India's joy could have multiplied next over if Bumrah had held onto a fairly straightforward chance offered by Labuschagne at deep square-leg. Having set him up with some back-of-a-length deliveries, the Indian pacer bowled the fuller in-swinging one to account for the opener. The review went in vain and India had the first wicket in the bag.īumrah struck again in his next over as he sent back the other opener, Joe Burns, also trapped in front with a full one that swung back into him.
The first blow came in the 15th over when Bumrah, coming in from around the wicket at the left-hander, had Matthew Wade trapped in front.
With the lynchpin in the batting line-up back, Ashwin grew in confidence and he had Travis Head lobbing one back at him, before a half-tracker had debutant Cameron Green smashing to mid-wicket where Virat Kohli held onto a fine catch.Īustralia lost two wickets in the first session after bowling India out for 244. Facing 29 deliveries for a solitary run, Smith never looked at ease against the off-spinner and Ashwin had him edging to the cordon off one that didn't quite turn as much as the Australian expected. The decisive moment in the day, one that perhaps firmly tilted the scales India's way, came in the Australian innings when Ashwin deceived Steve Smith with a peach to leave Australia in the lurch at 45/3, shortly after Bumrah had accounted for the openers. Australia, behind by 53 runs after an ordinary batting performance, picked up the wicket of Shaw in the fourth over but could have had his partner too, had Tim Paine held onto an edge in Pat Cummins' first over. India lost Shaw for just four in the final hour on day two, but nightwatchman Jasprit Bumrah and Mayank Agarwal took the visitors to stumps without further damage.
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