What will day two of the third Test in Indore have in retailer? Fox Cricket commentator Matthew Hayden described the wicket as wanting “horrendous” as he predicted extra spinning chaos to develop. Hayden stated he has by no means seen a day two wicket with a lot tough. “Absolute desert. It’s so dry.”
Australia has an opportunity to bat India out of the Test match.
7:38: LYON CLAIMS THIRD WICKET AS AUSTRALIA GET FIRMLY ON TOP
Australia has claimed its fourth wicket with India nonetheless 10 runs away from parity within the third Test.
Nathan Lyon has bowled fantastically and now has three scalps. The newest breakthrough coming courtesy of trapping Ravi Jadeja in entrance.
The umpires are having a shocker on this Test and as soon as once more Joel Wilson missed an apparent lbw – however the know-how saved the day.
Victory is inside grasp for Australia if they’ll roll by the Indian center and decrease order.
7:28PM KHAWAJA REPORTEDLY HAS CALF STRAIN
Matthew Hayden has reported on Fox Cricket that Usman Khawaja is off the sphere with a minor calf pressure.
Australia’s greatest batsman within the first innings was off the sphere however has returned to the motion minutes after Hayden reported the harm on air.
Had Khawaja stayed off the sphere it might have meant he must bat down the order and never open.
Hayden stated the third umpire had knowledgeable the commentary crew of the harm.
“(The story of) Why Usman Khawaja is off the field. Third umpire tells us it’s a minor calf strain,” Hayden stated.
However, different reviews declare Khawaja has again stiffness.
7:10PM KUHNEMANN SUCKER PUNCHES KOHLI IN KEY BREAKTHROUGH
Queensland rookie Matthew Kuhnemann has silenced the Indore crowd after trapping embattled Indian captain Virat Kohli.
India is 3-69 and nonetheless 19 runs away from making Australia bat once more.
Kohli has not made a Test century for 3 years and has struggled this sequence.
The former captain was completely filthy at himself when dismissed and remonstrated with himself all the way in which to the dressing room.
On the earlier supply, the Indian grasp smashed Kuhnemann for a fantastic boundary by the off-side.
But then Kohli misplaced his head and tried to drag the left-armer – and had an air swing.
Kohli was given out on-field and walked off with out reviewing, though replays confirmed he was solely out on umpire’s name.
6:30PM LYON STRIKES AGAIN TO BRING DOWN INDIAN CAPTAIN
Australia’s grip on the third Test is strengthening with Nathan Lyon trapping Indian captain Rohit Sharma plumb lbw in Indore.
India is now 2-32 and nonetheless trailing by 56 on the primary innings.
Rohit blew a assessment making an attempt to desperately keep away from actuality together with his dismissal, and his departure would have despatched a shudder by the Indian dressing room.
The Aussies will likely be seeking to take a pair extra wickets earlier than India wipes its deficit.
Lyon has been very good since a barely underwhelming first Test displaying.
The expertise and sophistication of Australia’s biggest off-spinner has shone by.
5:57PM LYON BREAKS INTO INDIAN TOP ORDER AS AUSSIES GET TO WORK
Nathan Lyon has bought Australia off to the proper begin after lunch on day two, claiming the wicket of Indian opener Shubman Gill.
It’s the primary blow struck by Australia within the second innings and may have India feeling shaky nonetheless trailing on the primary innings by 72 runs.
India is 1-16 and absolutely conscious how shortly issues can crumble on this diabolical wicket in Indore.
Australia have been fully decimated within the first session, dropping 6-11 in 29 minutes, however they’re nonetheless means on prime of the match.
5:05PM TEST DELICATELY POISED AFTER AUSTRALIAN SIX-WICKET COLLAPSE
Australia’s 88-run lead has been chipped to 75 at lunch on day two of the third Test.
India are 0-13 of their second dig after ending the Australian first innings abruptly for 197.
Australia weren’t in a position to fairly shut the door on India with the bat, however they’re nonetheless within the driver’s seat within the match on a wicket that’s turning sq..
Steve Smith’s facet would have dearly liked a breakthrough in a 20-minute burst earlier than lunch, however India’s openers have been rock strong.
But after Australia misplaced their final six wickets for simply 11 runs within the house of 29 minutes, it reveals issues can unravel in a short time on this floor.
Australia merely wants to stay to the duty.
4:35PM AUSTRALIA CRUMBLE AS INDIA FIGHT THEIR WAY BACK
Australia remains to be accountable for the Test match, however a spectacular mini collapse has given India a sniff of mounting a giant comeback.
The guests have been 4-186 and pushing laborious for an enormous first-innings lead, however 5 wickets have fallen in fast succession to bowl Australia out for 197.
Australia’s lead of 88 runs is commanding on such a treacherous monitor, but it surely might have been a lot worse for India.
The final six wickets fell for simply 11 runs and in simply 29 minutes.
It suggests the wicket remains to be enjoying like a minefield, however India will imagine they’re nonetheless within the Test match.
Had the lead ballooned out over 100 it may need been laborious for India to comeback.
But the hosts can now imagine.
Ravi Ashwin took three wickets in fast succession, as did quick bowler Umesh Yadav.
The 4 wickets fell in simply 20 balls.
Peter Handscomb fell first, together with his defence lastly undone by Ashwin.
An over later and quick man Yadav had the scalp of the opposite in-batsman on the crease, with Cameron Green trapped lbw.
The double blow quickly became six wickets, with 41 runs added from the beginning of play.
Australia will likely be desperately hoping they’ll push the lead up over 100 with the pitch described by Australian nice Matthew Hayden as “horrendous” earlier than play.
Hayden stated Green was unfortunate to be given out lbw – with DRS replays displaying he was solely out on umpire’s name.
Handscomb (19 off 98) and Green (21 off 57) confirmed nice defence on day two, however India by no means let the scoreboard run away an excessive amount of.
Hayden believes it’s now ‘game on’ with India nonetheless within the Test match.
3:13PM FOX CRICKET SLAM RUMOURS OVER MARK WAUGH’S EXIT FROM INDIAN COMMENTARY
Television bosses have slammed options Mark Waugh was pressured out of the commentary field in India over a so-called ‘battle’ with Indian callers.
Despite the very fact it was reported earlier than the sequence began that Waugh was solely staying for the primary two Tests of the Border Gavaskar sequence, deceptive reviews out of Australia and India reacted to his absence from the commentary crew for day one of many third Test.
When Michael Clarke was successfully sacked from his commentary position by the BCCI for his embarrassing public incident in Noosa, the Indian broadcaster needed to unexpectedly recruit a substitute.
Waugh – one of the insightful and hard-hitting commentators on the planet – was their first alternative, however different commitments meant he was solely accessible for the primary two Tests.
Replaced for the third Test by former Australian quick bowler Mitchell Johnson, reviews on Thursday tried to intimate a falling-out had taken place the place the BCCI had reacted to Waugh’s robust opinions, together with on Indian nice Virat Kohli, and eliminated him.
The reviews additionally incorrectly hinted that Waugh had clashed with fellow commentators together with Indian nice, Ravi Shastri.
Fox Cricket boss Matt Weiss stated it was necessary the faux news was put to mattress.
“The reports this morning are complete rubbish. Just clickbait,” stated 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.”
The former batting nice is among the most straight-shooting voices in cricket commentary and his presence has been dearly missed for this third Test.
Waugh merely tells it how he sees it and is as agency together with his opinions on Australia and Australian gamers as he’s with rival nations.
KUHNEMANN JOKES AT MAKING SHOCK MOVE FROM QUEENSLAND TO INDORE
Matthew Kuhnemann, the Queensland off spinner enjoying simply his second Test, joked with native reporters that he was prepared to maneuver to Indore after taking 5-16 on the primary day of the Test in that metropolis.
The left arm orthodox had a area day on a rank turner, admitting he’d watched his reverse quantity Ravi Jadeja intently in Delhi and picked up a number of tips.
Kuhnemann stated he’d even requested him if he had any recommendation for him.
The Indian veteran stated he did, however he wouldn’t give it till after the sequence.
On the day’s proof possibly he doesn’t want it.
Kuhnemann made the primary breakthrough, deceiving opener Rohit Sharma in flight to have him stumped by Alex Carey and didn’t look again from there.
“I’m a massive fan of Jadeja and Ashwin and I’ve been following how they’ve been bowling the last few years,” he stated.
“The way he (Ashwin) uses his crease and one of the things I picked up in Delhi is he brings his length back a little bit when the ball is a bit older,” he stated.
“That’s the main thing I brought out of the second Test and into this Test.”
Kuhnemann was flown in as cowl for Mitchell Swepson and made his debut within the second Test. Selectors have been so impressed they’ve stored him within the facet for the third.
“It’s been a whirlwind,” he stated. “Like every night I’m sort of just pinching myself. Even today just sitting in the change room, just looking around speaking to Starcy and Nathan Lyon and thinking this is unreal, just to be able to do this.
“To even go out there and play with Steve Smith and all these other players and contribute to the team, it’s really awesome.
“It’s amazing. Really special to take wickets out there with the team. I think it is a really good day for our team in general with the bowlers going really well and the batters stepping up as well and doing a good job for us. Yeah it’s really cool, but there’s a long way to go in this game. Tomorrow is going to be a massive day.”
Kuhnemann ran riot on a pitch that proved an excessive amount of for the Indians who have been bowled out simply after lunch for 109.
“I was getting a lot of spin, a lot of bounce, which is sort of different to what we had in Delhi,” he stated. “Once the ball got a little bit older, sort of stayed a little bit lower and then we talked about just bringing our lengths back a little bit. Even watching Jadeja bowl just before he did the same thing and that’s where it’s pretty hard to play when the ones that stay low.”
Nathan Lyon was guiding the younger Queenslander for a lot of the session.
“He said don’t get ahead of yourself, just think about bowling that ball. He was great for me, it is not every day you get advice from the doyenne,” he stated.
Kuhnemann admitted he had arrived effectively ready for the situations, practising on an “Indian wicket” on the cricket academy for the previous six years.
“I’ve been learning the craft,” he stated. “It’s more so the mental side, dealing with the crowd and how quick things happen.”
Originally printed as Australia v India third Test: Follow the motion and the most recent news from day two
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