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Good morning from Perth, good day or afternoon or evening or witching hours wherever else in the world you may be. It’s sunny, it’s wildly windy, and it’s not going to get too hot today, and India will be bowling for victory with everything stacked on their side.
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Here’s the equation. Australia are 522 runs behind. Three wickets down. And they have two full days to try to survive on a wicket that has already started demonstrating the erratic bounce associated with this Perth Stadium pitch on days four and five.
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Buckley’s and none.
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Yes, that margin was 522, five hundred and twenty two. That’s after Jaiswal and Kohli made centuries yesterday while some teammates batted and then clattered around them.
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Australia, done in, then lost three wickets by stumps: first the makeshift opener McSweeney, then the captain Cummins trying to protect his first drop Labuschagne, then Labuschagne himself.
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Things have gone very badly indeed in that Australian side since they bowled out India for 150 on day one. India, meanwhile, can go into a five-Test series one-up, unless something truly bizarre happens.
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What’s in it for Australia? Try to get some good time in the middle against India’s bowlers, figure out a method against Bumrah, make the opposition toil and hurt for their win.
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That’s about it. The recriminations will come later, but they may be tempered or intensified by the manner in which today plays out.
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Let’s see.
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main events
6 overs: Australia 17-4 (Smith 3, Head 0) TRAVIS Head to the middle. how does he play? Australia has counter-attackers at Nos. 5 and 6 and has just lost their main long innings merchant in a very short innings.
Wicket! Khawaja C Pant C Siraj 4, Australia 17-4
Ah, Usman Khawaja. What is it? Should I try a second short ball of the day with a new ball that has more bounce? He says yes. Pull shot, top edge straight up and Pant trots back to catch it. Poor, poor dismissal.
5 overs: Australia 17-3 (Khawaja 4, Smith 3) Hit the pad with the first ball! Bumura is rising! All Indians stand up! But it's a no ball. The referee wasn't into it anyway, it was too expensive. Smith survived and then thrived with a nice cover drive for three. It's confident. Khawaja curled a corner and scored, moving offside. Escape from Bumrah? Sigh.
Let's go…
It was interesting to hear what Alex Carey said on SEN radio this morning, saying that the main thing the remaining batsmen had to do was to look at this as an opportunity to score runs, rather than worrying about the outcome. That was it. Make the midfield session as long as possible for your own match and know that it will give you an advantage for the rest of the match. It seems sensible, if not the flag-waving, save-the-day story that some people like.
Therefore, Usman Khawaja, who scored three points from nine balls, will be back in action in about 15 minutes, along with king pair Steve Smith. In the first inning, he got the first pitch out.
Then Head, Marsh, Carey and three of the four bowlers came in and Cummins was already finished.
Virat Kohli has always been in the spotlight. It feels like Australian cricket is just as obsessed with him as Indian cricket.
Well, this is yesterday's century report. It also has quite a bit of Yashasvi Jaiswal in it.
preamble
Jeff Lemon
Good morning from Perth. Good morning, no matter where you are in the world, noon, afternoon, evening or witching hour. It's sunny, windy and not too hot today, but India will have everything on their side and bowl for a win.
This is the equation. They are 522 points behind Australia. Go down three ticket gates. And they will have two full days to survive on a wicket that is already starting to show the erratic bounce that comes with this Perth Stadium pitch on days four and five.
Buckley's and none.
Yes, that margin was 522, 522. It comes after Jaiswal and Kohli scored centuries yesterday while some teammates batted and then clicked around them.
Australia lost three wickets to the stumps after winning. First McSweeney, the makeshift opener, then captain Cummins tried to defend Labuschagne, the first drop, followed by Labuschagne himself.
Ever since they beat India for 150 on the first day, things have gone really badly for the Australian side. India, on the other hand, can go into the five-Test series with their first win unless something else happens.
What's in it for Australia? Get some good time in the middle against the Indian bowlers, find a way against Bumrah and make them struggle and hurt for the win.
That's about it. Accusations will come later, but today's developments may soften or intensify them.
Let's take a look.
