AUS beat IND by 146 runs | Australia vs India, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Test Match - Commentary

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 Indian 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 visitors' middle order is. Let us see what happens. The Indian reply begins in just a bit.

India will be relieved. They have finally managed to pick the remaining wickets. But it wasn't easy this morning in spite of helpful conditions. 49 precious runs added by the home team's lower order. A bit of an abrupt end as at one time it was looking like 350 was a sure thing. The Aussies will be happy with the scorecard seeing 326 on the board but there will also be a slight worry that none of their batsmen went on to make a big score despite 3 of them reaching 50 and Marsh getting to 45. The highest scorer was Marcus Harris with 70. The important point though was that the tail did wag again and helped them go past 300. What remains to be seen is whether this total is enough as India are yet to bat. On the bowling front, Ishant was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up 4 wickets. Bumrah, Yadav and Vihari picked up two apiece as Shami went wicketless. All in all, the feeling is that it is a par score, maybe Australia slightly ahead.

Ishant Sharma to Josh 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. Second golden duck for Hazlewood, both have come against India in back-to-back Tests. Sharma will be on a hat-trick next time.

Josh Hazlewood is the last batsman in.

Ishant Sharma to Mitchell 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.

Ishant Sharma to Nathan 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.

Ishant replaces Umesh Yadav.

Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. The ball is wide outside off again, and the leftie batsman shoulders arms to let that one through.

Mohammed Shami to Mitchell 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.

Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Well outside off and left alone by the batsman.

Mohammed Shami to Nathan Lyon. Fuller and on middle, Lyon flicks it away towards mid-wicket and gets to the non-striker's end.

Mohammed Shami to Mitchell 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.

Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Outside off and on a good length from around the wicket, Starc lets it go through.

Shami is back on for another spell.

Umesh Yadav to Mitchell Starc. On a good length but drifting slightly towards leg stump, Starc jams it toward mid-wicket for a single to keep strike.

Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. Short ball and Nathan pulls this away but doesn't time it that well. A single down to deep square leg though.

Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. Well outside off, left alone by the batsman.

Umesh Yadav to Nathan 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.

Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. Fuller in length and jags in after landing, Lyon jams it towards mid-wicket and comes back for two.

Umesh Yadav to Nathan Lyon. What a ball! Good bowling from Umesh here. This one is again on off and the ball straightens 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc. Around the wicket to the left-hander, outside off and on a good length. Starc pushes it back to Bumrah on one bounce.

Jasprit Bumrah to Nathan 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.

Nathan Lyon is the new batsman.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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 to go but not before playing a very vital knock for his team. So, Australia now have two new batsmen in the middle who are yet to face a ball. Can India finish things quickly now?

Tim Paine has been adjudged lbw! Looks dead in front. But he has taken a review.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Mitchell Starc is the next batsman in.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. OUT! Bowled 'em! The seventh wicket is gone after a 59-run stand and India will be relieved. 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' bat 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 since the beginning for the visitors.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Fuller outside off, Cummins pushes it to point coming half-ahead.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Bouncer on middle and Cummins ducks under this one at the last moment.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Cummins is ahead to this one and defends it watchfully back to the bowler.

Umesh Yadav to Pat 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.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Outside off but it's too wide to make the batsman play.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. A good bouncer outside off stump, Paine decides against pulling it.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Well left outside the off stump by the Australian captain.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Outside off and short of a length, Paine plays it towards a deepish point. No run taken.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

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.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Fuller length ball on middle, Pat pushes this on the front foot back to the bowler.

Umesh Yadav to Tim 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.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Short of length and on off stump. Paine defends it off his back foot.

Umesh Yadav to Tim 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.

Umesh Yadav to Tim 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.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Fuller and swinging away outside off, Paine looks to go for the expansive drive but misses the ball completely.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Good length outside off, Cummins plays a solid shot towards cover-point for no run.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Another ball on top of off stump, Paine is back in his crease as fends this one off towards cover.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Watchfully played to point with soft hands by the skipper on this occasion.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Good ball from Bumrah, consistently bowling outside off. Paine looks to play at this one but is beaten comprehensively.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Guided down to third man comfortably and Pat gives his skipper the strike.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Fuller length ball outside off, Tim is half-ahead in defense.

Umesh 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.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Fuller outside off, defended off the front foot by the Aussie skipper.

Umesh Yadav to Pat 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.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Handy partnership, this! 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.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Slightly short of a length and Cummins pushes it to the square leg fielder.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Play and a miss! The ball is fuller and outside off, Paine looks to feel the ball as it straightens and beats the outside edge at the last moment. Good start from Bumrah.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Short and aimed above the off stump, Tim is uncomfortable in defense but does well to not let the ball fly off the edge.

Jasprit 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. Interesting - The last time Australia lost a Test after scoring 300-plus in the first innings was the Boxing Day Test against South Africa at the MCG in 2008.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Short and well outside off, Cummins lets it go.

Jasprit Bumrah comes into the attack now.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Outside off and left alone by the skipper.

Umesh Yadav to Pat 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.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Closer to off stump, Pat has to play at this one as he defends it towards mid off.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Another ball outside off, a good start this by Umesh. The batsman shoulders arms to it once more.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Slightly shorter this time outside off, Pat watches it go through.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Outside off on a length to start off with, left alone by Cummins.

Umesh Yadav is the first bowling change of the morning.

Ishant Sharma to Tim 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.

Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Overpitched on middle and leg, Cummins gets a single towards mid-wicket. Easy runs these for the Aussies.

Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Short and going down leg, left alone by Pat.

Ishant Sharma to Pat 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.

Ishant Sharma to Tim 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.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. Very full and on middle, Paine keeps it out towards mid-wicket.

Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Back to the good line and length outside off, Cummins leaves it alone. Needs to bowl this line more consistently.

Mohammed Shami to Tim 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.

Mohammed Shami to Tim 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.

Mohammed Shami to Pat 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.

Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Another one outside off and left alone again by the batsman.

Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Fuller length ball outside off, Pat shoulders his arms to it.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. Outside off and just ahead of a good length, Paine is well forward as he defends this.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. Good length delivery again on middle, Paine pushes it to mid-wicket. Wants the single but is sent back by Cummins.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. Good ball that from Sharma, just on the probing line and length on off, Paine is solid in defense though.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. A bumper on off and middle, Paine ducks under it and lets it go.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. Fuller delivery now, on the off stump line. Paine plays it watchfully straight back down the ground.

Ishant Sharma to Pat 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.

Mohammed Shami to Tim 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.

Mohammed Shami to Tim 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.

Mohammed Shami to Tim 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.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Short of a length and outside off, Paine stands tall and defends it to cover.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. On the channel outside off again, left to go through to Pant.

Mohammed Shami to Tim 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.

Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. The last ball is well left outside the off stump by Pat.

Ishant Sharma to Tim 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.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. Outside off, Paine defends it on his toes towards cover.

Ishant 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.

Ishant Sharma to Pat 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 tries to glide it fine for four. Pant collects it at chest height.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. Fuller ball on the pads, Paine works it away in front of square on the leg side for a single.

Mohammed 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 the 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.

Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Well outside off and safely seen through to the keeper.

Mohammed Shami to Pat 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.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Shorter in length outside off, guided down to third man all along the ground. Paine gets to the other end.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Outside off and left alone this time by Tim.

Mohammed 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.

Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Well left this time, as the ball comes in slightly after landing but in the end, is well away from the off pole.

Ishant Sharma to Pat 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.

Ishant Sharma to Tim 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.

Ishant Sharma to Tim 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.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. Another one a little more outside off, Tim shoulders his arms once more.

Ishant Sharma to Tim Paine. Good length and just outside off, it is left alone well by the skipper.

Ishant Sharma to bowl from the other end.

Mohammed Shami to Tim 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.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Overpitched on this occasion on the off stump line, Paine gets his bat to this one as he pushes it to cover.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Back to outside off and just short of a length, left alone again.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. This one is sliding down the leg side and the skipper wants nothing to do with it as he lets it go.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Similar length but the ball comes in after landing. Paine gauges the movement and then lets it go.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Good start first up, on a good length outside off and flies through to Rishabh Pant as Tim shoulders his arms to it.

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.

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 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!

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 possible and restrict the runs. As for the hosts, they will look to reach 350-400 minimum and if they are successful, that'll put a lot of pressure on the visitors.

... Day 2, Session 1 ...

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!

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 up a wicket. Talk about luck, what about Hanuma Vihari? First, he got rid of the set Harris, then broke the dangerous 84-run stand between Marsh and Head.

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.

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.

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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat 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!

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. A bouncer around middle, watchfully ducked under.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Around off, defended from the crease to the off side.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Outside off, Pat feels for it but misses.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Around off, solidly defended.

Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Full and around middle, Cummins looks to defend but gets an inside edge to the leg side. A quick run taken.

Mohammed 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.

Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. Full and outside off, Pat punches this through the covers for a couple.

Mohammed Shami to Pat Cummins. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mohammed 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.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Outside off, punched wide of cover for a single.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Outside off, left alone.

Mohammed Shami returns. 18-3-58-0 so far.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Full and outside off, pushed towards point.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. A good bouncer but way too short, outside off, easy duck for Cummins.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Around off, pushed towards point.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. On a length outside off, solidly defended.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Length delivery on off, Paine defends it off the back foot and onto the ground.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Back of a length outside off, the captain shoulders arms to it.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Fuller delivery on off, the captain drives it straight to the mid off fielder.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Length delivery on middle, Paine defends it with a straight bat.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Length delivery on middle, Cummins taps it towards gully for a run.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Fuller delivery around off, Pat lets it go.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. A bouncer and outside off, Cummins ducks under it and lets it go.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Short of a length and outside off, Paine stands inside his crease and defends it back to the bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat Cummins. Overpitched on this occasion, Cummins flicks it away to fine leg for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Pat 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.

Umesh 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.

Umesh Yadav to Tim Paine. Fuller length from Umesh on off, TP drives it straight to the point fielder.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Short and wide outside off, Pat cuts it towards point for a run.

Umesh Yadav to Pat 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.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Good delivery that from Umesh. A touch fuller around off, Cummins going for a expansive drive but misses it completely.

Umesh Yadav to Pat Cummins. Length delivery around off, Pat lets it go.

Umesh Yadav comes back into the attack.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Finally a sense of calm as the ball is finally on the bat of Paine. He defends with soft hands to gully.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Paine. Wayward and too full. Tim takes it on the full but can only get it as far as point.

Jasprit Bumrah to Tim 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.

Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack.

Ishant Sharma to Pat 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.

Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Another length delivery just outside off, and well defended by the right-hander once again.

Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Cummins gets this defense on the middle of the bat after covering the swing. Should make him feel confident.

Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Well outside off and Pat chooses to leave this one.

Ishant Sharma to Pat Cummins. Outside off and coming in after landing, Cummins is ahead and defends confidently.

Pat Cummins walks in at no. 8.

Ishant Sharma to Travis 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 thumps his pad with his bat as soon as the catch is completed to show his displeasure. And why not. India slowly clawing their way back, will look to finish the day strong.

Ishant Sharma to bowl with the new ball from the other end.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Full length delivery angling across, Paine goes for the drive but misses it completely. Good end to the end from Shami.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Length delivery on off, Head opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man for a run.

Mohammed Shami to Travis 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.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Good delivery that. Full length around off, Head stands firm on the crease and lets it go to the keeper.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Short of a length delivery around off, Head tries to cut it but misses it completely.

The new ball has been taken. Shami to bowl with it.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Tim 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Tim Paine. Flatter and quicker delivery outside off. Paine lets it go. This one bounces a lot more.

Hanuma 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Tim Paine. Another similar delivery, Paine pushes it towards mid-wicket.

Hanuma Vihari to Tim 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.

The new ball is available now!

Mohammed Shami to Travis 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.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Fuller length on off, Head defends it by presenting the full face of the bat.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Short and wide outside off, Paine taps it towards covers for a run.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Length delivery on middle, Tim works it to the leg side.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. In the channel outside off, TP lets it go.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Bowls it short on off, Head pulls it towards mid on and the batsmen manage to take a single in the process.

Hanuma 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Tim Paine. Outside off and Paine cuts it hard again but straight to Shami at point.

Hanuma Vihari to Tim Paine. Fuller this time, the batsman comes ahead and defends it with a straight bat.

Hanuma Vihari to Tim Paine. Very short and well wide outside off, Paine stays back and cuts it but straight to backward point.

Hanuma Vihari to Tim Paine. Arm ball outside off, Tim is half-ahead as he defends it with soft hands.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Short outside off, Head stands tall and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Mohammed Shami to Travis 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.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Length delivery on middle and leg, Head flicks it towards fine leg for a couple of runs.

Mohammed Shami to Tim Paine. Short of a length around off, Paine taps it towards point for a run. The captain is off the mark with that.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Back of a length on off, Head guides it towards point for a single.

Mohammed Shami to Travis 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.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Starts off with a length delivery on middle, Head defends it off the front foot and onto the ground.

Shami is back into the attack.

Tim Paine, the skipper is the next batsman in.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun 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. Vihari, the 'part-timer' has his second. 232-5 now.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Shorter outside off and the ball is pushed through the covers. Head runs to the other end.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Another single as the ball is driven by Marsh.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Flatter delivery outside off, pushed in the gap towards cover for a single.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Fuller outside off, Travis comes ahead and defends it with a straight bat.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Flighted outside off, Head leans into the drive and gets it to deep cover for a couple.

Murali Vijay to Shaun 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.

Murali Vijay to Travis 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.

Murali Vijay to Travis Head. Flatter on middle, Head defends it off the back foot and onto the ground.

Murali Vijay to Shaun Marsh. Short outside off, Marsh punches it off the backfoot towards the point region for a single.

Murali Vijay to Shaun Marsh. FOUR! Easy pickings there for Marsh. Drags it short on middle, Marsh flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away to the boundary.

Murali Vijay to Shaun Marsh. Starts off with a fuller delivery on middle, Marsh defends it with a straight bat.

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.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Fuller on this occasio, Travis comes well ahead to defend this back to the bowler.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Flatter delivery outside off, Head defends it off the back foot to point.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Flighted outside off on this occasion, Head comes down the track and defends this to cover.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Short and outside off, cut through to backward point.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun Marsh. Well outside off and very short, Marsh shoulders his arms to it.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun 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.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun Marsh. Wide outside off and SM lets this one go through to Pant.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun Marsh. Slightly overpitched outside off, Shaun drives it straight to cover.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun Marsh. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump again.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun Marsh. Outside off, left alone.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. A touch short, around off, turned towards short mid-wicket.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Full and outside off, pushed towards cover.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Tossed up outside off, Head dances down the track and drives it towards long off for a run.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Short and outside off, cut through point for a single.

Ishant Sharma to Travis Head. Landed outside off, left alone.

Ishant Sharma to Travis 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.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun 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.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun Marsh. Outside off, let through again.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun Marsh. Outside off, left alone.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun Marsh. Around off, solidly defended.

Ishant Sharma is back on.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Outside off, pushed towards point for a quick single.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. On middle and leg, flicked towards short mid-wicket.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Comes down the track but is not quite to the pitch of the ball. Gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. A short ball outside off, punched through the covers for a single.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun Marsh. Back of a length on off, Marsh stands firm on the crease and defends it off the backfoot.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun Marsh. In the channel outside off, Marsh lets it go.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun Marsh. Bouncer from Shami. Marsh nicely ducks underneath it.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun Marsh. Back of a length on middle, Marsh defends it from within the crease.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun Marsh. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun Marsh. Short delivery wide down leg. Marsh does not need to play at those.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Fuller ball outside off and TH takes a big stride forward to defend this with a straight bat.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Flighted outside off this time, Head comes forward to defend it into the ground.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. This one is on middle, Marsh defends it with soft hands to short mid-wicket.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun 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.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Identical delivery, TH defends it off the back foot and onto the ground.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Back of a length on middle, Head defends it from within the crease.

Mohammed Shami to Travis 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.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Good delivery from Shami. Short delivery from Shami, Head nicely defends it off the back foot and onto the ground.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun Marsh. Short of a length on middle, Marsh works it to the off side for a run.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Length delivery on off, Head pushes it towards point for a single.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Flatter delivery on middle, defended back to the bowler off the back foot.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Another single as Head drives this flatter one off the back foot to long on.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Flatter delivery angling into the pads, Shaun pushes it toward mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Well outside off and Marsh shoulders his arms to this one.

Mohammed Shami to Travis 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!

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Outside off and on a short length, the leftie is on his back foot as he defends this back to the bowler.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Another bouncer here, Travis ducks under it and lets it go through.

Mohammed Shami to Travis 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'.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. On a good length and angling back into the left-hander, he works it away to fine leg and gets a couple.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Another short one and Travis is deep in his crease as he defends this with a vertical bat.

Mohammed Shami to Travis Head. Short of a length to start off with and Head defends it towards short mid-wicket.

Shami is back on.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. On middle, Marsh watchfully defends it.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Quicker and flatter around off, Head rocks back and cuts it towards point for a single.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Quicker around off, Head lets it be.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Fuller delivery on middle, TH defends it by presenting the full face of the bat.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Tosses it up on middle, Head defends it with a straight bat.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. Short length ball outside off left alone again by the southpaw. Maiden over.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. Left alone by Shaun and this time the ball behaves properly as it goes through to the keeper without moving.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. Short of a length and outside off, the ball thuds into Pant's glove as Marsh lets it alone.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Flatter on middle, Shaun punches it off the backfoot towards point for a single.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. A tad fuller just around off, SM shoulders arms to it.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Drags it short around off, Travis cuts it towards point for a run.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Quicker and fuller around off, Head lets it go.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Full around off, Head lets it be.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. Another quick one on middle and short of a length. Marsh defends it straight back to the bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah to Travis 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head. Fuller length, overpitched on middle. The leftie flicks it away to the right of deep fine leg for a couple.

Jasprit Bumrah to Travis 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head. Bouncer to follow up, Head ducks under the ball and lets it go through.

Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head. On a length and outside off, Head is on his toes as he defends this towards point.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Flatter delivery on off, Marsh punches it towards the off side.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Tosses it up outside off, SM does not need to play at those.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Quicker and fuller around off, Marsh lets it go.

Hanuma Vihari to Travis Head. Identical delivery, same result.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Drags it short outside off, Marsh cuts it through point for a run.

Hanuma Vihari will roll his arm over.

Jasprit Bumrah to Travis 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Travis Head. Another fast ball outside off, Travis has to jump to keep this out.

Jasprit Bumrah to Travis 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. Short of a length and well outside off this time, Marsh decides to let it go through. Well left.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. Slightly full and outside off to start off with, Marsh defends it on the off side coming half forward.

Jasprit Bumrah comes back into the attack.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun 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.

Ishant Sharma to Travis Head. Slightly pushes his length up on this occasion, the southpaw drives in in the gap through cover and gets to the other end.

Ishant Sharma to Travis Head. Short and well outside off. No need to play at this one.

Ishant Sharma to Travis Head. Good length ball outside off, Travis shoulders his arms at this one.

Ishant Sharma to Travis 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.

Ishant Sharma to Travis 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.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun 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.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Back of a length around off, Marsh does not need to play at those.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Bouncer this time from Umesh. Marsh nicely ducks underneath it.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Beauty from Umesh. Back of a length around off, angling away. But Marsh nicely leaves it in the end.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. In the channel outside off, Marsh shoulders arms to it.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Fuller delivery on off, Marsh defends it off the front foot and onto the ground.

Ishant Sharma to Travis Head. This one is defended solidly off the back foot by the batsman.

Ishant Sharma to Travis 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.

Ishant Sharma to Travis Head. Short of a length and outside off, Travis punches it off his back foot towards mid off.

Ishant Sharma to Travis Head. Bumpy delivery on middle and off, Head rises above it as he defends it into the ground.

Ishant Sharma to Travis Head. Good length and back to being outside off, Head defends it confidently towards cover-point.

Ishant Sharma to Travis 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.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Around off, Marsh lets it be.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Full on middle, Marsh defends it by presenting the full face of the bat.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun 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.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. In the channel outside off, Marsh lets it go.

Umesh Yadav to Travis Head. Length delivery on middle, Head flicks it to the square leg region for a single.

Umesh Yadav to Travis Head. Fuller delivery from Umesh on middle, Head defends it with a straight bat.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun Marsh. Outside off again and Shaun decides to let this one go through to the keeper. Good over from Sharma.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun 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.

Ishant Sharma to Shaun 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.

Ishant Sharma to Travis Head. Outside off and Head just pushes it away towards point for a single.

Ishant Sharma to Travis 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.

Travis Head is the next batsman in at no. 6.

Ishant Sharma to Peter 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 slip. But lo and behold, the Indian skip just puts his hand out and the ball has stuck. Kind of thing that can lift the fielding team no limits. Australia have slipped from 112-0 to 148-4.

Ishant to bowl from the other end.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Three leaves in a row to end the over as this one too wide on the off side.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Another leave outside the off stump by the southpaw.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Well outside off on a good length, left alone by Shaun.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun 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.

Umesh Yadav to Peter Handscomb. Closer to the off pole this time, Peter drops it on the off side and runs through for a quick single.

Umesh Yadav to Peter 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.

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.

... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ...

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).

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.

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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun 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!

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. One more leave outside off.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. Landed outside off, punched towards cover.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. One more leave outside off.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Jasprit Bumrah to Shaun Marsh. Outside off, solidly defended.

Jasprit Bumrah is back on. 14-5-29-1 so far. This will be the last over before Tea.

Umesh Yadav to Peter 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!

Umesh Yadav to Peter Handscomb. Landed outside off, on a length, left alone.

Umesh Yadav to Peter Handscomb. Short and outside off, Handscomb arches back and punches it towards point.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Down the leg side, nudged fine for a single.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Landed outside off, left alone.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Full and outside off, Marsh leans and drives it through the covers for a couple.

Hanuma Vihari to Peter Handscomb. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Hanuma Vihari to Peter Handscomb. Outside off, left alone.

Hanuma Vihari to Peter Handscomb. Tossed up a bit, driven straight to mid off.

Hanuma Vihari to Peter Handscomb. Outside off, left alone.

Hanuma Vihari to Peter Handscomb. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Hanuma Vihari to Peter Handscomb. Outside off, Handscomb plays inside the line, expecting it to turn but misses.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Pitched outside leg, Shaun looks to flick but misses. There is an LBW appeal but it is turned down. Pitched outside leg.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun 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!

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Outside off, left alone.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Fuller in length, outside off, Marsh looks to defend but misses.

Umesh Yadav to Peter Handscomb. A short ball, pulled through mid-wicket for three runs.

Umesh Yadav to Peter 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. Around middle, pushed back to the bowler.

Hanuma Vihari to Shaun Marsh. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Hanuma Vihari to Peter Handscomb. Tossed up outside off, eased down to long off for a single. Gets off the mark.

Hanuma Vihari to Peter Handscomb. Full and around off, Handscomb drives it straight back. Vihari dives to his right and parries it to shot mid-wicket.

The batsmen keep coming in quickly now... who is in next? Peter Handscomb.

Hanuma Vihari to Marcus 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 ball hits the glove and lobs over Rishabh Pant to Ajinkya Rahane at first slip. Poor Hanuma Vihari is being mobbed by his team mates. They are over the moon in bright afternoon sunshine. Bonus wicket. Excellent knock from Harris though. Seemed to be playing on a different wicket as compared to the rest.

Hanuma Vihari to Marcus Harris. Outside off, punched uppishly towards point.

Haunma Vihari is back on. 1-0-9-0 so far. Tea is just around the corner - around 17 minutes away...

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Pitched around middle and leg, Marsh looks to defend, then tries to let it go but misses and is hit on the chest.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. A short ball, Harris plays a well-controlled pull shot through square leg for a run. Moves to 70.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Stays back in his crease and defends.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun 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.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through again.

Umesh Yadav to Shaun Marsh. Landed outside off, allowed to go through.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Full and just around off, solidly blocked out.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun 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.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun Marsh. Around off, solidly pushed to the off side.

Mohammed Shami to Shaun Marsh. Landed outside off, left alone.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Outside off, tapped towards cover for a quick single.

Shaun Marsh comes in at number 4, replacing Khawaja.

Umesh Yadav to Usman 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.

Umesh Yadav to Usman Khawaja. Outside off, let through.

Umesh Yadav to Usman 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.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Down the leg side, nudged fine for a single.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a couple.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Landed outside off, defended from the crease.

Umesh Yadav returns. 9-2-33-0 so far.

Mohammed Shami to Usman Khawaja. Landed outside off, pushed towards cover.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus 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.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Around off, defended from the crease.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus 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.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Outside off, the sucker ball, fuller in length, Harris looks to drive but misses.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. One more leave outside off.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Landed outside off, left alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Outside off, left alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a single.

Mohammed Shami to Usman Khawaja. Around off, solidly defended.

Mohammed Shami to Usman Khawaja. The batsman appears to have been struck on the thigh pad.

Mohammed Shami to Usman Khawaja. Full and outside off, Khawaja looks to defend, gets an OUTSIDE EDGE but the ball does not carry to second slip.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Around off, Harris taps it towards point and takes a quick single. The calling is loud and efficient.

Mohammed Shami to Usman Khawaja. Down the leg side, helped through square leg. Good running to pick up three runs.

Mohammed Shami to Usman Khawaja. Landed outside off, left alone.

Mohammed Shami is back on. 13-5-27-1 so far.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Outside off, a poke and a miss.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Down the leg side, flicked fine for a single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. The batsman gets an inside edge and the ball hits him on the pads.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Outside off, left alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. A sharp bouncer, Khawaja bails out of the pull shot.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Full and around off, Harris looks to defend but the ball squirts off the inside edge through square leg. A single taken.

Ishant Sharma to Usman 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.

Ishant Sharma to Usman Khawaja. Another one outside off and slightly shorter, Usman rocks back and defends it with soft hands.

Ishant Sharma to Usman 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Some chin music for Harris here, but he ducks just under the ball and lets that bouncer through to the wicket-keeper.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Surprise yorker from Bumrah! Equally well played by Usman as he digs it out towards Kohli at cover. Good over. 3rd consecutive maiden for Bumrah.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Lots of time on this one as the leftie can shoulder his arms at it and let it go.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Another one which is bang on target and Khawaja remains on the back foot as he keeps it out.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Good length on off, Usman defends it with the straight bat.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Outside off and short of a length, Usman wants nothing to do with it as he lets it go through.

Drinks break. India have finally broken through, now can they put some pressure on the Aussies and get a few more in quick time?

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Well outside off, Harris shoulders his arms to let this one go to Pant.

Ishant Sharma to Usman 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Shorter length delivery aimed at the hips, Harris flicks it away square on the leg side for a single.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Well outside off, left alone by the southpaw.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Good length ball, Usman sees it well and defends it on the front foot.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Continues around the wicket, outside off and on a good length, Khawaja decides to let it go through.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Full on middle, Harris defends it from within the crease. Ishant starts off with a maiden.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Good length delivery on middle, Harris defends it off the front foot and onto the ground.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Outside off, the batsman shoulders arms to it.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Similar delivery, Harris defends it by presenting the full face of the bat.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. On middle, MH defends it with a straight bat.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Length delivery on middle, Harris tucks it to mid-wicket.

Ishant Sharma is back on.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Another one which is left alone by Usman, Bumrah is getting the ball to speed through now.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman Khawaja. Well outside off this time, the batsman leaves it alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Usman 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.

Usman Khawaja is the next batsman in.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. OUT! The first one finally 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 as well. Great opening partnership though, has put Australia ahead in the game.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack now.

Hanuma Vihari to Marcus Harris. Full and defended away easily by Harris.

Hanuma Vihari to Aaron 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Aaron Finch. Another outside edge on this ball, the ball runs towards backward point. Good comeback from Vihari after the first two balls.

Hanuma Vihari to Aaron Finch. Shortens the length, and immediately a doubt in Finch's mind. He prods at it and pushes it to point.

Hanuma Vihari to Aaron 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.

Hanuma Vihari to Aaron 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.

Hanuma Vihari into the attack now.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Outside off, left alone.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Full and outside off, driven past cover but mid off backs it up nicely.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They've managed to run three.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus 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.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Around off, nicely played into the ground.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Good tight line, just outside off, angling away, left alone.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. The batsman gets an inside edge on that which goes fine down the leg side. One run added to the total.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. A bouncer around middle, Harris ducks again. This time the bounce is not that high.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Outside off, left alone.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus 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.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Landed outside off, left alone.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Full and around off, well defended.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Around off, solidly blocked out. A testing over from Shami.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Full and around off, Finch looks to drive but the ball goes off the inner half back towards mid on.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Down the leg side, Marcus tucks it towards fine leg for a run.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Outside off, this is a touch shorter, Marcus is unsure whether to play at it or not and misses.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Outside off, good pace, Harris feels for it but misses.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Down the leg side, Finch glances it fine for a single.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Down the leg side, Finch tucks it towards long leg and crosses over, retaining the strike.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus 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.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Around off, solidly defended.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. On middle and leg, helped through mid-wicket for a single.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron 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!

Mohammed Shami to Marcus 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.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus 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...

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Around off, solidly defended.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Outside off, left alone.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. On a length outside off, Harris feels for it but misses.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Outside off, loose from Finch, he flays and misses.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, left alone.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. On a length outside off, Aaron looks to defend but the ball goes off the outside edge. Does not carry to gully.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Outside off, pushed straight to cover.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Full and around off, solidly defended.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Outside off, quietly left alone.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus 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!

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. That is a lovely comeback. Hits the fuller length outside off, Marcus looks to drive but the ball stays low and beats him.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. FOUR! That is a cracking shot. Full and wide outside off, Harris leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary!

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Landed outside off, left alone.

Mohammed Shami to continue after Lunch.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, left alone.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Down the leg side, tucked towards fine leg for a single. The stand is now worth 70.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Around middle, curling in, pushed towards mid on.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Full and around off, swinging in, watchfully defended.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron 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.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. A loosener to start. Full and outside off, a touch wide, left alone.

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.

... DAY 1, SESSION 2 ...

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).

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.

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.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. This is miles outside off, an easy leave for the batsman. LUNCH ON DAY 1, AUSTRALIA 66/0!

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. One more leave outside off.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Landed outside off, let through.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron 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.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

Mohammed Shami time. The clock has ticked 12.20 pm local but we shall have one more over before Lunch.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Around off, Aaron looks to defend but the ball comes back in sharply, hits the inside edge and rolls towards mid-wicket.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Full and outside off, Finch defends solidly again.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, left alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Landed outside off, left alone.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Full and outside off, too full to be driven, hence Marcus gets a bottom edge.

Ishant Sharma to Aaron 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Outside off, tapped towards point for a quick single.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Half volley outside off, driven towards mid off.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Full and miles outside off, left alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Around off, another tight line, AF looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, Aaron looks to drive but misses.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Outside off, Aaron pushes it towards point.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. And again! Another play and a miss. Similar ball, Aaron looks to drive again but gets beaten once more.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Landed outside off, fuller in length, left alone.

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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Outside off, left alone.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. A short ball outside off, Harris now plays a shot in anger. Looks to pull but misses.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Around off, defended watchfully.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, let through.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, left alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Around off, solidly defended.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Landed outside off, angling away, left alone.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Around middle and leg, well blocked out.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Probably a touch slower, outside off, fuller in length, Harris lets it go.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Starts off nicely, with a full ball around off, solidly defended.

Double change. Ishant Sharma is back on from the Justin Langer end. 4-2-14-0 so far.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Around off, cutting in off the seam, helped towards fine leg for a run.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Fuller and straighter, Marcus blocks it out watchfully.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Around off, solidly defended.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, left alone.

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.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Around off, pushed to the off side.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. One more leave outside off.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Outside off, left alone.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron 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.

Mohammed Shami to Marcus Harris. Down the leg side, coming in, Harris tucks it towards fine leg for a single.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Outside off, coming in, let go.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Around off, defended from the crease.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron 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.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. The batsman has driven it towards mid on.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Another lovely drive, this time towards mid on.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron 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.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron 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.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, shouldered arms to.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Around off, pushed towards mid on.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron 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.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Around off, solidly defended.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron 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.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Around off, well blocked out.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus 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.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Similar ball to the one bowled a couple of deliveries ago, this time Marcus defends.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Around off, solidly defended.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus 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.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus 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.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, AF knows where his off stump is and shoulders arms.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Landed just outside off, Aaron comes forward and blocks again.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Landed outside off, left alone.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Similar ball, Aaron comes forward again and defends once more.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Around off, tight line, well blocked out.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Full and outside off, Finch looks to drive but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat back to the bowler.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus 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.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Outside off, on a length, Harris feels for it but the ball moves away off the seam, beating the outside edge.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Around off, solidly defended.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Full and outside off, watchfully defended.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Around off, well blocked out.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron 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.

Mohammed Shami to Aaron Finch. NOT OUT! MISSING THE STUMPS! Hmmm... the Perth bounce. On a length around off, coming in, Finch looked to defend but missed it due to the bounce staying a touch low. Got hit on the pads and Shami roared. Kohli roared. The people from behind the stumps were not so ecstatic on the review but an adamant Kohli wanted it. Well, it did look close on the replays but Hawk Eye showed it to be going over.

Review time! India are confident that Finch is plumb LBW. Looks mighty close.

Mohammed Shami into the attack as well.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus 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.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. On middle, MH defends it with a straight bat.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Back of a length outside off, Harris shoulders arms to it.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Length delivery around off, Harris lets it be.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Harris drives it straight past the bowler and towards mid off for a boundary.

Umesh Yadav to Marcus Harris. Back of a length around off. Harris lets it be.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Around off and outside off, solidly defended.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Full and outside off, coming in with the angle, left alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus 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.

Is that a boundary? Or has superman Kohli stopped the ball?

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Outside off, on a length, left alone.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. DIRECT HIT, BUT OVERTHROWS! Fuller delivery on middle, Aaron pushes it towards cover and goes for the run. Kohli then has a shy at the non-striker's 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.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. MIX-UP, BUT SAFE! Length delivery on off, Finch taps it towards cover and sets off for a single. But Harris sees that it is Kohli over there and sends his partner back. Kohli has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Finch was in and even wants an overthrow but square leg backs up.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. A tad fuller on off, Finch guides it to the point region.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Back of a length on middle, Aaron defends it from within the crease.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Similar delivery on middle, Finch lets it go.

Umesh Yadav to Aaron Finch. Starts off with a fuller delivery around off, Finch shoulders arms to it.

Umesh Yadav into the attack now.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Landed outside off, Harris shuffles across and lets it go.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Nice and compact from Aaron. Pushes it towards cover and gets across to the other end for a quick single.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Comes in from outside off, a long way in, Aaron pushes it watchfully towards the bowler.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Around off, Finch opens the face of his bat slightly and pushes it towards Ajinkya Rahane at gully.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. FOUR! Make it two in two balls. Identical delivery, Harris again drives it straight past the bowler. This time to the other side. Through mid off. Playing in the 'V'. Good positive batting from the opener.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. FOUR! It was bowled full on middle, Harris stylishly drives it straight past the bowler through mid on and the ball races away to the boundary. Good shot that from Harris.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Length delivery on middle, Harris defends it with a straight bat.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Fuller length outside off, Harris does not need to play at those.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. NO BALL! Length delivery around off. Harris lets it be. Umpire calls it no ball for overstepping. There we go again. The first no ball of this Test match and it has come from Ishant. He must be tearing his out more than anybody else. He was very frustrated with himself in the previous game.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Back of a length on middle, Aaron defends it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Length delivery outside off, Harris lets it be.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Fuller delivery around off, Harris lets it go to the keeper.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Good length delivery from Bumrah, Harris tries to tap it towards point but gets an inside onto the pads.

Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch. Full and perhaps a bit too straight, pushed towards mid on.

Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch. Slips this down the leg side, Finch misses his flick. Another boundary-scoring opportunity goes by.

Ishant Sharma to Aaron 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.

Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Ishant Sharma to Aaron 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.

Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch. On a length around off, Finch gets across to flick but misses as he falls over. Is hit high on the pads.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Back of a length on middle, Finch defends it off the back foot and onto the ground.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Good delivery that on off. Aaron shoulders arms to it.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Fuller delivery from Bumrah on middle, Finch flicks it wide of mid on. Shami runs hard to stop it but the batsmen manage to get two runs in the process.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Fuller delivery on middle, Harris defends it by presenting the full face of the bat.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Good length delivery from Ishant on off, MH lets it be.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Length delivery on off, Harris taps it to the point region.

Ishant Sharma to Aaron 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.

Ishant Sharma to Aaron Finch. Full and wide outside off, Finch lunges and shoulders arms.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. A tad fuller on off, Harris drives it firmly but straight to the cover fielder.

Jasprit Bumrah to Marcus Harris. Bumrah bowls it full around off, Harris does not need to play at those.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Back of a length on off, Finch taps it to point for a run.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron 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.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Goes short this time. Aaron tries to pull it but misses it completely. Some good bounce on this wicket for Bumrah.

Jasprit Bumrah to Aaron Finch. Starts off with a back of a length delivery on middle, Finch defends it from within the crease.

Jasprit Bumrah to share the new ball.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Identical delivery, Harris lets it go. Good start from Ishant.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Length delivery around off, Harris shoulders arms to it.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Length delivery this time on off, MH defends it off the front foot and onto the ground.

Before the over began, Ishant Sharma was checking his runup. He was very angry with himself over the no balls in the previous Test.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus 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.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Length delivery around off, Harris lets it go to the keeper.

Ishant Sharma to Marcus Harris. Starts off with a fuller delivery on leg, Harris tries to flick it but misses it.

The players are out in the middle. Aaron Finch and Marcus Harris comes out to bat for Australia. Ishant Sharma will start the proceedings.

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 first match and do better here. Informs that India are going in with two forced changes - Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin are injured and are replaced by Hanuma Vihari and Umesh Yadav respectively.

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.

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.

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.

WEATHER - It is a hot day in Perth and the conditions are expected to worsen as the match goes on.

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.

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 Test match.

Virat Kohli's century and Nathan Lyon's fifer would be the highlights of this innings. The Indian skipper battled fire with fire and scored his 25th ton. For the Aussies, Lyon got yet another five-for and wrapped up the tail quickly once the main batsmen departed. So, Australia will essentially start from 43/0 and it means that India will have to bowl really well to restrict the hosts to a total that will be possible to reach in the second essay. As for the hosts, they have a brilliant chance to get the series back on parity. They will look to bat smart and set a total out of reach for the Indians, while also having enough overs to bowl them out. Join us for the Australian second innings in a bit...

That's that and the hosts have a lead of 43 runs which is quite handy on this surface. It was again an innings dominated by one man mainly with a few others playing good knocks around him. To put it into perspective, India lost their last 7 wickets for 110, last 6 wickets for 60 and last 5 for just 32. Their tail hasn't managed to add much once again and they have given up a quite substantial lead.

Nathan Lyon to Jasprit Bumrah. OUT! Gone next ball. 14th Test fifer for Nathan Lyon, 7th against India. What a bowler! What an extraordinary bowler! Tossed up ball landing outside off, Bumrah gets back inside the crease to defend it with the spin. But it doesn't turn back in enough and takes the outside edge. Khawaja at first slip reacts quickly to his left and grabs a fine catch. All over for India in this innings, they are all out for 283!

Nathan Lyon to Jasprit Bumrah. FOUR! Is that dropped? Maybe. But that was travelling with the speed of light. Full and around off, Bumrah gives it the full whack of his bat and hammers it right back at the bowler. Lyon jumps to attempt the return catch but it quickly goes past him to the fence behind.

Nathan Lyon to Jasprit Bumrah. Full and flighted outside off, going straight on, Jasprit draws forward to defend but is beaten. Paine collects and breaks the stumps quickly but nothing doing.

Nathan Lyon to Jasprit Bumrah. Sharp spin from outside off, Bumrah presses forward to defend but it sneaks past the outside edge and Paine collects it over the stumps.

Jasprit Bumrah is the last batsman.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. OUT! Pant has holed out! End of a decent hand but he's dejected. Lyon flights it generously outside off, Pant attempts for a big one down the ground but doesn't connect well. It goes to long on and Mitchell Starc takes a smart catch diving forward. Fourth wicket for the off spinner. Pant had to go for it if the visitors had to reach anywhere near the first innings total of the hosts. Unfortunately for him, it doesn't go the distance. India trail by 47 runs.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. A length delivery on the pads, Umesh clips it straight towards backward square leg.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. The line is too straight this time and Pant just uses the pace of the bowler to help it on its way to fine leg. A single taken.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Beaten! Not for the first time, Pant is beaten. Mitchell Starc is in good rhythm at the moment. Hurls one around off, whizzing off the surface at 145.5 kph, Pant pokes inside the line and misses.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Targets the rib cage with a thundering short delivery at 148.3 kph, Umesh does well to move inside the line as he deflects it down to fine leg for a run.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Goes searching for a yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, Pant flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. Deficit is under 50 now.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Play and a miss! Starc delivers a shortish ball outside off, Pant goes for big hoick across the line but misses the ball completely. Lost his shape there, Rishabh.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Outside off and Umesh takes a big stride as he defends this one into the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Slower through the air this time, Yadav comes ahead and dead-bats it.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. This is really quick outside off, Umesh is very late on his defense and misses the ball.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Play and miss! Yadav comes ahead to defend but the ball beats his outside edge.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Outside off, Umesh keeps it out on the front foot.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. JUST SHORT! This is flatter from Lyon, Pant smashes it over mid on for a single. The fielder at long on did not have enough time to come in and decides it is better to save the boundary.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Lucky, Umesh is very lucky. His reflexes are working fine at the moment. Starc spears in a 151.4 kph yorker on off, Umesh has his bat down in time to block it.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Touches 150 kph again. Starc nearly hits the yorker mark and Pant digs it out down to mid on for one.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Width on offer outside off, this time Pant connects with his attempted square cut and the ball travels in the deep. A couple taken.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Beaten, Pant this time. Starc dishes out a length delivery outside off, at 146.5 kph, Pant tries to force it through the line but is beaten for pace.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Nearly a catch at short leg! 149.3 kph, reads the speedgun. Starc is breathing fire. Bangs in a short ball on middle, Umesh fends at it awkwardly and somehow plays it out on the leg side. It's uppish and goes quickly past the outstretched right hand of the short leg fielder. A single taken.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Fast and furious. At 147 kph, Starc delivers a shortish ball just around off, Umesh defends it by nearly taking his eyes off the ball.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. Well outside off again, Rishabh is not drawn into a shot and lets it go.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. Outside off and spins away, left alone by Pant.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. This is flatter outside off and it's pushed to cover. Pant wants the single but is sent back wisely.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. SIX! This one goes into the stands. Generously looped up outside off, Pant dances down the track and lofts it over long on for a maximum. It was against the spin and risky but it was off the middle of the bat and carried all the way.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. Short ball outside off, defended off the back foot to mid off.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! Pant decides enough is enough and goes for the pick up shot over mid-wicket. A fielder is there in the deep but it is away from him and the ball reaches the fence.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Starc bowls fire! Clocks 151.9 kph and hurls it very full on off, Yadav is lucky that his bat comes down in time to dig it out. Good testing over for the number 10. Pant should look to face more balls from here on. India trail by 65 runs.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Digs in a shortish ball on middle, Yadav does just enough to block it from the back foot. There is a short leg waiting for anything to pop out.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. On a good length this time, around off, Yadav waits for it on the back foot and taps it down to covers.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Not exactly a yorker but it's speared in around off, very full, Umesh does well to keep it out safely at mid-wicket.

Mitchell Starc to Umesh Yadav. Starc switches to 'round the wicket and lets out a back of a length delivery outside off. Yadav sticks back to push inside the line but misses. Probably setting him up for a big inswinging yorker.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Speeds in and serves a length delivery outside off, Pant throws his bat at it and slices his attempted cover drive behind point. A single taken, strangely. Umesh is now exposed to Starc.

Mitchell Starc is back on.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. This is defended well by the tailender to end the 100th over.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Yadav fails to put bat on ball this time as he looks to defend this ball well outside off.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Goes for the big slog this time and fails to connect on this arm ball. The ball goes to the keeper and Paine appeals for a catch but the umpire in unmoved.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Another ball outside off and flatter, defended back to mid off.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Woahhh! That one holds its line and bounces a lot. Yadav is ahead in defense and misses the ball completely.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Flatter ball outside off, Yadav stands tall and pushes it to mid off.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Fuller and outside off again, seems like a definite plan. Pant wants to drive this but misses the ball again.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Another one outside off, Rishabh misses his cut again.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Doesn't hold back on this occasion. Goes for the cut and gets it to the right of deep point. The fielder cleans up but throws well wide at the non-striker's end, allowing for an extra run on the overthrow. Pant gets back on strike.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Wide outside again, the southpaw lets it go.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. A similar delivery and Pant decides not to play at it this time.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Outside off and going away, Pant goes for the slog down the ground but misses it completely.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Flat again outside off, Umesh manages to keep it out by coming ahead.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. Flatter on middle and leg, Pant nudges it away towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Quicker and fuller on off, Umesh sweeps it behind square leg for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Tossed up ball around off, Yadav prods forward and defends it from the outer half of his bat to silly point.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Turn and bounce from outside off. Umesh lunges to defend but it whizzes past the outside edge. A good take by Paine.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. This one is short outside off and hurries onto Pant as he tries to pull it. The ball goes off the inner half of the willow and right back to mid off.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Pant goes for a wild swipe and misses the ball outside off completely.

Pat Cummins to Umesh Yadav. Short delivery aimed at the body, Yadav does well to fend it off on the leg side. The batsmen run through for a single.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. This delivery is outside off, Pant plays it away to deep point for a single.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Well outside off on a short length, left alone by Rishabh.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. DROPPED! These catches are very difficult to pull off, especially in the followthrough. Cummins serves a good length delivery on middle, Pant goes for a full-blooded shot back down the ground. It is straight back at the bowler on the full but is too fast for Pat to hold on. He gets his hands to it but unfortunately the ball doesn't stick. Would've been disaster for the visitors had Cummins held on.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Another loopy one on middle, Yadav defends it into the ground again.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Slower through the air this time, defended with soft hands and into the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Quicker at the pads, Yadav pushes it to mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Umesh Yadav. Flatter ball outside off, Umesh defends it back to the bowler.

Umesh Yadav walks in next.

Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma. OUT! Caught and bowled! Third wicket for Lyon. A flighted delivery landing around off and turning back in. Ishant gets forward with the intention to play a firm drive but his bat turns in his hands. He ends up chipping it back to the bowler and Lyon is a superlative fielder off his own bowling. Accepts the catch gleefully with a tumble. A sorry shot by Ishant. All they need is to partner Pant out there.

Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma. Looped outside off, Ishant tries playing it straight but it goes off the inside half to mid on.

Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma. Another half-tracker from Cummins, Ishant somehow manages to play it away on the leg side for a run.

Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma. Short length ball again on middle, Ishant pushes it back to the bowler.

Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma. OUCH! The ball is fast and hits Ishant on his back as he tries to evade this short-pitched delivery at the body.

Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma. Outside off on a short length, Ishant defends it well.

Pat Cummins to Ishant Sharma. Outside off and Ishant fends it on the off side. The batsmen want a quick single but the ball goes straight to the fielder.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Well outside off, Pant cuts it away to deep point for a run. The Aussies are content in letting Pant get to the other end.

Pat Cummins to bowl from the other end.

Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma. Beaten outside off, flatter delivery and Ishant tries to defend off the back foot but misses.

Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma. Another flatter ball outside off, Ishant comes ahead and defends it well.

Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma. Well kept out by Sharma once more.

Nathan Lyon to Ishant Sharma. Outside off and defended on the front foot by Ishant.

... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ... The players and umpires are back for the 2nd session. Nathan Lyon to continue from the 3rd ball of his over. Ishant Sharma is the new batsman for India and will be on strike.

Australia have stormed their way into the match and the ball now lies firmly in their court. It is up to Pant to farm the strike and take the visitors as close to the Aussie total as possible. Will it happen or not? We will know in the post-Lunch session. Join us in a short while for the same.

80 runs and 4 wickets. Surely Australia's session after the last three balls. India have lost four wickets in the session, including the all-important one of Virat Kohli. The morning session began with the loss of Rahane on the fourth ball of the day. He was replaced by Hanuma Vihari who looked good during his stay and scored 20 but more importantly was involved in a handy partnership with his captain. A peach of a delivery by Hazlewood removed him and then the Indian keeper, Rishabh Pant came in next. He along with his captain looked set to take their team into the lunch break unscathed but that was not to be as Pat Cummins dismissed the Indian skipper minutes before the break.

Nathan Lyon to Mohammed Shami. OUT! Just as we thought so. Another one bites the dust. That's the fourth in this session and the match has turned on its head here. Shami gone for a golden duck. Plenty of turn and bounce. It's served outside off by Lyon, Shami comes ahead to defend but gets a feather behind to the keeper. It is collected beautifully by Paine as he jumps in appeal. The finger has gone up. That's too good for a tailender. THAT WILL ALSO BE LUNCH ON DAY 3 AND AUSTRALIA LEAD BY 74 RUNS.

Nathan Lyon to Rishabh Pant. Shorter outside off, Pant pushes it away to sweeper cover for a single. Not sure that's the best thing to do with a tailender at the other end.

Mohammed Shami is the next batsman to the crease.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. OUT! Massive moment in this match. Virat Kohli is walking off the field with India still trailing by 75 runs. Cummins pitches it up and around off to invite yet another drive from the Indian skipper. Virat obliges as he gets forward to stroke it through covers. But this time his front foot is not exactly to the pitch of the delivery and he ends up edging it behind. Peter Handscomb standing at second slip goes down low to his right and takes the catch inches above the surface. He immediately gets up claiming the catch but Kohli is not going anywhere. The two umpires get together and then refer it upstairs. Soft signal is out. The replays roll in and it's touch and go. One angle shows that Peter's fingers are under the ball. There ain't much conclusive evidence though. The third umpire goes with the soft signal. That brings an end to an outstanding knock by the Indian captain. He heads back amidst a big cheer from the crowd.

Edged and taken! Has that carried? Peter Handscomb is claiming it but Virat Kohli is not going anywhere. The two umpires get together and then refer it upstairs. Not sure what the soft signal is as when Kumar Dharmasena signals for it his back was to the camera. We're hearing that he reckons that it carried. Let's see...

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Another delivery in the channel outside off, Kohli is very watchful as he sees the line closely and then leaves it alone.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Bowls this one closer to the off stump line but it's not close enough to bother the Indian skipper.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. In the region outside off, holding its line, Kohli shoulders arms.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Edged but safe! Cummins once again angles across a delivery, it's on the fuller side this time and Pant is lured into the drive. He however fails to middle his shot properly and the ball rushes off the outside edge to third man. A single taken.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Angles across a length delivery around off, Pant is quite compact in his defense.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Tossed up ball on off, blocked back off the front foot.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Loopy and full outside off, yet another cracking drive from the bat of Kohli but this time it goes straight to mid off.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Another delivery which is a bit on the shorter side around off, Kohli defends it off his back foot again.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Lyon pulls his length back a bit and delivers it around off, Virat goes on the back foot and defends it.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Gives respect to the bowler on the first ball and then dismisses the next one. Lyon serves another flighted full ball outside off, Kohli gets forward with a big stride and crunches his drive through covers for a boundary.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Nicely tossed up delivery around off, an off spinner, Virat lunges and defends it watchfully.

Nathan Lyon comes back for another spell.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Shorter outside off stump, Virat pushes it off his back foot to the left of point for a single. Keeps the strike.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Well outside off, Kohli keeps it out towards point.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Lands on off and nips in late to beat the inside edge of Virat's bat. Catches him on the back thigh but there is no appeal as the ball is too high.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Well down leg again, Kohli wants to work it away but misses the ball.

Pat Cummins to Rishabh Pant. Oooh! Pant goes for the drive to this full one outside off but gets the inside edge that runs to square leg. The batsmen get a single.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Outside off on a short length, Kohli keeps it out on the off side and runs through for a single.

Pat Cummins into the attack.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Bouncer, Pant just ducks under it to end the 90th over.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! A genuine outside edge has been induced from Josh coming around the wicket. Pant was looking to drive but the ball moves away a little to get the outside edge. It runs in the gap between slips and gully for a boundary.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Another one outside off, Kohli pushes this ball through the gap for a run.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Well outside off from Josh, Kohli leans into the defense.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Full outside off, Kohli times the drive beautifully but Finch at cover dives to his weaker side and stops the ball. Surely saved some runs there.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Outside off, Pant leans into the drive and pushes it to covers for a run.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Second miscue from the skipper in this over. Bouncer aimed at the batsman is not controlled well and it almost carries to point. Starc can't believe Kohli's luck here.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Fuller on middle, Pant works it away nicely through the gap in the mid-wicket region. The ball doesn't have the legs to reach the fence but an easy three.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Better from the skipper as he leans into his push to covers for a single.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Good ball! On a length and slides along with the angle. Virat was looking to defend but the ball caught him on the top of the willow. It went on the bounce to the slips.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Angling down at the pads, flicked away to fine leg for a run.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Starc serves it outside off, Pant lets this one go in the nick of time.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. A bumper going down leg, Kohli looks to pull but misses the ball completely. Paine collects the ball and appeals but there is nothing on it.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Shorter on middle, the southpaw nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. A length ball outside off, Pant hangs back in the crease and keeps it out.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Straighter ball on middle and leg, Rishabh defends it coming slightly forward.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. On a length outside off, Pant comes ahead to defend to cover.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Shorter length outside off stump, Kohli defends it towards cover-point and gets to the other end.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. BEATEN! Outside off from Starc, Pant comes ahead to defend but misses the ball. Lucky not to get the outside edge.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short and pacy delivery on middle and leg, Kohli fends it off uncomfortably towards the leg side. The batsmen get a quick single.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Fuller ball that is angling down leg, Rishabh tries to flick it but gets the inner half of the bat and the ball runs to fine leg for a run.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. Outside off on a length, Pant defends it on the back foot towards cover.

Mitchell Starc to Rishabh Pant. FOUR BYES! Freebies for India. Starc pitches this very short, wanting to serve a welcome to Pant. The ball though rises too high as Pant just sways out of the way and it is very high for even a jumping Paine to get a hand to it. It goes and hits the fence behind him within seconds. The trail is under 100 now.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Shorter outside off, Kohli angles it away to deep point for a run.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Good length ball outside off, Pant is forward to defend this one. It goes off the outside half of the bat to gully.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Another ball outside off and on the shorter side, Rishabh is on his toes and keeps it out.

Josh Hazlewood to Rishabh Pant. Short outside off to start off, Pant stands tall and defends.

Rishabh Pant is the new batsman in.

Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari. OUT! What a beautiful delivery from Hazlewood. He has deserved a wicket! Beaten the bat on multiple occasions and finally gets the reward. Serves this one on a length and outside off. Gets the ball to nip off the pitch and it straightens after landing. Vihari, who is on the back foot, tries to defend but gets the slightest of edges. It carries to Paine at a good height. A very good ball that, would get most batsmen out. End of a decent innings, a good 50-run stand with his captain. India still trail by 103 runs.

Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari. Shorter outside off, played towards point but no run.

Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari. Outside off and left alone by Hanuma. He had some attention from the physio during the time between the overs.

Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari. Pushes the ball up a bit, on the pads and Vihari keeps strike with a flicked single to square leg. Brings up the 50-run stand between these two.

Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari. Defends this short one from within the crease.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Another brilliant adjustment from the batsman to a short ball aimed at the head. Slightly moves outside the line of the ball and guides it down to third man with very gentle hands while on his toes.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short length ball and aimed at the batsman. Very awkward height for VK but he adjusts well, taking his bottom hand off the willow and controls the ball, making sure it won't have pace on it.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Length ball outside off, Virat comes ahead and tries to push it on the off side but the ball comes off the inner half of the bat and goes towards mid-wicket.

Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari. Short pitched delivery, defended by Hanuma on the back foot into the leg side. The batsmen switch ends.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Left alone outside the off stump.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Peach to respond! Served outside off and straightens in the end. Kohli, who was looking to defend it, has a puzzled look on his face as he misses it. Flies through to the keeper.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. SIX! That has just flown off the bat and all the way for six runs. Short outside off and Kohli flashes hard at it. There is extra bounce and it takes the top half of the bat and flies over the rope. No fielder there anyway so it was a safe option. He completes 5000 Test runs batting at number 4 in 86 innings, fastest to do so. Yet another record tumbles in front of him.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Fuller length outside off, Virat comes well ahead and defends it into the ground.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Wider of the crease, delivered outside off. Left alone by Kohli.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. On a length and outside off, Kohli finds the middle of the bat yet again as he drives to mid off.

Drinks break. Another entertaining hour of play. Kohli hasn't let the early jolt today affect him and reached his 25th ton in Tests. Hanuma at the other end, has batted confidently. The new ball is only 3 overs old and we haven't seen much swing so far. The next hour can have a lot of say in the game.

Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari. Fuller on middle and the ball is defended straight back to mid on. There isn't much swing here with the new ball so far.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. On a length outside off, Kohli trudges ahead and drops it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Responds with a bouncer aimed at the head, Kohli ducks under it at the last moment. Paine does well to get a hand to it and save it from going for four byes.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Typical Kohli. Overpitched outside off from the left-arm seamer, Virat is on one knee and just pushes it solidly through the covers for four. Holds the pose too.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Shorter length delivery outside off, VK raises his arms and lets it go.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Bowled wide outside off by Starc, Kohli shoulders his arms to it.

Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari. Goes wide of the crease this time, well outside off, left alone by the right-hander.

Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari. Shortens the length a little, Vihari gets on top of the ball and keeps it down.

Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari. Similar ball outside off, leaves it alone this time.

Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari. Peach from Josh! Serves it outside off, Vihari looks to defend as the ball tails away in the end to beat the outside edge.

Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari. Drifting onto the pads, flicked away towards deep backward square leg for an easy two.

Josh Hazlewood to Hanuma Vihari. Length ball on off, Hanuma defends solidly.

Josh Hazlewood to bowl from the other end with the new cherry.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Starc slants it across the batsman, Kohli plays it down with the angle and it comes off the outer half of his blade. Soft hands there. Rolling towards gully.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Another watchful leave outside the off stump by the Indian captain.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Good length delivery in the channel outside off, it's left alone.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Play and a miss! Loss in concentration probably. Starc serves it full and outside off, Kohli is beaten on the drive.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Here it is, century number 25 in Tests for Virat Kohli! The talisman of India's batting reaches the milestone with a lovely shot down the ground through mid off. It's pitched up around off and is met with great timing and placement. A knock under testing conditions from the Indian skipper. Off comes the helmet and Kohli celebrates. He has a determined look on his face. The job is not done yet and Virat is aware of it. Some interesting stats - Kohli is the second quickest to complete 25 Test tons, taking 127 innings, only behind Sir Don Bradman (68). Also, he has equaled Sachin Tendulkar for most hundreds by an Indian batsman in Australia (6). Take a bow, Mr. Run Machine!

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Starts the new spell with a fuller length ball around off, Kohli leans forward and across before helping it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Second new ball has been taken by Australia. Mitchell Starc returns...

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Fuller outside off, defended into the ground by Hanuma.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Outside off, Kohli dabs it with soft hands and sets off for a quick single. The ball goes straight to Travis Head at covers who has a shy at the striker's end. Vihari is quick to respond but he would have been a goner had the ball hit the stumps. Needless from the Indians.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Shorter length this time, straightens after landing. Kohli rocks back and closes his bat too early as he tries to work it on the leg side. Gets a leading edge that goes to backward point. Very lucky!

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Very wide outside off, Kohli drives hard and finds the gap through the covers. The ball goes to the fence and the Indian captain is into the 90s. Also brings up the 200 for the visitors. They trail by 126 runs now.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Overpitched, Virat pushes it wristily back to the bowler.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter outside off, Kohli comes ahead and pushes it to backward point.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Another short ball aimed at the head, Hanuma looks like he has taken his eyes off it as he tries to fend it. Lucky for him that it doesn't take the gloves and pop out to short leg.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Predictable comeback from Pat. Goes for the bouncer, Vihari ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. FOUR! Sounds good and is good. Fuller length and he latches onto it instantly. Drives confidently through mid off and all the way for four runs.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Bouncer, well above the head of Hanuma who lets it go.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Gets it this time as he drops it on the off side and sets off.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Slightly short of a length outside off, Kohli defends on the back foot. Looks for the quick single but then decides against it.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Another looped one outside off, Vihari defends with soft hands towards slip.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Comes ahead to this one and pushes it to mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Flatter on middle, Vihari stands in his crease and keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Much shorter to Kohli, he goes back in his crease and works it away towards square leg and sets off for a quick single. His partner is quick to respond and makes it in time.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Fuller this time, Hanuma drives to long on for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Drifted outside off, Vihari takes a big stride and defends it to mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Bouncer to the captain, he ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Given some room outside off, the batsman opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man for a single.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Shorter outside off, Hanuma goes well back in his crease to keep it out.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Fuller and coming in after landing, Kohli comes forward and turns it into the leg side for a single. Marcus Harris, who is at deep square leg, falls down while picking it up and feels his hammy after throwing. Doesn't look like it's anything too serious though.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Back to a good length, left alone by Virat this time.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Short and outside off, Kohli climbs on top of the bounce and keeps it down.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Slightly ahead to end the over, Hanuma comes forward to defend. The ball turns a bit and gets the inner half of the bat. Luckily for the batsman, it doesn't carry to short leg.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Shorter outside off and turning in, Vihari rocks back and tries to work it on the leg side. Finds short leg.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Fuller one on off and middle, Vihari is forward in defense.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Well outside off, left alone.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Slightly pitched up, Hanuma comes forward and defends to mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Flatter ball outside off, Vihari stands tall and defends it.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Bouncer from Pat to end the over, Kohli lets it fly over his head.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Good looking shot down the ground to a fuller one outside off. The batsmen pick up three as a widish mid off fielder gives chase.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Length delivery on top of off stump, he takes a good stride forward and defends it to mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Effort ball from Cummins, Vihari just ducks under it and lets it go.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Good quick delivery on middle, Hanuma is back in his crease and defends.

Pat Cummins to Hanuma Vihari. Good length ball on top of the off stump line to start, Vihari is watchful in defense.

Pat Cummins now into the attack.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Similar ball to end the over and Virat pushes it to mid-wicket again. Tidy stuff by Nathan.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter ball on middle, Kohli pushes it to short mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Fired in at the pads, flicked away wristily by Hanuma for a run to deep mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Another flatter delivery on off, Vihari dead-bats it.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Back to the line outside off, Hanuma is ahead and defends it into the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Looped up but well down the leg side, Vihari looks to flick but misses the ball.

Nathan Lyon is back.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Well down the leg side, was it a planned ball? Kohli looks to flick it away but misses. Hanuma, the new batsman, will be on strike in the next over.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Shorter outside off, Kohli plays a good looking shot to the right of third man. The batsmen come back for two by the time Lyon cleans up near the boundary rope.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Aimed at the batsman's body, Virat fends it away towards mid-wicket.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short again and Kohli gauges the bounce on the ball and shoulders his arms to this one.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short again and this one cuts in after landing, Kohli is cramped for space and keeps it out awkwardly.

Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari. Short and wide outside off, Vihari cuts similarly to his boundary in the previous over. There is a third man present this time who keeps it down to one.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Good length ball outside off, Virat keeps it out by coming half-ahead.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Fuller length, Kohli is on the front foot and pushes it towards mid on.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Shortens the length a bit on this occasion, the skipper is immediately on to the back foot and defends.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Good length ball just outside off, Kohli takes a stride ahead and defends it into the ground.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Drifting onto the pads this time, Kohli tucks it away on the leg side towards mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Short and on off stump to start with, Kohli hangs back and defends it.

Interesting bowling change. Nathan Lyon has been removed after a successful first over. Pat Cummins is unleashed. Thinking on his feet, Tim Paine.

Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari. Another bouncer to end the over, Vihari lets it go over his head again.

Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari. Bouncer to follow up, just a typical fast bowler's response. Vihari ducks under it.

Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari. FOUR! Short and well outside off, Vihari hangs his bat out and middles his shot properly. The ball rushes away to the left of point all the way for four runs. This must give the youngster a lot of confidence.

Mitchell Starc to Hanuma Vihari. Good length ball outside off, defended by Hanuma from within the crease.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. OUCH! This one is aimed at the body and hurries on to Kohli who was lining up the pull. He has to take evasive action and gets hit on the elbow. The ball goes to fine leg and the batsmen cross. Leg byes signaled.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short outside off to start with, left alone by Kohli.

Mitchell Starc to bowl from the other end. Two slips and a gully in place.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. A quick single to end the over. Shorter in length, Kohli rocks back and works it away to fine leg and keeps strike.

Nathan Lyon to Hanuma Vihari. Off the mark straightaway, full and on middle, Hanuma flicks it away to mid-wicket for a single.

Hanuma Vihari arrives early in the morning.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. OUT! Brilliant from Lyon! Even better from Paine! The fourth Indian wicket falls off the fourth ball of the day. Just the start the Aussies would've liked. This one is slightly shorter than the previous one, but Rahane is drawn forward in defense. The ball drifts and straightens a bit with the breeze and gets the faintest of edges. Tim makes no mistake behind the wickets and breaks the stumps as well before beginning his celebration. The finger is up for a caught behind and the Indian vice-captain has to depart without adding any run to his overnight score. This is the 8th time Lyon has hunted down Ajinkya in Tests. Making him his bunny. The deficit for the tourists is still in excess of 150.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Looped up outside off, Rahane comes ahead and defends.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. First run of the day as Kohli pushes it to deep mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Starts off with a quicker ball outside off, Kohli goes back in his crease and defends to mid-wicket.

The players and the umpires are out in the middle. Virat Kohli will take strike on the first ball of the day to be bowled by surprise surprise, Nathan Lyon. Maybe, the Aussies want to bowl the next 11 overs quickly and get the second new ball. Let's play...

Nathan Lyon in an interview with Mark Howard says that the rain didn't help their cause yesterday and the pitch held up well. Hopes that he will get more help today. Talking about his batting, he says it is amazing to have a cricket coach in his brother who has helped him a lot with it. Coming up to the pitch, he has a look and says that the rain caused the ball to skid on except for a ball on Day 2 which Kohli left alone and that spun a long way with extra bounce. States that he will be looking to bowl more of the same. About Kohli's wicket, he feels that the Indian skipper is one of the best in the world, but adds that he will be looking to get him out as soon as possible. Finishes off by saying that he will try to use the breeze to get some drift and get some close-in catches.

Pitch report - Michael Vaughan says the surface surprised them all yesterday by playing so well. Adds that the cracks have opened up a bit today and should help Lyon while bowling from the Justin Langer End. Signs off by saying that we have had riveting cricket for two days and it should be a belter today as well.

For the visitors, Kohli and Rahane will be expected to take India as close to the home team's first innings total as possible. Any lead will come in handy as it won't be easy batting fourth on this wicket. Most probably, by the end of today, we should have a fair idea of which way this Test is heading. It will be an engrossing and hard-fought day, make no mistake. You don't want to miss this, stay with us. Action from Perth in just a bit.

Welcome to Day 3 of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy. We have had two days of intense cricketing action. The match seems to be evenly poised at the moment. What has been the difference over the two days though is the weather - The sun was out on Day 1 and it was cloudy on the following day. The forecast for today is for the sun to make a comeback and remain throughout the day. Coming to this Test match, the hosts, who are ahead by 154 runs as of now, would look to snipe out this already 90-run unbeaten partnership as soon as they can, and that will provide an opening into the Indian lower order which doesn't inspire much confidence.

... Day 3, Session 1 ...

So then, Kohli and Rahane are unbeaten at Stumps and both should look to go on to make it count. From the hosts' point of view, they still have a handy lead of 154 runs and would look to grab either one of these or both early on Day 3. Should be really fun to watch. Action will resume at 1020 local (0220 GMT). Do join us then. Take care!

One thing that Australia would be happy about is the fact that there haven't been any free runs or loose runs given. Everything has been hard-earned and the Indians have not been let off the hook. The day was mostly played under cloudy weather and the cracks on the pitch seemed to have closed as the ball didn't misbehave as much as it did on Day 1. Earlier this morning, the Australian lower order added 49 runs to their overnight total to post 326 on the board. In reply, both the Indian openers were removed cheaply and it took really hard-fought knocks with lots of concentration from the next three batsmen to keep India afloat in this Test. They will be proud of what they have achieved so far.

What a fight it has been from India! Not many would have given them a chance on this wicket. They end Day 2 on 172/3 after being 8/2 at one time. No doubt the pitch has played a lot better than it did yesterday but take nothing away from the skill and patience of Pujara, Kohli and Rahane. The third session started with the loss of the new 'Wall' of the Indian team, Cheteshwar Pujara. It looked gloomy and one thought that the horrors of the Adelaide Test's first innings would resurface. But Rahane and Virat have batted beautifully and both reached their fifties during the course of their unbeaten 90-run stand. The Aussie bowling looked somewhat less lethal and run-scoring became easy after a certain period. The short ball ploy against the Indian vice-captain didn't work out and Nathan Lyon, even though economical, wasn't too effective.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. A rising delivery, around middle and leg, Rahane gets across and taps it down in the mid-wicket region. Looks for a run but Kohli turns it down as Cummins runs across to his right to stop the ball. That will be Stumps on Day 2.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Lands it on a good length around off, Ajinkya goes on his toes and defends it back solidly.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. A bouncer is served on the plate for Rahane. It's around off and he sways away from the line.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. The line is very straight this time and Virat clips it off his pads in front of square leg for three runs.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Edged but safe! Soft hands from Kohli keeps it all along the ground. An excellent delivery by Cummins. Probes with a length ball around off and gets it to straighten. Kohli plays inside the line and gets an outside edge. It rolls in front of wide first slip.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Good length delivery just outside off, Kohli rises on his back foot and plays it down safely to the off side.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flatter delivery which is slightly shorter, Rahane remains in the crease and defends it back down the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Front foot defense from Jinx to keep the fuller one out.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Oooh! This one rips a little more than many and the ball takes the inside half of Rahane's bat who was trying to defend. Luckily, the ball goes onto the pads and just falls down on the pitch.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Lyon flights this one outside off, Rahane comes well ahead and dead-bats this.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Fuller this time, Kohli prods ahead and pushes it through mid-wicket for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Short ball on the pads, Rahane works it away on the leg side for a single.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Just as we say it was a good over, it is spoilt by a poor delivery on the hips. Easily worked away fine on the leg side for a boundary. The trail is cut down to 159 runs now.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. BEATEN! After a long time, a good length ball on off stump straightens and beats the outside edge of Virat who was looking to defend. This over has been a really good one considering that it is at the fag end of the day.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Full and on middle, driven to mid on off the front foot by the skipper.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Another one outside off, good probing line from Cummins in this over. Kohli plays it with soft hands to point.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Flicked away off his hips but straight to the square leg fielder.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Outside off on a short length, Virat climbs on top of the bounce and defends the ball.

Pat Cummins replaces Hazlewood.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Well outside off, left alone by Ajinkya.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flighted ball outside off and finally some good turn for Lyon. The ball takes the inside edge onto the pads. Good ball.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Driven straight back to the bowler this time, slightly in the air but safe.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Full and pushed down to long on for yet another single by VK.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. FIFTY for the INDIAN VICE-CAPTAIN! His 17th in Tests. It is also his third fifty in the last three Tests. A delivery outside off and on the fuller side, Rahane drives it through cover and gets to the other end. A very good knock in the situation. Needed it as he was replacing Pujara at the crease.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, Kohli pushes it down the ground wide of long on for a single.

Nathan Lyon changes ends.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Another overpitched delivery and another gorgeous drive. This time from the skipper. Finds the gap on the offside and the batsmen pick up three. Kohli is back on strike for the next over.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Short outside off, left alone by VK.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Full and outside again, Rahane pushes it to the deepish mid off region and gets to the other end. 49 for Jinx.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! Overcompensates on this occasion as he goes short and wide outside off. Rahane rocks back and cuts it over backward point for another four. Consecutive boundaries. Moves to 48!

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! Glorious would be the word here. The ball goes as straight as an arrow down the ground. Lucky not to have hit the stumps at the non-striker's end. Lovely to watch and four runs. You cannot afford to overpitch to this batsman.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Full and outside off, Rahane is forward as he leans into his drive back to the bowler.

Josh Hazlewood is back into the attack. Should be a 3-over burst for him.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Outside off and short of a good length, Kohli shoulders his arms. 5 overs left in the day now.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Another bouncer on middle and leg, Kohli ducks under it.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Short ball on middle, Rahane swipes across the line but along the ground. It goes to deep square leg for a run.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Good length delivery and on top of middle and leg, Rahane stands tall and defends it back to the bowler.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Outside off, left alone by Ajinkya.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Short ball on off stump, Rahane rises over the ball and plays it to point.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. A single off the last ball and Rahane retains strike by playing the ball to long on.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flicked away off the back foot but straight at the fielder.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Another dance down the track and Rahane almost guides it straight into short leg's hands. Just short. The fielder even throws it back to attempt a run out but Jinx is quick to get back in.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane covers the spin on the loopy one and defends it into the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flatter delivery on middle and leg, he defends it into the ground on the leg side.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flatter ball on middle, Jinx steps down the pitch and plays it to short mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Another full ball on the pads, Kohli drives it to the mid on fielder.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Very full, almost a half-volley. Virat drives it beautifully again but this time fails to find the gap. Straight to the cover fielder.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Bouncer on middle and leg, VK ducks underneath and evades it.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Another ball outside off, the skipper punches it but it is straight to the fielder.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Makes batting look ridiculously easy. The ball is outside off and on a full length, slightly swinging away. Kohli leans into it and drives it wide of mid off and the ball is timed sweetly as it goes all the way for a boundary.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Outside off and left alone by Kohli.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane comes ahead and keeps this out.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flatter delivery on middle and leg, Jinx defends it on his back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Fuller and quicker outside off, Rahane comes down the wicket and pushes it straight back down. Short mid-wicket dives to stop it and prevents a run.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Looped up on middle, Kohli works it away to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flighted outside off, VK takes a large stride and dead-bats it.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery at the pads, Kohli works it to short mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Good length ball on off stump, Jinx is forward in defense.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Outside off on a length, Rahane lets it go through.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Drifting onto the pads, Kohli flicks it away to deep square leg for a single.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Outside off and left alone by the skipper.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Outside off and on a short length, Kohli leaves it alone. Surprise, surprise as this one doesn't even carry to the keeper.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Fuller and on middle, Kohli defends it back calmly to mid on.

Pat Cummins replaces Mitchell Starc.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Full ball on off, Rahane prods ahead and defends on the front foot.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Fuller on middle and off, Virat drives it down to long on for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. The arm ball on this occasion, the Indian skipper defends it solidly.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter ball on middle, VK pushes it to short mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery outside off, Kohli comes ahead and dead-bats it.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Around the wicket and quicker, Kohli pushes it back to the bowler.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Wild ball from Starc, going well down leg. Rahane misses his shot and Paine collects it acrobatically down the leg side.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Similar to the third delivery of the over, Kohli also plays it away on the off side for a single.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. A fuller delivery on middle and leg, Kohli defends it after covering the line of the ball.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Outside off and Rahane just nudges it on the off side in the gap and gets a quick single wide of mid off.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Shorter this time outside off, Rahane opens the face of the bat and tries to help it to the third man fence but the gully fielder dives to his left and stops it.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! Sublime and lovely to the eye! Full and outside off from Starc, Rahane takes a big step forward and creams it through the covers for a boundary.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Short ball, Kohli defends from within the crease.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Around the wicket, VK plays it with soft hands square on the leg side. No run.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Much better as he comes down the track and pushes it to long on to get to the non-striker's end.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Short and outside off, Rahane goes for the cut. Doesn't control it well but luckily for him, it does not carry to point's hand.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flighted on off, Rahane takes a stride forward and plays it to short mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Full outside off, Rahane comes down the pitch and pushes it back to Lyon.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Drifting down on the pads with the angle, Rahane plays it delicately to fine leg and gets a single to retain strike. 50-run stand up between the captain and the vice-captain.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Good ball! Comes in with the angle, just on top of off stump. Rahane defends comfortably off the back foot.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Short again on off, Rahane climbs on top of the bounce and plays it down to point.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Short and wide outside off, Rahane lets the ball go to Tim behind the stumps.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Outside off, an easy single for Kohli as he pushes it to cover-point. Thinks about the second but decides against it.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Full and on the pads, Kohli pushes it to mid on with a straight bat.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Full and outside off, Rahane pushes it to cover.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane comes ahead and dead-bats this loopy delivery outside off.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Another ball outside off that has been played with soft hands by Jinx to backward point.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Well outside off, Rahane watches it all the way into Paine's gloves. This one bounces a lot more than any of his recent deliveries.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Another flatter ball on off, Rahane keeps it out well.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flighted outside off, Rahane takes a couple of steps before hitting it back to the bowler.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Left alone outside off. End of the over. Maiden.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short of a length and on top of off stump, Kohli jumps onto his toes and defends it easily.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Fuller outside off, Kohli looks to drive it away but gets the inner half of the bat and the ball rolls straight back down the pitch.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. A carbon copy of the previous ball.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short and well outside off, Kohli raises his arms and lets it go.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. The ball is on middle and leg, Kohli drives it back with a straight bat to mid on.

Starc is back for another spell.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Outside off and fuller this time, Rahane pushes it safely to cover to end the over.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Around the wicket to Kohli, he flicks it away and gets to the other end.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane comes ahead and gets the inside half of the bat as the ball is full outside off. Runs to the left of short leg and the batsmen get a single.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Another ball that is on the off side, Rahane plays it into the ground after coming ahead.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Shorter ball on middle, Rahane stands back in his crease and pushes it to mid on.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flatter ball outside off, Rahane is ahead and plays it with soft hands to point.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. A dot ball to end the over as Kohli offers no shot to this short ball outside off.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Fuller outside off, Virat pushes it to the cover fielder.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Very full and easy pickings for VK when he is at this stage of his innings. He just takes a stride forward and on drives this for a boundary.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Outside off and on a length, Kohli guides it along the ground to gully.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Short of a length and jags into Kohli. The skipper was looking to flick it away but misses and gets hit on rib cage.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Outside off and beaten! The ball lands on a length and beats Kohli's outside edge as he tries to push it through cover.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Covers the spin on the ball and plays it with soft hands to short leg to end the 51st over.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flatter ball on middle and leg, Jinx is in his crease as he defends the ball into the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Another full one outside off, Rahane pushes it straight to the fielder at extra cover this time.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Short and wide outside off, Rahane rocks back and cuts it but it goes straight to backward point.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Full and outside off, Rahane drives it to mid off.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery, flicked away off his pads by Kohli. Single taken.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Another full ball outside off, Rahane drives it and the ball makes a good sound off the bat. Starc at mid off though, dives to his left and prevents any run from being taken.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! Pulled away on the back foot. Rahane stands tall and pulls this short one square on the leg side and all the way to the fence. No one out there to stop it.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Good ball outside off, Rahane drops it down on the off side. His skipper on the other end wants a run but is rightfully sent back. Travis Head picks up the ball and has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses the throw. Kohli would have been just in had the ball hit, suggest the replays.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Fuller ball on off stump, Rahane presses ahead and pushes this one back to the bowler.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Short ball outside off, Rahane raises his hands and lets it go.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Good length ball outside off to start the over, Rahane plays it to gully with soft hands. Was looking to guide it in the gap maybe.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Shorter one to end the over, Kohli stands tall and defends this into the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter ball on off, Kohli takes a stride forward and defends it onto the leg side.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flighted ball outside off, Rahane comes down the track and plays it wide of mid on for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Quicker delivery on the middle stump, Rahane plays it to short leg on the bump.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Quicker ball on middle, Kohli works it away to deep square leg for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery outside off, Kohli defends it from within the crease.

Drinks break has been taken. An enterprising hour of play from both sides. The Aussies would be happy to have seen the back of Pujara. Ajinkya Rahane who came in next has played his shots and scored at a brisk pace. His skipper reached his fifty and is looking good. The next hour of play will be a very crucial period of play. Who can come out trumps?

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. What happened there? The ball rares up from a good length and jags in after landing. Rahane is surprised as he looks to defend off the back foot. He does well to drop his bottom hand off the bat as the ball takes the top half of the blade and goes safely towards first slip.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Very full this time but outside off, left alone by Rahane. His fifth straight leave in a row.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Fuller in length outside off, Rahane takes a huge stride forward and lets it go.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Well outside off on a length, Jinx is disinterested and wants nothing to do with it.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Another short ball that is rising as it passes the batsman. Rahane shoulders his arms again.

Josh Hazlewood to Ajinkya Rahane. Short ball outside off, left alone by Ajinkya.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Another one to which Rahane has his dancing shoes on. He then whips it away to deep mid-wicket for a single to keep strike.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Full and wide outside off, Kohli drives it through the covers, wide of mid off. He gets to the other end.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Shorter in length this time, Kohli pushes it to short mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Very full and VK pushes this one back down. Lyon dives to his right and stops the single.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flatter delivery on the pads, worked away to square leg by Jinx for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Flighted outside off, Rahane is down the track and pushes it back with a straight bat.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Too wide outside off, it's left alone by the Indian skipper.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Kohli has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Extra bounce. This one cuts back into the batsman from a good length around off. Virat fails to defend and is hit on the body.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Hazlewood bowls it on a driving length outside off. Kohli is not interested in accepting the proposal.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Short and on off, defended off the back foot by Kohli.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Allows the ball to spin down the leg side and nudges it towards leg gully.

Nathan Lyon to Ajinkya Rahane. Tossed up ball around middle and leg, Rahane defends it from the crease.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Gets forward and works it around off his pads. Once the short mid-wicket fielder fails to stop it with a dive, they cross for a run.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Presses forward to a full ball and presents a straight bat in defense.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter and shorter on off, defended off the back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flighted delivery, around off, Kohli defends it off his front foot.

Nathan Lyon is back on.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Well outside off this time, left alone by Jinx.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Wide outside off and Rahane defends it off the back foot. We have a slight drizzle here, nothing too heavy and we go on for now.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Short ball on the off stump, Kohli just drops it on the off side and runs through to the other end. Quick single, good running!

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Flashy shot! Short delivery outside off, Kohli edges his attempted square cut and it flies away above slip and gully for four! FIFTY FOR THE SKIPPER! 20th in Tests. What an innings it has been so far! Kohli started off quickly almost like giving a statement to the bowlers that he is not here to dance on their tunes. Then slowed down and played according to the merit. Lovely batting but it is imperative for India that he continues.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Full outside off, defended on the front foot into the ground.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Fuller length outside off, pushed to cover-point by VK.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. SIX! This surely is Virender Sehwag batting wearing the mask of Ajinkya Rahane. You don't see Rahane hitting biggies often even in T20 cricket. Plenty of intent shown. As soon as Starc digs in a short delivery outside off, Rahane latches onto it, stands tall inside the crease and spanks it over third man for half a dozen of runs. Great battle between bat and ball going on.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. In the channel outside off, Rahane allows it through.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Full and around off, Kohli strides forward and gently pushes it in the gap at covers. He turns for the third run as the fielder doesn't quite anticipate that. A throw towards the striker's end would have been interesting. Rahane was pretty slow compared to Kohli in charging for the third run.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Angling away from the batsman, Kohli prods forward with an angled bat and pushes it to point.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Very wide outside off, Kohli allows it through to the keeper.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. A length ball around off, angling away, Virat comes forward and pushes it to extra cover.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Presses forward and defends it carefully to covers.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Edgy! Cummins slants in a length ball around middle and off, Rahane is squared up in his stance as he tries playing it straight. It goes off the outside half of his bat to point and Ajinkya comes out of his crease in search of a run. Kohli initially shows interest but then sends him back.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Angling into the batsman from a length outside off, Rahane is on the front foot as he blocks.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. That's a nice leave from Rahane. It's in the channel outside off, Ajinkya is quite assured in making that leave. This is the Jinx that we all know.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Extra bounce from a good length outside off, Rahane taps it down with a loose bottom hand to gully.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Good length delivery on middle, at 146.2 kph, Rahane just turns it from the crease to backward square leg for a run. 7 coming from this over.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Width on offer outside off, angling away, Rahane stays back and guides it past backward point for a brace.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! Eased away! Short again by Starc, on the body of Rahane who just helps it away on its way to the fine leg fence. Used the pace of the bowler to his advantage. He's showing good intent and looking to take the attack to the bowler.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Bottom edge this time. Rahane seems rattled at the moment. He needs to be extra careful. Starc bowls it shortish and around off, Rahane tries to cut but it's too close to his body. It gathers the bottom half of his bat and goes on one bounce to the keeper.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Back of a length delivery around off, Rahane goes on his toes and defends it down safely.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Double bluff to begin this over. Starc serves a wide full delivery outside off, Rahane throws his bat at it and misses. His front foot went nowhere. Probably he was expecting a short delivery.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. A tad overpitched this time, Kohli scoops it slightly towards cover but the ball doesn't have enough on it to go to the fielder on the full. Kohli needs to be more careful here.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, Kohli prods ahead and defends it to cover.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. This one is flicked away on the leg side beautifully. There is no deep square leg and the batsmen can come back for three by the time the mid-wicket fielder runs to it from inside the circle. Rahane reaches double figures.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. FOUR! What a shot to play off just your seventh delivery! Banged short outside off, Rahane rocks back and plays the upper cut over point for four runs. A positive looking Rahane has come to the crease, might just work in his favor.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Slightly fuller outside off, Rahane presses forward to defend. He gets an inside edge that rolls down to mid-wicket.

Pat Cummins to Ajinkya Rahane. Good length ball on middle, Rahane defends it showing the full face of the bat.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Starc is relentlessly targeting the rib cage. Yet another lethal short delivery, Rahane tries to pull but it probably takes the gloves and lobs in the air. Falls safely wide of leg gully. A single taken. What a probing over by Starc, a successful one too.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Rahane will fight fire with fire. As soon as Starc digs in another short ball, Rahane pulls out the horizontal bat shot from his repertoire. He stays back to wheel his bat across the line but fails to middle his shot. It takes the bottom half and loops in the air. Luckily for him, it goes safely over mid-wicket for a couple. Jinx is off the mark.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Angling away from the batsman, once again a touch short, Rahane stands back to play it down towards gully.

Mitchell Starc to Ajinkya Rahane. Paine appeals for another catch down the leg side! This time it's not given and Starc is also not interested. A shortish delivery around leg, Rahane tries working it around but misses. There is some noise which the replays later on show to be coming from the ball brushing Rahane's jersey.

Ajinkya Rahane is the number 5 batsman. India trail by 244 runs.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. OUT! Starc strikes gold! Pujara has been caught down the leg side. The field was set for some short stuff as Paine had planted a short leg and a leg gully. But the wicket-taking delivery turns out to be a back of a length ball going down the leg side. Pujara tries to glance it off his hips but gets a faint edge behind to Paine. He makes no mistake, they appeal and the finger has gone up. A quick check for the no ball is also done but Mitch is fine with his landing. Australia finally succeed in breaking the 74-run partnership. A big breakthrough too as Pujara is someone who has the ability to bat for a longer period.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Paine is not learning. Still no bat-pad. Once again an inswinger catches the inside half of the Indian skipper's bat as he prods forward in defense. Balloons off the pads but falls safely behind the vacant short leg region. A fine over by Pat!

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Needs to be careful, Kohli. He just cannot afford to keep flirting with deliveries outside off with an angled bat. This one whizzes past his blade. Luckily for him, didn't take any edge. It's a risky thing anyway with slips and gully waiting.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Smartly played. A little bit of width on offer outside off, Virat pushes it with an angled bat and places it through the gap between gully and slips. Two added to the total.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Five bonus runs for India! Effort delivery by Cummins. He bends his back and lets out a short delivery. It goes way over the head of the batsman and Paine has no chance of collecting it even with a jump. The umpire stretches his hands to call it a wide.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. The batsman lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Back of a length delivery outside off, played down from the crease to point.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Where is bat-pad? Cummins gets a length delivery to move back into the batsman from a length outside off. Kohli brings down his bat in defense but it takes the inside edge, brushes his pads and lobs up in the air. No one at short leg and Kohli survives.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Angling across the batsman, outside off, Pujara allows it through to end the over.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. As expected, it's banged in short, around leg, Pujara sways away from the line of fire.

Short leg in, leg slip also comes in. Starc switches to over the wicket. Short stuff coming up???

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Identical to the first delivery of this over. Starc angles in a length ball, targeting the off pole, Pujara covers the line and defends it from the middle of his blade. Rock solid.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Lands it on a length outside off, a hint of movement there as it hits the deck, Pujara first covers the line and then shoulders arms.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Starc continues with his 'round the wicket angle for Pujara. He darts it in around off, on a length, Che blocks it quite solidly.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. And again. Kohli is not at all interested in chasing anything outside his off stump. One more leave to end a good over.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Serves it on a good length and in the region outside off, a watchful Indian skipper has nothing to do with it.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Cummins is too straight and full with his line and length this time. Pujara eases it off his pads to fine leg for one.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. TOO HIGH! Cummins with a delivery which nips back in from a good length around off. Pujara with a static footwork tries to defend it from the crease but is beaten for pace, probably. He is thudded on the pads, they appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Paine has a chat with his bowler and goes for the DRS. The replays roll in and they find it to be heading over the sticks. The point of impact was clearly telling the story. It was always going over. Australia lose a review.

Shout for an lbw! Not given and Australia have reviewed it. Height factor?

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Better this time by Che. He watches the line closely and offers a straight bat after pressing forward.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Movement and extra bounce. Ouch. Pujara takes a blow near his ribs as he fails to keep it out from the crease. It's a lively surface and quite demanding. You need to be right on the money every ball.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Yet another leave to end the over as the final ball is well outside off. Good patience here from an innately attacking player.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Another leave from the skipper as the ball rises from a short length outside off.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Outside off and on a good length, VK lets it go through to Tim Paine.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Slightly short of a length and Kohli is solid in defense.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. This ball was on off stump and Kohli leaves it. The ball shapes back in after landing but the bounce carries it over the stumps. Good leave in the end, one can say.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short ball outside off, still rising as it passes Kohli. Left alone by the batsman.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Fuller ball on middle and leg, Kohli looks to play it fine on the leg side. He gets an inside edge as the ball comes in slightly after landing. The batsmen run through for one and the skipper keeps strike.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Outside off on a shorter length, Virat shoulders his arms to let that one through.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Fuller in length, Kohli drives this straight back down but straight back at Cummins.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Length ball outside off, Kohli chooses to leave it alone.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Much better from the Indian skipper, he remains in his crease and defends this short ball on off stump.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Outside off and Kohli is drawn into the drive. The ball moves away a bit after landing and misses the outside edge by inches. A collective ooohzz by the fielders and the crowd.

Cummins to bowl from the other end.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Wide outside off to finish the over, CP raises his arms again as he lets it go.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Closer to the off stump on this occasion, Pujara stands tall and defends it.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Well outside off again and left alone again by the man bred and brought up for Test cricket.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Around the wicket to Pujara, the ball is short and outside off. Pujara lets this one go through.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Full and wide outside off, chased by Kohli. It goes in the gap to the left of point. The ball doesn't reach the fence but the batsmen come back for three.

Mitchell Starc to Virat Kohli. Short ball to start off with, Kohli jumps and fends this one off.

Welcome back, the players and umpires are back on the field. Starc to begin and Kohli to face.

... Day 2, Session 3 ...

An attritional session of Test match cricket. Started positively for the Aussies as they got the wicket of KL Rahul. The ball was being made to do all sorts of funny things by the pacers. But then Kohli took the center stage. He met fire with fire and looked positive from the outset. He was ably supported by his 'Man Friday', Cheteshwar Pujara. They both have endured a tough session where neither was run-scoring easy nor was surviving. They did have a bit of luck but the fact of the matter is that they are not out. It is imperative for them to continue if India are to reach anywhere close to the Australian total. Will the two pillars of the Indian team hold strong or will the Aussies be able to bring it down? We will see in the last session which will begin in a while. Stay tuned with us.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara takes a step down the track and defends it comfortably on the leg side. THAT WILL BE TEA ON DAY 2. INDIA 70 for the loss of two wickets after 32 overs.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara takes a huge stride forward and dead-bats this one.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter and going down leg, the skipper works it fine on the leg side for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Beautiful drive from Kohli. India's first boundary after 130 deliveries. Full delivery outside off, Virat comes ahead and drives it through the covers. Races away to the fence.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery turning down leg, Kohli misses the flick and gets hit on the pad. A loud appeal but very optimistic.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Lyon to bowl what should be the last over before Tea. Starts off with a full and flat one outside off, Kohli comes ahead and pushes it to mid-wicket.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Very full and on middle and leg, Che flicks it away through the gap square on the leg side for a couple.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Effort ball on middle and leg, Pujara is quick to duck under it and lets the ball go through.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Fuller ball on off stump, CP comes forward and plays it into the ground on the off side.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Another ball outside off and left alone again.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Well outside off and well left too by the batsman.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Shorter length ball on the pads, Pujara works it away to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery outside off, Kohli defends it off the back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Fuller and outside off, Pujara gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it to long on for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Shorter ball on the pads, flicked away to the square leg fielder.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Fuller delivery on off and the batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it to mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Shorter and Kohli immediately rocks back and plays it to the right of short-leg again with soft hands. The batsmen run through for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery on middle, Kohli is ahead and plays it with soft hands.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Fuller length ball on off, Pujara defends it into the ground coming half-ahead.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. An effort delivery from Hazlewood, the ball comes in with the angle and is aimed at the head of the batsman. CP has his eyes on the ball all along and sways out of the way.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. On off stump and just short of a length, Pujara defends it from within the crease.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Slightly short of a length here, Pujara trusts the bounce and lets the ball fly above his off stump and to the keeper.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Another ball outside off and left alone. Tim collects it above his head and looks around as if to suggest that he likes the carry.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Outside off and on a good length, Pujara lets the ball go through to Paine.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Well outside off to end the over, the skipper lets it go through.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Another looped delivery outside off, Virat drives it straight to the cover fielder.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Full ball on off and middle, Kohli pushes it off the front foot to mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. 50-run stand! Full ball on middle, Pujara comes down the track and whips it away behind square on the leg side for three runs. Also brings up the half century stand between these two. Has been a fighting one. This is also the 12th occasion this pair has been involved in a fifty stand in Tests to go with the six century partnerships.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Worked away fine on the leg side for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery on middle, Kohli is on his back foot and pushes it to mid-wicket.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. On a length and top of off stump, Pujara is in his crease and defends it towards mid on. A loud no follows.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Fuller ball on off and middle, Kohli comes ahead and tries to push this one straight back. He gets the inner half of the bat and the ball runs down to fine leg for a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Bouncer on middle, Kohli ducks and lets it fly through.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Just short of a good length, the ball straightens after landing. Kohli closes the face of the bat a bit early and gets the leading edge to cover. Luckily, it is all along the ground.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. On a good length and outside off, Virat leaves it alone.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Good length ball on off stump, Kohli defends it by coming well ahead.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Another ball outside off, Pujara pads it away. Lobs on the off side and there are calls of 'catch it' from the close-in fielders.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Well outside off and the batsman offers no stroke on this occasion.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara takes a step or two down the track and pads this one away.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Very flat ball on middle and turns enough to be collected down leg by Paine. Pujara was looking to flick it but misses it completely as the revolutions on the ball were too many.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Shorter in length and CP pushes it to mid on off the back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Flatter delivery on middle, Pujara plays it to short leg with soft hands.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Overpitched and driven to mid off. No run.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Ooooh! Almost had him! The ball is outside off and the Indian skipper is drawn forward into a drive. Just beats the outside edge and goes to the keeper. He now has a grin on his face. Realizes it was a very good ball.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Closer to off stump now, Virat has to play at this one and defends it into the ground coming forward.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Outside off and fuller on this occasion, Kohli takes a big stride forward before letting it go.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Shorter in length and well outside off, the skipper shoulders his arms.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Edged! But drops well short of second slip. Good length ball to which Kohli prods ahead and plays with soft hands. It takes the edge but doesn't carry.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Shorter and flatter delivery to end the over, Pujara pushes it to short mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Another back foot defense from CP keeping the ball on the off stump line out.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Flatter ball on middle, Pujara defends from within the crease.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Well outside off, Pujara checks the line of the ball and leaves it alone.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Fuller outside off, Pujara looks to flick it away on the leg side after coming down the track. He misses and the ball goes to silly point. Pujara is quick to get back into the crease. Meanwhile Lyon appeals alone for an LBW but the umpire says no.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter ball outside off, Kohli pushes it down to long on and gets to the other end.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Well outside off again, CP lets it go through to Tim. Third leave in a row, good disciplined batting.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Outside off on a length and the ball shapes in after landing, Pujara shoulders his arms to it.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Shorter and wide outside off, Pujara lets it go.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. This time he gets this good length ball away on the offside. He just looks to time it and gets it through the covers. The batsmen pick up three by the time the ball comes back.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. A half-volley outside off, Kohli is unable to time his drive and the ball goes straight to wide mid off.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Shorter ball outside off, Kohli rises with the ball and ensures he keeps it down towards point.

Josh Hazlewood is back into the attack.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. The batsman charges down the wicket once more and pushes this flatter delivery to mid on.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Fuller delivery outside off, Pujara is quick with his feet as he comes down the track and drives this. It seems to be going towards long off but Lyon dives to his left and makes an amazing one-handed stop. That's brilliant fielding on the followthrough.

An extra close-in fielder coming in. Peter Handscomb is placed at silly point.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Flatter delivery again, CP stays back in his crease and keeps it out.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara comes down the track to this flatter one but gets hit on the pad. The ball lobs into the offside.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara will feel he has missed out here. It was short outside off and the batsman cuts it away but is unlucky as the ball goes straight to the fielder.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery on middle and leg, Kohli works this away to square leg quite easily for a run. It brings up the 50 for the visitors.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Good length ball on off stump to end the over, he defends it coming half-ahead. Made a good sound as it came off the bat.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Outside off and on a good length, Pujara plays this with soft hands towards gully.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Shorter ball aimed at the batsman's head, Kohli swivels and pulls it away to deep backward square leg for a single.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Shorter length outside off, left alone by Virat.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Much better from the skipper as he presents the full face of the bat to the length ball outside off this time.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Inside edge onto the pads! The ball lands fuller and on off, jags in a little after landing. Kohli who is trying to push at this, gets an inside edge that goes onto the pads.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Flatter delivery to end the over. The batsman remains in his crease and defends it off his back foot.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. A flighted delivery outside off, Pujara comes down the track and defends it with his pad.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Another very full ball, Kohli whips it all along the ground to long on for a single.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Fuller this time and Kohli drives it beautifully on the front foot through the off side. It is straight to the cover fielder but it is a much better shot from the skipper.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Outside off and Kohli looks to play it with the spin and work it through the leg side. But he gets a leading edge that lands just short of the point fielder. Very encouraging for the off spinner.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Flatter ball landing on off and turns a bit, Pujara works it away to square leg for a run.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Nearly takes the outside edge. Once again a delivery which straightens after pitching just outside off catches Kohli pushing inside the line. The Indian skipper has to be careful. Probing over by Pat Cummins.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Again slightly short and angling in, Virat stays back to block it on the leg side.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Back of a length delivery on off, defended off the back foot to covers.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. A touch short and in the region outside off, Virat stands back and shoulders arms.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Beaten! Unplayable delivery. Cummins lands it on a length close to the off stump line. Kohli leans forward in defense but it straightens off the seam to beat the outside edge.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Initiates the over by serving a full length delivery on middle and leg, Pujara picks it up off his pads and flicks it nicely to deep mid-wicket for three runs. Nice use of the wrists by Che.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Well bowled! Kohli is drawn forward into the drive and the full ball outside off goes straight to point. That is exactly what Lyon and his skipper would want. Maiden over and a very good one from the off-spinner.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Good punch down the ground by Virat to this flatter one outside off. The short mid-wicket fielder comes around and dives to ensure that there is no run there. Applause from his teammates and the crowd.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Another delivery that lands on off, Virat defends this one solidly.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery on middle, Kohli stays on his back foot and punches it back down.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. So close again! Kohli looks to flick this flatter delivery on his pads. Falls just short of the short-leg fielder.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Oohhh...that missed the off pole by a whisker! Look at the smile on Lyon's face, he knows that he nearly got the Indian skipper there. Outside off to start off with, Kohli decides to leave this one. The ball turns in sharply and bounces a large amount as well. That's what has saved Kohli here. Just a whisker away from the off stump. There is a wide grin on Lyon's face. The ball has spun a long way there.

Drinks break. The first hour after the Lunch break has been an intriguing one. Hazlewood wasted no time in shattering Rahul's stumps but since then Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara have formed an alliance. The Indian skipper has looked in ominous touch on a testing surface, thereby displaying his true class. His partner has been solid as well but there are odd deliveries causing issues to the batsmen. It's a demanding deck and a batsman is never in. Need to keep concentrating hard.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Alters his length this time and fires in a fuller length ball in line of the stumps. Pujara immediately presses forward and presents a straight bat in defense.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Back of a length delivery just outside off, Pujara stays back-footed inside the crease and defends it right under his watchful eyes.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Outside edge! Just drops short of third slip. Good ball on off, Pujara looks to defend, gets an outside edge but does well to remove his lower hand off the handle. The ball doesn't carry to third slip.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. This time it's a tad fuller and Kohli works it away off the front foot to fine leg and runs to the other end.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Shorter ball on the hips this time, Kohli flicks it away towards fine leg for a couple. Given as leg byes, maybe no bat then.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Similar ball to the last one and similarly punched to cover by the batsman. No run.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Shorter length this time, Pujara rocks back and punches it towards cover.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Flatter delivery outside off, Che is well ahead as he defends it into the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Outside off and a little flight on this, Pujara takes two steps and pads it away.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Quicker delivery on middle, Pujara rocks back and defends with a straight bat.

Nathan Lyon to Virat Kohli. Flatter delivery on the pads, Kohli works it away to deep square leg for a single.

Pat Cummins to Cheteshwar Pujara. Snorter! The ball is on a good length and rares up in the end to beat the outside edge of Pujara who was half-ahead trying to defend this one. Paine goes up in an appeal as he seems to have heard something. Cummins says that he didn't hear anything. The Australians have a discussion and then decide not to review. Good decision in hindsight as there was no edge there. Pujara is lucky not to get an outside edge on that. Good end to the over.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Slightly slower ball outside off, Kohli places it in the gap towards cover-point and gets a single. A run after 28 balls. It's been a quiet phase of play for the Indians.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Good yorker! The captain is up to the task though as he digs it out towards mid on with a straight bat.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Fuller ball outside off, Virat drives it on the front foot to mid off.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Shorter outside off this time, Kohli looks to pincer the gap between the slip cordon and gully but is unable to do so.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Very full and on off stump, Virat uses his wrists to flick it. Mid on dives and stops any run.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Fuller outside off, he comes ahead and dead-bats it into the ground.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Another one that is on off and middle, Pujara is down the track and works it to short mid-wicket again.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Slightly slower, the batsman works it to short mid-wicket.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Another ball on middle and off, Pujara moves back and defends it well.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Flatter ball outside off again, Pujara is ahead and defends it towards backward point.

Nathan Lyon to Cheteshwar Pujara. Flatter delivery outside off, Pujara rocks back to defend with a straight bat.

Nathan Lyon is now into the attack.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Another maiden over. The last ball is slightly full and outside off, defended well by Kohli towards the off side.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. A good length ball that the skipper decides to defend from within his crease.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Very full this time, Virat times his straight drive to perfection but Pat is quick to go down and stop it. Would have been a certain boundary if it had gone through.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Good length ball outside off, Kohli is well ahead trying to push this through the covers. Gets a thick edge that goes to gully.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Bouncer that is going down leg, Kohli was initially looking to pull it but then decides to let it go through to Tim.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Good ball just short of a length on off stump, Kohli stands tall and defends it towards cover.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Shorter ball outside off, Pujara watches it all the way into Paine's gloves. Second maiden on the trot.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Very full ball on off stump, Pujara drives it down the ground but straight to mid off.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Outside off and on a length, left alone by the batsman. The ball thuds into the gloves of Paine at shoulder height.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Bouncer on middle, Pujara ducks under it and lets it go through.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. And just as we say he looks solid in defense, he gets an outside edge to a length ball on off stump that goes on the bounce to gully. Good ball from Hazlewood.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Shorter length ball on top of off stump, Pujara looks solid in defense.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Short length ball outside off to which Kohli shoulders his arms. Good start by Cummins.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Good length ball outside off, Kohli is ahead to it but shoulders his arms and lets it through.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Another short of a length delivery which the captain defends from within the crease.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Shorter in length and Virat jumps slightly to defend the ball towards point.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Outside off and left alone by the skipper this time.

Pat Cummins to Virat Kohli. Fuller outside off to start with, Virat comes ahead and defends it off his front foot.

Pat Cummins is the first change in bowling for the Aussies.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Short and aimed at the hips on this occasion, Virat works it away to fine leg for a single. Retains the strike. 13 runs off the over.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. He brings his length to a good one outside off. Kohli gets a thick edge to gully. It was all along the ground.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Woahh! Another sublime looking shot. Comes back to the fuller length after just one ball and Kohli pounces on it like a hungry tiger. Flicks it away beautifully to the mid-wicket fence to get the third boundary in the over. What will Josh do now?

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Shortens his length outside off, Kohli is nimble on his toes and defends it into the pitch.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. FOUR! On the offside this time. Full and outside off, Kohli is well ahead and leans into this off drive. The fielder at mid off dives to his right but can't reach it. Two in two for the skipper.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Overpitched and easy pickings for Kohli! Too full and on middle, the captain uses his wrists to flick it away in front of square on the leg side and all the way for four runs.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Fuller and down the leg side now, CP nudges it down fine on the leg side and comes back for an easy two.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Down the leg side and short of a length. Pujara tries to run it down fine but misses it and the ball takes his shirt as it goes through. Paine collects it and appeals, but there is no interest either from the umpire or from the bowler.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. What a contest this! Not much one can do about such a delivery! Outside off, draws the batsman forward to defend and just tails away in the end to beat the outside edge. Good bowling!

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. FOUR! Too full this time and Pujara strokes it away beautifully through the covers for a boundary. It was a teaser for Head who gives it chase but the ball just has enough on it to reach the fence.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Pujara is riding his luck here! Tentative prod outside off to this fuller one. Just skims past his outside edge.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Short of a length delivery outside off, Pujara defends from within his crease.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Short and well outside off, Kohli leaves it alone.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Very full on this occasion, trying too hard to get the swing it seems. It is worked off the pads by Pujara using his wrists. The batsmen come back for three runs as the ball stops just inside the fence.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Fuller this time and on off, the batsman comes well ahead and dead bats the ball before it swings.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. JUST SHORT! A genuine nick is induced by a peach of a delivery from Josh. It lands on middle and squares Pujara up. The ball goes off the outside edge and lands just in front of Shaun Marsh at first slip. Almost had his man there.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. The ball is well outside off, easy leave for the batsman.

Josh Hazlewood to Cheteshwar Pujara. Oooh! Extra bounce there! The ball is on a length and straightens after landing on off, Pujara looks to defend with soft hands but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Too full and on the pads, Pujara flicks it away to fine leg and gets to the other end, keeping strike.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Bouncer on the off stump line, he sways out of the way and evades it.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Going down the leg side now, Pujara leaves it alone.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. A shade closer to the off pole on this occasion, Che covers his off stump and lets it go through once again.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Well outside off and on a short length, Pujara shoulders his arms and lets this one fly through.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. No ball! Starc has overstepped again here, bowls this one outside off on a length and Pujara lets it go through as the ball straightens a bit.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Way too wide outside off and Pujara is not even thinking about playing at that.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Good length ball just outside off, Kohli defends it towards point.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Shorter outside off, left alone by VK.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. Immediately the length is shortened and Virat rocks back to guide this one in the gap between slips and gully. The ball doesn't reach the fence but the batsmen come back for two.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. FOUR! What a shot! Fuller length ball on middle but Kohli being Kohli, doesn't defend and goes for the positive approach as he on drives this past mid on for four runs. Looked real good on the replays too.

Josh Hazlewood to Virat Kohli. A very confident looking defensive stroke from the skipper on his first ball as he takes two strides ahead and defends this length ball on off stump.

Virat Kohli is in at no. 4.

Josh Hazlewood to Lokesh Rahul. OUT! Cleaned him all ends up! Rahul plays all around a pretty straight one and gets bowled. The ball was very full, almost yorker length. It seams through the air and Rahul completely misjudges the line of the ball. Plays for the middle and leg line and the ball lands on off and he is cleaned up. Has a look of disbelief on his face as he walks back. Brilliant bowling from the hosts. Both the openers back in the pavilion cheaply.

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Almost a similar ball to the Vijay dismissal but this is just slightly more at the pads. Rahul flicks it away fine and retains strike for the next over with a single.

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Shorter one on off and coming in a tad bit, Rahul gauges the bounce and shoulders his arms to it.

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Outside off on a length and the ball holds its line. Rahul leaves it alone.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Slightly shortens his length and on the pads, worked away to fine leg and Pujara is off the mark with a single.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Good length and outside off, ball straightens after landing. Cheteshwar chooses to leave it alone.

Mitchell Starc to Cheteshwar Pujara. Full ball coming in late and Starc seems to be finding his rhythm, could mean danger for India. Pujara deals with this one well as he defends it on his front foot.

Mitchell Starc to continue from the other end.

Josh Hazlewood to Lokesh Rahul. Another one outside off and left alone. Maiden over to start the second session.

Josh Hazlewood to Lokesh Rahul. Short of a length and outside off, he lets it go through.

Josh Hazlewood to Lokesh Rahul. Good bouncer outside off to follow up on the full ball, KL ducks under it and sways away.

Josh Hazlewood to Lokesh Rahul. Slightly overpitched and sliding down the leg side, the batsman misses his flick and gets rapped low on the pads. But the ball was well down leg and hence, there in not much of an appeal.

Josh Hazlewood to Lokesh Rahul. Fuller and on off stump, Rahul is lucky as he gets an inside edge onto his pads while trying to defend on the front foot.

Josh Hazlewood to Lokesh Rahul. Lovely shape first up, Rahul is half forward in defense and plays it towards cover-point.

The players and umpires are making their way back to the middle. Pujara comes in at no. 3 for India and is at the non-striker's end. Rahul will face the first ball of the post-Lunch session from Hazlewood.

... Day 2, Session 2 ...

What a session for the Aussies! The Indians had their tail up when they got the last 4 wickets of the hosts for 16 runs. But they have been quickly quietened in the third over of their innings. They have lost their 'Monk', and are 6 for the loss of 1. This wicket would give Mitchell Starc a lot of confidence following his not-so-inspirational performance at Adelaide for which he has received a lot of flak. India's best batsman in the first Test, Cheteshwar Pujara and KL Rahul have a lot of work on their hand when they come back in the 2nd session. Can they build a partnership or will the Aussie pacers be too hot to handle? Join us for the post-Lunch session in some time.

Mitchell Starc to Murali Vijay. OUT! Bowled 'em! There's the first one! A huge gap between bat and pad and the timber is disturbed. A Starc special here, as this one lands on middle and tails in after landing. A loose, loose shot from the opener, quite late in bringing his bat down and the ball knocks his middle stump after brushing the back pad on its way through. It is the sixth time Starc has got Vijay in Tests and the third time this series in as many innings. Just the start the hosts would have wanted and exactly not what the Indians would have liked. THAT WILL ALSO BE LUNCH ON DAY 2.

Mitchell Starc to Murali Vijay. Sliding down the leg side on this occasion, Vijay misses his run down and gets hit on the pad on its way through. Paine collects its well down the leg side.

Mitchell Starc to Murali Vijay. Well outside off on a good length, not too much inswing and Murali lets it go comfortably.

Mitchell Starc to Murali Vijay. Shorter in length and Vijay is on his toes as he defends it with soft hands onto the pitch.

Mitchell Starc to Murali Vijay. No ball! Starc has overstepped here. The ball is full and outside off, Vijay lets it go through.

Mitchell Starc to Murali Vijay. Full and well outside off, Vijay shoulders his arms to it.

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Full and on middle and leg, Rahul nudges it fine down the leg side for a single.

Josh Hazlewood to Murali Vijay. A peach to end the over! Slightly fuller and Vijay tries to defend coming forward. The ball tails away late and beats the outside edge.

Josh Hazlewood to Murali Vijay. Much better from the batsman as he gets right behind the line of the ball and defends it well.

Josh Hazlewood to Murali Vijay. So close to the outside edge! Starting just outside off and slightly short of a length, Vijay tries to defend on the back foot but is late in bringing his bat down. The ball whizzes past the outside edge and to Tim behind the wickets.

Josh Hazlewood to Murali Vijay. Short and just outside off, Vijay stands tall and defends the ball from within the crease.

Josh Hazlewood to Murali Vijay. Another ball that is angling down the pads, Murali keeps the ball down on the leg side.

Josh Hazlewood to Murali Vijay. Four leg byes! The first ball from Josh is angling down at the pads and hits Vijay on the pads as he tries to guide it down to fine leg. The ball runs all the way to the fence and India are off the mark.

Josh Hazlewood to share the new ball.

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Another delivery which has been served in the region outside off. So far it has gone on with the angle of the left-armer without much movement. Rahul allows it through to end the first over safely.

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Much better. A delivery in the zone outside off, Rahul watches the line closely and then lets it through to the keeper.

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Nearly an outside edge! A needless shot. Rahul is tempted into the drive as Starc dishes out a full away swinging delivery. Respecting the early conditions and the new ball will be the key. You just cannot go around fishing. Application is paramount.

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Goes full this time, targeting middle and off stumps, Rahul is half forward again as he blocks it solidly.

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Another delivery which has been hurled in the channel outside off, not much movement, Rahul covers the line and shoulders arms. Needs to be watchful, KL!

Mitchell Starc to Lokesh Rahul. Starc speeds in from over the wicket and angles across a good length delivery outside off. Rahul is half forward with his bat near his front pad as he makes a leave.

Now, the Indians have a target of 287 in front of them. Not going to be easy by any means on this deadly surface. Time is not an issue, but they will need their openers to provide them a good, solid start. Imperative that they do. After looking at what the tourists were doing with the ball, the Australian speedsters would be raring to go themselves. Should be exciting. Don't go anywhere, it's about to begin shortly.

Earlier, it was Khawaja (who scored a fifty) and Paine who got most of the work done. Saw the morning session out with ease and threaded a neat fifty-stand between them, which set the foundations up. The collapse obviously didn't help, and Shami and Bumrah were responsible for that. The former ended with a 6-fer, while the latter bagged 3 of his own.

So India finally manage to wrap up the Australian tail but this final pair might have just enough damage to the Indians. Whatever the visitors ate for lunch, it certainly worked as the Indian pacers were breathing fire the moment the second session began. From 192/4, the hosts were reduced to 207/9. India would have felt confident, but Starc and Hazlewood managed to add 36 important runs between them in just 38 balls. Could prove to be all the difference in the end.

Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Starc. OUT! Bowled 'em! That's it. AUSTRALIA ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 243. Bumrah comes back and gets a wicket off the second ball. Starc backs away too far and Bumrah bowls it nice and full on off stump. The left-hander goes for a defensive push on the off side but misses the ball completely. The ball knocks the off stump. Bumrah has his third. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood run off the field to quickly get their pads off before they come back to bowl. INDIA NEED 287 TO WIN. Not going to be easy, but it could have been much worse had it not been for this incredible hour and a half of bowling from them after Lunch.

Jasprit Bumrah to Josh Hazlewood. Outside off, Hazlewood pushes it to deep point and gets off strike.

Jasprit Bumrah back on.

Umesh Yadav to Mitchell Starc. FOUR! The ball is outside off and Starc pushes at it lazily. The ball takes the edge and goes wide of second slip. Kohli dives to his left but can only get a hand on it. The ball runs away for a boundary. The lead is 285 now.

Umesh Yadav to Josh Hazlewood. Wide outside off, Josh pushes it through to deep point for a single.

Umesh Yadav to Josh Hazlewood. Well defended towards mid off.

Umesh Yadav to Josh Hazlewood. WIDE! Too high and the ball is well above Hazlewood's head who sways out of the way of this bouncer on middle. The Perth crowd loves the umpire's decision.

Umesh Yadav to Josh Hazlewood. Defended off the back foot towards cover.

Umesh Yadav to Mitchell Starc. Short ball outside off, Starc prods ahead slightly and just drops it on the off side. The batsmen get a single.

Umesh Yadav to Josh Hazlewood. Shot! Well played by the number eleven once more. Stands tall and powers this over point. Doesn't reach the fence but the batsmen come back for three. Such precious runs these.

Umesh Yadav is brought back into the attack.

Ishant Sharma to Mitchell Starc. Coming in at first and then straightening up, beats the outside edge of the hanging bat.

Ishant Sharma to Josh Hazlewood. Pushes this just wide of the cover fielder and crosses over.

Ishant Sharma to Josh Hazlewood. Oooh! Nice. Hazlewood thinks this is going to be fuller, so leans ahead, but Ishant bangs it in short. Josh still somehow manages to evade it.

Ishant Sharma to Josh Hazlewood. FOUR! Excellent. He's played that shot well so far. Uses Sharma's pace and just steers it behind point for a boundary.

Ishant Sharma to Josh Hazlewood. Leans into the full ball and knocks it to mid on.

Ishant Sharma to Josh Hazlewood. Back of a length outside off, Hazlewood slaps, only to miss.

Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. FOUR! Another boundary, this has been an excellent over for Australia. Too straight in line as Shami bowls it full, Starc flicks it through square leg to send it across the boundary line. All these are bonus runs for the Aussies.

Mohammed Shami to Mitchell Starc. Short of a good length outside off, the same story again. A play and a miss.

Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood. Just short. Sharp bounce as it's moving away from around off, Hazlewood gets an edge which falls short of Rahane at gully. A single is taken.

Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood. On the fifth stump line, some shape away, the left-hander Hazlewood plays and misses again.

Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood. FOUR! Better. Much better. This is a good shot from Hazlewood. Him and Starc are putting on vital runs for Australia. Back of a length outside off, Hazlewood with an angled blade steers it past gully for a boundary.

Mohammed Shami to Josh Hazlewood. Good length ball going away from the batsman, Josh plays away from his body without any foot movement and misses.

Ishant Sharma to Mitchell Starc. FOUR BYES! Sharma angles this down the leg side, Starc looks to flick but misses and so does the keeper. It goes away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.