batsman. |
| 83.4 : J Bumrah to Paine, FOUR Byes! Unbelieveable! What a ball once again from Jasprit! How it has missed the off stump no one knows. The ball beats everything, including a lunging Pant who cannot reach the ball and it goes for four byes. Paine cannot believe what just happened there. The ball lands on off and moves away after landing. Completely beats Paine as he tries to play at it but cannot get bat on ball. Misses the edge, off stump and the keeper's gloves. |
| 83.5 : J Bumrah to Paine, Finally a sense of calm as the ball is finally on the bat of Paine. He defends with soft hands to gully. |
| 83.6 : J Bumrah to Paine, Short and at the pads, flicked away to deep backward square leg. The batsmen come back for two, that's good running between the wickets. |
| Umesh Yadav comes back into the attack. |
| 84.1 : U Yadav to Cummins, Length delivery around off, Pat lets it go. |
| 84.2 : U Yadav to Cummins, Good delivery that from Umesh. A touch fuller around off, Cummins going for a expansive drive but misses it completely. |
| 84.3 : U Yadav to Cummins, Length delivery on off, PC opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man for a couple of runs. He is off the mark with that shot. |
| 84.4 : U Yadav to Cummins, Short and wide outside off, Pat cuts it towards point for a run. |
| 84.5 : U Yadav to Paine, Fuller length from Umesh on off, TP drives it straight to the point fielder. |
| 84.6 : U Yadav to Tim Paine, FOUR! Short from Umesh and Tim Paine gets into the position early and pulls it towards mid-wicket region for a boundary. The captain needs to hang in there for a longer period of time. |
| 85.1 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Another incredible delivery! The ball lands on off and straightens so much that it beats the outside edge of Pat who was looking to defend on the front foot. Misses the off stump by a whisker again. |
| 85.2 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Overpitched on this occasion, Cummins flicks it away to fine leg for a single. |
| 85.3 : J Bumrah to Paine, Short of a length and outside off, Paine stands inside his crease and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 85.4 : J Bumrah to Paine, Another ball that is short of a length, Paine has enough time on it to push it in the gap towards mid-wicket and get to the other end. |
| 85.5 : J Bumrah to Cummins, A bouncer and outside off, Cummins ducks under it and lets it go. |
| 85.6 : J Bumrah to Cummins, The yorker to follow the bouncer. Too quick for Cummins as the ball raps him on his toes before he brings his bat down. Bumrah goes up in appeal but the ball seems to be going down leg to the naked eye. The batsmen run through for a leg bye. Virat asks Pant and then decides not to review. |
| 86.1 : U Yadav to Cummins, Fuller delivery around off, Pat lets it go. |
| 86.2 : U Yadav to Cummins, Length delivery on middle, Cummins taps it towards gully for a run. |
| 86.3 : U Yadav to Paine, Length delivery on middle, Paine defends it with a straight bat. |
| 86.4 : U Yadav to Paine, Fuller delivery on off, the captain drives it straight to the mid off fielder. |
| 86.5 : U Yadav to Paine, Back of a length outside off, the captain shoulders arms to it. |
| 86.6 : U Yadav to Paine, Length delivery on off, Paine defends it off the back foot and onto the ground. |
| 87.1 : J Bumrah to Cummins, On a length outside off, solidly defended. |
| 87.2 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Around off, pushed towards point. |
| 87.3 : J Bumrah to Cummins, A good bouncer but way too short, outside off, easy duck for Cummins. |
| 87.4 : J Bumrah to Cummins, A bit on the fuller side, around middle, worked wide of Ishant Sharma at mid on. He does get to it before the ball meets the ropes but the batsmen take three by that time. The stand now moves to 20 from 33 balls. |
| 87.5 : J Bumrah to Paine, Full and outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 87.6 : J Bumrah to Paine, TOP EDGE, SAFE! Hmmm... may not be the wisest of shots at this stage. A short ball, around off, Paine swivels to pull but does not quite middle it. The ball flies off the top edge but does not carry to deep mid-wicket. A single taken. |
| Mohammed Shami returns. 18-3-58-0 so far. |
| 88.1 : M Shami to Paine, Outside off, left alone. |
| 88.2 : M Shami to Paine, Outside off, punched wide of cover for a single. |
| 88.3 : M Shami to Pat Cummins, Uppish, but safe. Outside off, Cummins plays away from his body and gets an outside edge, which does not carry to point. |
| 88.4 : M Shami to Cummins, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 88.5 : M Shami to Cummins, Full and outside off, Pat punches this through the covers for a couple. |
| 88.6 : M Shami to Pat Cummins, WIDE. Excellent take from Pant. A wild bouncer, down leg, PC ducks while Rishabh rises. Flies like an eagle and pouches his prey with one glove. Save aside that drop of Marsh, he has been excellent today. |
| M Shami to Cummins, Full and around middle, Cummins looks to defend but gets an inside edge to the leg side. A quick run taken. |
| 89.1 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Around off, solidly defended. |
| 89.2 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Outside off, Pat feels for it but misses. |
| 89.3 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Around off, defended from the crease to the off side. |
| 89.4 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 89.5 : J Bumrah to Cummins, A bouncer around middle, watchfully ducked under. |
| 89.6 : J Bumrah to Cummins, HUGE, HUGE APPEAL FOR LBW! Not out says the umpire! Inside edge, indicates Bumrah to his skipper. Boy, that looked close. Full and around off, coming back in sharply, Cummins looked to defend but got squared up. He is hit on the pads and India appeal but wood saves Patrick. STUMPS ON DAY 1, AUSTRALIA END ON 277/6! |
| Exciting day of cricket. Both teams would take this. India will love because Australia were 112/0 at one stage and cruising, as if they had suddenly been reminded that the Hayden-Langer era had re-begun. The hosts would be happy too, as divots have already started to appear and the pitch is starting to be up and down on Day 1 already. So this looks like a good score. |
| Runs on the board are always important and the hosts have them. They stuck to the age-old technique of see ball, watch ball and the openers benefitted. There was a bit of a stutter in the middle, as Australia lost 4/36 in the span of 114 balls but after that, Marsh and Head ensured that India spent more time in the field searching for wickets. |
| If anything, what will disappoint the Kangaroos is the way both Marsh and Head threw it away. The 84-run stand was causing frustration for the Indians but getting both of them in the span of 32 balls would have boosted the visitors' hopes. The Aussies could have easily been 4 or 5 down, but now, they have allowed the Indians to keep them pinned down under 300. |
| Did India miss a spinner? Were their pacers tired? Looking at the cracks opening up, surely Ashwin, Jadeja or Kuldeep would have been handy. Yes, Ashwin is injured but the other two would have been mighty effective, especially in the second innings. Very unlikely from this fitness-freaking Indian side but only Bumrah looked the fittest and fastest. Ishant picked up 2 wickets but he struggled for a major part of the day. Umesh Yadav was expensive and inaccurate while Shami was unlucky not to pick |
| Right then! Do Australia have enough? if you believe Twitterati, they do. If you look logically, they do. But the same feeling came when India made a 'meager' 250 in Adelaide. So as Michael Clarke always says - 'Never judge a pitch till both sides have batted on it.' So wait for the second innings to unfold and then make a judgement. But for that, you need to follow the game, don't you? Join us back at 10.20 am local (0220 GMT) for all the action on Day 2. ADIOS! TAKE CARE! |
| ... Day 2, Session 1 ... |
| Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy. After a brilliant day of Test cricket on the first day at this state-of-the-art stadium, we have had a really heavy gale accompanied with slight showers last night. Yesterday was a hot day, and the gale has just changed the whole complexion, it is cool and cloudy and expected to remain the same throughout the day. Coming to the cricket, Australia are 277-6 and India will be looking to wipe off the tail as soon as possib |
| The Aussie fast bowlers will be licking their lips on the prospect of bowling on this quick pitch, also with the weather conditions turning this way that should aid them. They won't tire as much as they would have, bowling under the sun. The spinner, Nathan Lyon should also be excited seeing the amount of bounce Hanuma Vihari extracted yesterday. Should be an exhilarating day's play. Stay tuned with us for action which begins in some time! |
| Pitch Report - Michael Vaughan with the pitch report. Starting with the overhead conditions, he says that there is a little bit of cloud cover which will make it cooler. Adds that there is plenty of grass cover and it made it uneven and difficult for the batsmen, should continue to be the same. With already 277 on the board, he feels that the Aussies are on top as it won't become any easier for batting. |
| The players and the umpires are walking out on to the field of play. Tim Paine to face the first ball of Day 2 which will be bowled by Mohammed Shami. |
| 90.1 : M Shami to Paine, Good start first up, on a good length outside off and flies through to Rishabh Pant as Tim shoulders his arms to it. |
| 90.2 : M Shami to Paine, Similar length but the ball comes in after landing. Paine gauges the movement and then lets it go. |
| 90.3 : M Shami to Paine, This one is sliding down the leg side and the skipper wants nothing to do with it as he lets it go. |
| 90.4 : M Shami to Paine, Back to outside off and just short of a length, left alone again. |
| 90.5 : M Shami to Paine, Overpitched on this occasion on the off stump line, Paine gets his bat to this one as he pushes it to cover. |
| 90.6 : M Shami to Paine, Short of a length and at the hips, the first run of the day as Tim just drops it on the leg side and gets to the other end. Also, keeps strike for the next over. |
| Ishant Sharma to bowl from the other end. |
| 91.1 : I Sharma to Paine, Good length and just outside off, it is left alone well by the skipper. |
| 91.2 : I Sharma to Paine, Another one a little more outside off, Tim shoulders his arms once more. |
| 91.3 : I Sharma to Paine, Oh, what happened here? Starts on middle and leg and angles down the leg side. Paine was looking to flick it away but misses. The ball hits his pad and goes through to Pant. No appeal as the ball was going down leg. |
| 91.4 : I Sharma to Paine, Shorter and well outside off on this occasion, Tim guides it down towards third man and gets a single to give Cummins the strike for the first time today. |
| 91.5 : I Sharma to Cummins, Good ball first up to Pat, outside off and moving away after landing. The batsman feels for the ball tentatively and ends up getting beaten. |
| 91.6 : I Sharma to Cummins, Well left this time, as the ball comes in slightly after landing but in the end, is well away from the off pole. |
| 92.1 : M Shami to Tim Paine, FOUR! First boundary of the morning as Shami attempts the shorter ball. It is outside off and allows Paine to free his arms and pull it away behind square. It was in the air but no fielder there and the ball strolls over the fence for four runs. |
| 92.2 : M Shami to Paine, Outside off and left alone this time by Tim. |
| 92.3 : M Shami to Paine, Shorter in length outside off, guided down to third man all along the ground. Paine gets to the other end. |
| 92.4 : M Shami to Cummins, Short ball that jags in a bit after landing on off. Cummins does well to adjust and plays it safely to the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 92.5 : M Shami to Cummins, Well outside off and safely seen through to the keeper. |
| 92.6 : M Shami to Pat Cummins, Oooh! Just outside off, the batsman wanted to leave it but was a little late in shouldering his arms there. The ball hits his inside edge but luckily for him, it goes on to his pads. Could have gone on to the stumps as well. Seems like he was caught in two minds there. |
| 93.1 : I Sharma to Paine, Fuller ball on the pads, Paine works it away in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
| 93.2 : I Sharma to Cummins, Ishant hasn't got his line quite right yet here, he is sliding down the leg side. This one is short and going down leg. Cummins fails to get bat as he tried to glide it fine for four. Pant collects it at chest height. |
| 93.3 : I Sharma to Pat Cummins, Yet another ball that is angling down at the pads, Cummins turns it away to fine leg and gets to the other end. |
| 93.4 : I Sharma to Paine, Outside off, Paine defends it on his toes towards cover. |
| 93.5 : I Sharma to Paine, Full and outside off, Paine plays it with soft hands and sets through for a quick single but it was straight at cover. Rahul, though cannot pick up the ball. If he had collected it cleanly and hit the stumps, Cummins would have been a goner. |
| 93.6 : I Sharma to Cummins, The last ball is well left outside the off stump by Pat. |
| 94.1 : M Shami to Paine, Good bouncer! Short and aimed at the head, Paine does equally well to duck under it, keeping his eyes on the ball all the while. |
| 94.2 : M Shami to Paine, On the channel outside off again, left to go through to Pant. |
| 94.3 : M Shami to Paine, Short of a length and outside off, Paine stands tall and defends it to cover. |
| 94.4 : M Shami to Paine, Another effort ball from Shami, well outside off on this occasion. Paine was lining up for the pull but then decides against it seeing the line of the ball. |
| 94.5 : M Shami to Paine, Oops what happened there? A short ball, and some variable bounce here. Paine goes for the pull but the ball does not bounce as much as he expects. He misses the ball and gets hit on the thigh. |
| 94.6 : M Shami to Paine, FOUR! That should give him confidence after that blow. Outside off and short, Tim just has to place it in the gap to the left of point and the ball runs away to the fence. |
| 95.1 : I Sharma to Cummins, Shorter ball going down leg, Cummins jumps a bit and keeps it down as he plays it to fine leg. Picks up a single. |
| 95.2 : I Sharma to Paine, Fuller delivery now, on the off stump line. Paine plays it watchfully straight back down the ground. |
| 95.3 : I Sharma to Paine, A bumper on off and middle, Paine ducks under it and lets it go. |
| 95.4 : I Sharma to Paine, Good ball that from Sharma, just on the probing line and length on off, Paine is solid in defense though. |
| 95.5 : I Sharma to Paine, Good length delivery again on middle, Paine pushes it to mid-wicket. Wants the single but is sent back by Cummins. |
| 95.6 : I Sharma to Paine, Outside off and just ahead of a good length, Paine is well forward as he defends this. |
| 96.1 : M Shami to Cummins, Fuller length ball outside off, Pat shoulders his arms to it. |
| 96.2 : M Shami to Cummins, Another one outside off and left alone again by the batsman. |
| 96.3 : M Shami to Cummins, Shorter ball and aimed at the batsman's hips. Cummins misses the flick and gets hit on the hip. The ball rolls down on the leg side and the batsmen spot a quick leg bye available. They make it easily in the end. |
| 96.4 : M Shami to Paine, Shorter and outside off, Shami seems to be trying too hard. Paine pulls this away in front of square leg and comes back for two. |
| 96.5 : M Shami to Paine, Another short one aimed at the head, Paine pulls it fine but the connection is not so good. Just a single down to fine leg. |
| 96.6 : M Shami to Cummins, Back to the good line and length outside off, Cummins leaves it alone. Needs to bowl this line more consistently. |
| 97.1 : I Sharma to Paine, Very full and on middle, Paine keeps it out towards mid-wicket. |
| 97.2 : I Sharma to Paine, Slightly short of a good length and jags back in after landing, Paine gets an inside edge onto his pad and the ball rolls onto the leg side. The batsmen pick up yet another quick single here. Given as a leg bye, so maybe there wasn't any wood. |
| 97.3 : Sharma to Cummins, Fuller on this occasion, the inswing beats Cummins and gets him on his knee roll. The Indians appeal but the umpire is unmoved. The ball seemed to be a little too high and even Virat gestures the same to the bowler. Good decision not to review as Hawk-Eye shows that the ball was going above the stumps. |
| 97.4 : I Sharma to Cummins, Short and going down leg, left alone by Pat. |
| 97.5 : I Sharma to Cummins, Overpitched on middle and leg, Cummins gets a single towards mid-wicket. Easy runs these for the Aussies. |
| 97.6 : I Sharma to Paine, Another ball that is going a little down leg, Paine misses his flick and gets hit on the thigh pad. No run here though. |
| Umesh Yadav is the first bowling change of the morning. |
| 98.1 : U Yadav to Cummins, Outside off on a length to start off with, left alone by Cummins. |
| 98.2 : U Yadav to Cummins, Slightly shorter this time outside off, Pat watches it go through. |
| 98.3 : U Yadav to Cummins, Another ball outside off, a good start this by Umesh. The batsman shoulders arms to it once more. |
| 98.4 : U Yadav to Pat Cummins, Closer to off stump, Pat has to play at this one as he defends it towards mid off. |
| 98.5 : U Yadav to Cummins, Short ball outside off, Cummins looks to half-cut, half-drive it off the back foot towards covers. Gets the inside half of the bat as the ball runs to the right of Rahul at short cover. The batsmen pick up a single as the fielder trips while fielding the ball. |
| 98.6 : U Yadav to Paine, Outside off and left alone by the skipper. |
| Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack now. |
| 99.1 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Short and well outside off, Cummins lets it go. |
| 99.2 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Good ball outside off on a length, just straightens a bit after landing. Tim is beaten on the outside edge as he tries to defend from within the crease. |
| 99.3 : J Bumrah to Cummins, What carry here! This is on a good length and rises as it goes past the stumps. Paine was looking to place it on the off side but misses. Pant collects it at head height. |
| 99.4 : J Bumrah to Pat Cummins, Short ball at the stumps again, Pat defends it with soft hands and picks up a quick single. That single also brings up the 300 for the hosts. The last time Australia lost a test after scoring 300+ in the first innings was the boxing day Test against South Africa at the MCG in 2008. |
| 99.5 : J Bumrah to Paine, Short and aimed above the off stump, Tim is uncomfortable in defense but does well to not let the ball fly off his edge. |
| 99.6 : J Bumrah to Paine, Play and miss! The ball is fuller and outside off, Paine looks to feel the ball as it straightens and beats his outside edge at the last moment. Good start from Bumrah. |
| 100.1 : U Yadav to Cummins, Slightly short of a length and Cummins pushes it to the square leg fielder. |
| 100.2 : U Yadav to Cummins, Good length ball, drifting down at the pads, Cummins finds the gap this time through mid-wicket and the batsmen come back for the second. 50-run stand comes up between these two, the third 50-plus run stand of this innings. |
| 100.3 : U Yadav to Cummins, Again landing on middle and leg, Cummins misses his flick to get hit above the knee roll. The batsmen scamper through for a quick leg-bye. Indians appeal but the ball seems to be going down leg and a tad too high. |
| 100.4 : U Yadav to Paine, Fuller outside off, defended off the front foot by the Aussie skipper. |
| 100.5 : U Yadav to Tim Paine, Oooh! Paine is late while trying to let that one go, gets the outside edge but luckily for him the ball doesn't carry to Kohli at second slip. |
| 100.6 : U Yadav to Paine, Fuller length ball outside off, Tim is half-ahead in defense. |
| 101.1 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Guided down to third man comfortably and Pat gives his skipper the strike. |
| 101.2 : J Bumrah to Paine, Good ball from Bumrah, consistently bowling outside off. Paine looks to play at this one but is beaten comprehensively. |
| 101.3 : J Bumrah to Paine, Watchfully played to point with soft hands by the skipper on this occasion. |
| 101.4 : J Bumrah to Paine, Another ball on top of off stump, Paine is back in his crease as fends this one off towards cover. |
| 101.5 : J Bumrah to Paine, Paine looks to play the pull shot to this shorter one outside off but the ball has hurried onto him. The ball pops up on the leg side but luckily for him, it lands in no-man's land. The batsmen pick up a single. |
| 101.6 : J Bumrah to Cummins, Good length outside off, Cummins plays a solid shot towards cover-point for no run. |
| 102.1 : U Yadav to Paine, Fuller and swinging away outside off, Paine looks to go for the expansive drive but misses the ball completely. |
| 102.2 : U Yadav to Paine, Shorter ball that seems to have hurried on to the batsman at his hips. Paine adjusts well in the end and fends it towards square leg. |
| 102.3 : U Yadav to Paine, Another quick one on middle and leg, Paine gets a thick outside edge as he tries to defend this on his toes. The ball rolls towards point. |
| 102.4 : U Yadav to Paine, Short of length and on off stump. Paine defends it off his back foot. |
| 102.5 : U Yadav to Paine, Tim adjusts well to this one coming back in after landing outside off. He guides it in the gap to the left of point for a single. |
| 102.6 : U Yadav to Cummins, Fuller length ball on middle, Pat pushes this on the front foot back to the bowler. |
| Drinks break in the morning session on Day 2. A seamless hour for the hosts, have added 29 runs and lost no wickets. The visitors haven't been consistent and trying too many different things while bowling. They need to do something soon, else the game could be going away from them very quickly. |
| 103.1 : J Bumrah to Paine, Short leg in place. Good length ball landing on off and coming in slightly, Paine defends it well and into the ground on the leg side. |
| 103.2 : J Bumrah to Paine, Outside off and short of a length, Paine plays it towards a deepish point. No run taken. |
| 103.3 : J Bumrah to Paine, Well left outside the off stump by the Australian captain. |
| 103.4 : J Bumrah to Paine, A good bouncer outside off stump, Paine decides against pulling it. |
| 103.5 : J Bumrah to Paine, OUCH! This one is quick and seems to have got Tim on the hip. Short and jagging in after landing, Paine misses his flick. Winces in pain for a moment but seems okay to continue. |
| 103.6 : J Bumrah to Paine, FOUR! Yorker gone wrong. Jasprit goes for the surprise yorker but it is a full toss on off stump that is gleefully accepted and put away by the skipper down the ground for a boundary. Good way to end the over for the hosts. |
| 104.1 : U Yadav to Cummins, Outside off but it's too wide to make the batsman play. |
| 104.2 : U Yadav to Cummins, What a jaffa! It is too good for Pat. Starts off just outside off, seems to be coming in and straightens a bit in the end to beat the outside edge of the batsman who looked to defend it off the back foot. Unfortunately for India, close to the edge is not enough. |
| 104.3 : U Yadav to Cummins, Cummins is ahead to this one and defends it watchfully back to the bowler. |
| 104.4 : U Yadav to Cummins, Bouncer on middle and Cummins ducks under this one at the last moment. |
| 104.5 : U Yadav to Cummins, Fuller outside off, Cummins pushes it to point coming half-ahead. |
| 104.6 : U Yadav to Cummins, OUT! Bowled 'em! The seventh one is finally gone after a 59-run stand. Umesh has been really good this over and Pat was in two minds because of the length that the bowler has been hitting. This one is just a little fuller and lands on off. The ball seems to be coming in with the angle but straightens in the end and beats the outside edge of Cummins as he looks to defend. It goes on to hit the top of the off pole. Dream delivery for any seamer! This is what was required |
| Mitchell Starc is the next batsman in. |
| 105.1 : J Bumrah to Paine, Angles in a length delivery around off, Paine covers the line by staying inside the crease and defends it out to the off side. |
| 0.0 : Tim Paine has been adjudged lbw! Looks dead in front. But he has taken a review. |
| 105.2 : Bumrah to Paine, OUT! Paine is on his bike! Two quick wickets for India and their fans in the stands are delighted. Bumrah delivers it from wide of the crease and angles in a length ball on middle. Paine is caught deep inside the crease as he attempts to work it on the leg side. But probably he got beaten for pace as he misses the ball to get rapped on the pads. They appeal and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Paine takes the review but to no avail. Three reds. He has t |
| Nathan Lyon is the new batsman. |
| 105.3 : J Bumrah to Lyon, Fuller again but Lyon gets his bat down in time as he flicks this away square on the leg side. Picks up three off the first ball he faces. |
| 105.4 : J Bumrah to Starc, Around the wicket to the left-hander, outside off and on a good length. Starc pushes it back to Bumrah on one bounce. |
| 105.5 : J Bumrah to Starc, Quick delivery on top of off stump, 142.3 kmph to be precise. Starc deals with it as he pushes it to mid on. |
| 105.6 : J Bumrah to Starc, Angles down at the pads, Starc finds the gap to the left of mid on and gets off the mark. The batsmen come back for a couple. |
| 106.1 : U Yadav to Lyon, What a ball! Good bowling from Umesh here. This one is again on off and the ball straighten after landing. Lyon goes for the push with a straight bat but misses the ball and it goes just above the off stump. The Indians appeal for a caught behind. There was a noise but it seems to have come from the ball clipping his clothing on the way through. |
| 106.2 : U Yadav to Lyon, Fuller in length and jags in after landing, Lyon jams it towards mid-wicket and comes back for two. |
| 106.3 : U Yadav to Lyon, Another fuller length ball, Lyon pushes it to the right of mid off and the batsmen are able to come back for the second easily. |
| 106.4 : U Yadav to Lyon, Well outside off, left alone by the batsman. |
| 106.5 : U Yadav to Lyon, Short ball and Nathan pulls this away but doesn't time it that well. A single down to deep square leg though. |
| 106.6 : U Yadav to Starc, On a good length but drifting slightly towards leg stump, Starc jams it toward mid-wicket for a single to keep strike. |
| Shami is back on for another spell. |
| 107.1 : M Shami to Starc, Outside off and on a good length from around the wicket, Starc lets it go through. |
| 107.2 : M Shami to Starc, Fuller and angling in on off stump, Mitchell slogs it over mid-wicket. The ball doesn't have enough on it to reach the fence but the batsmen come back for three. That's good running. |
| 107.3 : M Shami to Lyon, Fuller and on middle, Lyon flicks it away towards mid-wicket and gets to the non-striker's end. |
| 107.4 : M Shami to Starc, Well outside off and left alone by the batsman. |
| 107.5 : M Shami to Starc, Beaten! This one is well outside off again but Starc is drawn into the shot. He misses the ball as it skims past the outside edge. |
| 107.6 : M Shami to Starc, The ball is wide outside off again, and the leftie batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. |
| Ishant replaces Umesh Yadav. |
| 108.1 : I Sharma to Lyon, Starts off with one going down leg, Lyon tries to flick and misses. Gets hit on the pad and ball runs down to fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 108.2 : I Sharma to Starc, OUT! The ninth one departs and Ishant has his third of the innings. A good quick 16-run stand comes to an end. This seems to be the ploy to get Starc out. An action replay of his dismissal at Adelaide. Wide outside off and moves away slightly after landing, Starc goes for a wild drive and gets the outside edge. Pant takes a good catch diving to his left. India doing well here after the Drinks break. |
| Josh Hazlewood is the last batsman in. |
| 108.3 : I Sharma to Hazlewood, OUT! Ishant gets four and AUSTRALIA ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 326. Excellent delivery again, it's angled in from 'round the wicket in the direction of the stumps. Hazlewood has to play at it but to his misfortune, it's an outswinger which kisses the outside edge of his blade. Pant dives across to his left to take a fine catch. Sharma will be on a hat-trick next time. |
| The innings has come to a very abrupt end after one time it was looking as if 350 was a sure thing. A brilliant half-century from Marcus Harris was the best knock out of the three 50s in the innings. Finch also struggled his way to a half-century and Travis Head was the third one who got to the 50-run mark. Marsh played well but was out 5 runs short of his half-century. On the bowling front, Ishant was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up 4 wickets. Bumrah, Yadav and Vihari picked up two apie |
| Looking ahead, the pitch is doing all sorts of things if you bowl in the right areas. It is not easy for batting but at the same time, not impossible to bat too. The onus will be on the openers, who will have to deal with the new ball. The hosts' new ball bowlers will look to pick up early wickets, knowing especially how jittery the vistors' middle order is. Let us see what happens. The Indian innings in just a bit. |
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