Welcome to news.com.au’s reside protection of the second day of the third Test from Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore.
Australia maintain a commanding place getting into the second day after knocking the Indian’s over in wild scenes within the first session.
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The pitch fell aside in farcical scenes as Australia’s spin trio wreaked havoc to assert 9/74 as the house facet have been all out for a paltry 109.
Australia then confirmed a resilience with the bat that has been missing all collection lengthy because the toiled away behind Usman Khawaja’s 60.
At the tip of the opening day Australia held a 47 run lead with six wickets in hand.
4.25pm – The collapse has taken over
Mitchell Starc didn’t final lengthy on the crease after his off stump was despatched flying out of the bottom courtesy of Umesh Yadav.
Australia nonetheless maintain the higher hand however can be hoping to pile on the runs to place India in a brutal spot on day two.
Moments later it was Alex Carey who was on his method again to the sheds after being hit on the pads by Ravi Ashwin.
The finger from the umpire went up nearly instantly with DRS displaying the ball had hit in line and was happening to take center and leg stump.
Yadav struck once more in his subsequent over in comparable trend as he knocked over the off stump of Todd Murphy to provide him three wickets.
4.15pm – Fans fume over ‘diabolical’ know-how
Cameron Green turns into the second participant to depart after being given out LBW off the bowling of Umesh Yadav.
It offers India two wickets in two overs.
Green despatched the dismissal upstairs for evaluation just for DRS to point out the ball clipping the wickets and staying with the umpires resolution.
The Aussie threw his head again as the choice got here by way of with some followers not pleased with the know-how, believing on first look it appeared plumb just for DRS to point out the ball showing to overlook leg stump completely.
Triple M’s Rudi Edsall wrote: “Fair dinkum, that should be not out. That is a shocking call.”
Sports journalist Mark Gottlieb wrote: “The umpiring in this test has been diabolical.”
CODE Sports’ Lachlan McKirdy wrote: “Somehow that LBW looked plumb live, but also not out on the replay.”
4.10pm – First wicket falls on day two
Peter Handscomb is again within the sheds after Ravi Ashwin claimed the opening wicket on day two.
After an enormous stride down the wicket the ball from Ashwin turned simply sufficient to seize the within fringe of Handscomb’s bat with Shreyas Iyer taking the catch underneath the helmet.
3.45pm – Aussies plugging away
Indian’s hopes the pitch would replicate the opening day’s session aren’t coming to fruition as Cameron Green and Peter Handscomb dig in.
While the runs aren’t flowing, the great news for the Aussies is the wickets at the moment aren’t tumbling.
3pm – Mark Waugh’s exit from India rumours unfaithful
Fox Cricket bosses have emphatically shut down any rumours surrounding Mark Waugh’s return to Australia.
Rumours started to swirl in the course of the opening day with Waugh commentating from a studio in Australia whereas Mitchell Johnson stepped into the commentary field.
Waugh was solely contracted for the opening two Tests of the collection with Johnson taking up for the ultimate two Tests.
Rumours said Waugh had been despatched dwelling after a tense change in the course of the second Test with fellow commentator Ravi Shastri.
Fox Cricket boss Matt Weiss mentioned it was vital the pretend news was put to mattress.
“The reports this morning are complete rubbish. Just clickbait,” mentioned Fox Cricket boss, Matt Weiss.
“Mark answered a last-minute request to head over to India. He was only ever contracted for the first two Tests and Mitch Johnson the last two.
“Our friends in India at Star and BCCI were very pleased with Mark’s commentary.
“Mark’s honest style have elevated him to the top tier of international commentary and that’s why he is in demand.
“Ravi Shastri and Mark have been mates for decades. To suggest otherwise is simply wrong information.”
2.30pm – ‘Doctored’ pitch ploy drastically backfires
India’s plans have been thrown out the window early on day one when the pitch resembled a day three wicket within the opening 20 minutes of play.
Questions of the pitch have been raised by cricket followers and legends far and broad as many consider the circumstances will see the third Test performed and dusted inside three days.
Veteran cricket author Robert Craddock added to the pile-on, stating that India’s pitch ploy had blown up of their faces.
“Doctoring a Test wicket is a delicate business,” he wrote within the Courier Mail.
“The Indore deck did not look like an accident. Much like the other two decks in the series it was green in the middle and dryer than desert sands at both ends – and cracking like a car window with a stone through it.
“If India lose the Test by overcooking the deck then they will deserve no sympathy. If they win it they deserve limited praise.”
Craddock’s brutal remarks got here within the wake of former Test skipper Michael Clarke sticking the boot in over the circumstances.
“What is this pitch we’re playing on,” he mentioned on Sky Sports Radio.
“For me, it’s the puff and dust that’s being picked up from either the quicks or the spinners. It shows it’s only going to get worse. It’s like a Day 3 pitch on Day 1 in India.
“You don’t want to see that. India could have been bowled out for 70.”
Mark Waugh on Fox Cricket labelled it “not up to Test standard”.
“That was mayhem. The pitch is not up to Test standard. The ball going through the top within the first 20 minutes of the Test match. That’s not good enough,” Waugh mentioned.
“If the ball is going through the top in the first 20 minutes of a Test match off the main part of the pitch, that’s going to show the pitch is not up to Test standard.
“That’s the main part of the pitch on middle stump. That’s just not a pitch up to Test standard. That’s not good enough. It doesn’t matter how good a player you are, you’re going to need to get luck.”
Matthew Hayden was much more scathing.
“This is why I’ve got a problem with these conditions. There’s no way in the world that a spin bowler should come on in the sixth over,” Hayden mentioned on Fox Cricket.
“4.8 degrees, that’s massive turn. That’s the sort of turn you’d expect day three. You’ve got to give batters a chance … Day one, day two should be about batting.”
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