Player of the Match
Player of the Match

12.35pm Welcome back folks, Gnasher with you for an hour. Tricky to judge how good Australia's 369 is, but it feels reasonably substantial despite it being an innings where they let things slip a couple of times.

Finn: "Afternoon Gnasher, I feel like Australia will be disappointed with that total. The pitch hasn't played any tricks and almost all the batsman gave their wickets away easily."

If you're in the Indian subcontinent, catch up with the first session highlights right here

Rajat: "We should hold the judgement on this being a decent outing by Indian debutants till we see Cummins, Starc, Haze bowl. Pitch has bounce and Indian pacers couldn't make use of it. I don't see how India can make over 220 here"

Siddesh G: "Why did it take so long for Rahane to bring back Nattu??" --- A good question is also why did it take a wait for this particular bowler for India to go full?

KaFi: "Two debutants and an almost-debutant take 3 wickets apiece in a combined effort of just under 80 overs @ 3-and-a- quarter runs an over. Given the circumstances in which this XI was put together, India should not mind."

Ryan M: "@Matt: Hazlewood when he first came into the team was a pretty genuine 11, and Bollinger definitely earned the bunny label while he was in the side. Our tail is rarely long, but we've had a couple easy wickets along the way."

Also Matt: "Matt, you don't remember Bruce Reid or Terry Alderman??"

Gautam : "Have to applaud the efforts from Indian bowlers. Total wickets experience of 13 wickets...4 dropped catches..1 bowler down after bowling 8 overs.. great achievement. Now its batsmen turn to give them enough rest and get to close Aus total."

12.05pm, Lunch The tail waggeth. Australia have managed 95 today before being bowled out, and I think it's fair to say that's a bit of an under-performance given how well Paine and Green had looked. A solid start to the day but they were 315 for 8 not long back, so this is a welcome total in that context. A decent outing for India's depleted depleted attack. Down to four bowlers once more, they did it all until letting Australia pick up a few at the end there. Solid debuts from Sundar and Natarajan, and a decent comeback into Tests for Thakur as well after he hobbled off on debut two years ago. The pitch has played well for batsmen, apart from the odd ones that lift up. We'll be back soon for India's response.

115.2
W
Natarajan to Hazlewood, OUT, knocks out off stump with a full one! Simple as that. Driving length and straight on at an off stump line. Hazlewood has got his feet down leg side and is driving with a massive gap between bat and legs. Beaten on the inside edge

JR Hazlewood b Natarajan 11 (26m 27b 2x4 0x6) SR: 40.74

115.1
0
Natarajan to Hazlewood, no run, good length and into the pads. Hazlewood cops that on the thigh as he looks to glance

Here is Natarajan aka Yorker Nattu aka Salem Starc

END OF OVER:
115 | (maiden) | AUS: 369/9

  • Mitchell Starc20 (35b)
  • Josh Hazlewood11 (25b)
  • Washington Sundar31-6-89-3
  • Mohammed Siraj28-10-77-1

Matt: "Yet again Australia is getting runs from the bowlers... in my 32yrs, only McGrath and maybe MacGill have been absolute bunnies with the bat! Every other bowler we've played has been good for 10 runs "

114.6
0
Washington Sundar to Starc, no run, short of a length and turning away outside off, left alone
114.5
0
Washington Sundar to Starc, no run, good length at middle stump, defended off the outside half on the front foot
114.4
0
Washington Sundar to Starc, no run, good length, spun away wide outside off as he leaves
114.3
0
Washington Sundar to Starc, no run, short of a length and turning away outside off, left alone

Switches to over the wicket

114.2
0
Washington Sundar to Starc, no run, length outside off, left alone

Thomas: "I've never understood why people mock Starc for taking lots of tail end wickets, it's a very underrated skill. Nothing more frustrating for a fielding team than a wagging tail."

114.1
0
Washington Sundar to Starc, no run, good length and wide outside off, left alone

Extra time

END OF OVER:
114 | 9 Runs | AUS: 369/9

  • Josh Hazlewood11 (25b)
  • Mitchell Starc20 (29b)
  • Mohammed Siraj28-10-77-1
  • Washington Sundar30-5-89-3
113.6
4
Mohammed Siraj to Hazlewood, FOUR, wow! Hazlewood in all his glory! A length ball wide outside off and he's just hit the most flowing, graceful drive on the rise. Rapidly through the vacant covers region

Around the wicket again

113.5
0
Mohammed Siraj to Hazlewood, no run, short at off stump, left alone
113.4
4
Mohammed Siraj to Hazlewood, FOUR, punched to the cover boundary! This is short of a length and pushed just outside off. Lots of room for Hazlewood who is batting outside leg stump and gets his hands through a well-timed punch off the back foot

Back over the wicket now

113.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Hazlewood, no run, short and just outside off, left alone
113.2
0
Mohammed Siraj to Hazlewood, no run, short and at a middle stump line. Backs away to try and ramp this over the slips, beaten
113.1
1
Mohammed Siraj to Starc, 1 run, good length and into leg stump, flicked to deep square

END OF OVER:
113 | 3 Runs | AUS: 360/9

  • Josh Hazlewood3 (20b)
  • Mitchell Starc19 (28b)
  • Washington Sundar30-5-89-3
  • Mohammed Siraj27-10-68-1
112.6
0
Washington Sundar to Hazlewood, no run, good length on off stump, blocked on the front foot
112.5
1
Washington Sundar to Starc, 1 run, full on middle stump, driven to long-on
112.4
1
Washington Sundar to Hazlewood, 1 run, full on off stump, driven firmly to short extra's left. He can't stop that cleanly, it trickles out to long-off
112.3
0
Washington Sundar to Hazlewood, no run, good length and angled into the corridor, left alone
112.2
0
Washington Sundar to Hazlewood, no run, full on middle stump, blocked on the front foot
112.1
1
Washington Sundar to Starc, 1 run, full on off stump, driven to long-off with the turn

We're now headed for an extended session if Australia aren't bowled out in seven minutes. Sundar around the wickets

END OF OVER:
112 | 1 Run | AUS: 357/9

  • Josh Hazlewood2 (16b)
  • Mitchell Starc17 (26b)
  • Mohammed Siraj27-10-68-1
  • Washington Sundar29-5-86-3
111.6
0
Mohammed Siraj to Hazlewood, no run, full at middle stump, punched to mid-on
111.5
0
Mohammed Siraj to Hazlewood, no run, full and into the stumps, clipped into the leg side
111.4
1
Mohammed Siraj to Starc, 1 run, evades Mayank running to his left! Short of a length outside off, looks for the pull. Ends up slicing it and mid-on is back. So Agarwal has to run to his left from extra cover and leap full stretch for that. Agarkar points out on air that mid-on had no business being back for a predominantly short-pitched bowling strategy
111.3
0
Mohammed Siraj to Starc, no run, short and into middle stump, defended down the pitch

Bharath: "@Srisri Nice thought that. Let's see that team. Counting tail from batsman from no.8. Ashwin, Cummins, Bhuvi, Keshav Maharaj, Jamieson, Starc, Ikram Ali khil(WK), Rabada, Lyon, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer"

India 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18RG SharmaShubman Gill
2nd114CA PujaraShubman Gill
3rd35CA PujaraAM Rahane
4th61CA PujaraRR Pant
5th37MA AgarwalRR Pant
6th53Washington SundarRR Pant
7th7SN ThakurRR Pant
8th4NA SainiRR Pant