India in Australia, 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Warner, Clarke and Smith Take Hosts to 354/6 at Stumps
Warner scored his 10th Test ton while Michael Clarke retired hurt on 60 as Australia dominated more than half of Day 1 of Adelaide Test. Catch all highlights here.
Late surge from Mohammed Shami (2/83) and Varun Aaron (2/95) helped India pick six wickets as Australia posted 354 on the board at the end of first day's play. Catch all highlights here. (Complete coverage from India's Tour | Scorecard | Approaching milestones from the series)
13.02 (IST): Stumps! Australia finish of 354/6, courtesy a scintillating ton from David Warner (145). Michael Clarke (60) too looked in fine touch until a back strain forced him to retire hurt. Steve Smith carried the Australian innings forward and is unbeaten on 72. For India, Ishant Sharma was the best bowler of the day, finishing with figures of 1/56. Varun Aaron (2/95) and Mohammed Shami (2/83) rounded off frustrating starts with late wickets. With an set Steve Smith in the middle and Mitchell Johnson still to come, Aussies are in command despite some late stutter. Onus on Indian bowlers to strike early on Day 2 and wrap up the Aussie tail. An interesting Day 2 ahead.
12.50 (IST): OUT! Nightwatchman Nathan Lyon is gone for 3. Mohammed Shami cleans him up. Australia 352/5
12.38 (IST): Oh dear! Varun Aaron is limping and Ishant is definitely tiring here. Just five overs to go in the day.
12..25 (IST): OUT! Mitchell Marsh (41) is gone, caught by Virat Kohli in the slips. Australia 345/4
12.19 (IST): Surreal proceedings at Adelaide as Steve Smith reaches 63. The crowd breaks into a continuous applause. Smith looks skywards. Aus 336/2
12.10 (IST): New ball taken! And straight away Kohli brings Ishant Sharma into the attack. Aus 326/3.
11.45 (IST): 300 comes up for Australia. This is domination of very high quality from the hosts. Steve Smith brings up his 9th Test fifty while Marsh is also looking set for a milestone of his own.
11.30 (IST): Mitchell Marsh and Steve Smith are building a good stand here. Warner's exit has hardly made a difference to Australia's position in the game. Aus 297/3.
11.05 (IST): Steve Smith is getting a move on here. The maiden Test wicket has given Karn Sharma an extra spring in his leg but Smith is going after him. Karn continues to toss it up. Interesting contest between the two. Aus 275/3.
10.51 (IST): Maiden Test wicket for Karn Sharma! And what a big wicket! He brings an end to Warner's scintillating knock of 145. Can India peg Aussies back now?
10.42 (IST): Karn Sharma has started well in the final session. He's trying to strangle the two batsmen in the middle.
10.30 (IST): Virat Kohli is running out of options here. He turns to part-time spinner Murali Vijay.
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10.15 (IST): Another session of complete domination for the Aussies. The minor blip was the unfortunate fate of Michael Clarke after a back strain forced him to retire on 60. Warner has moved on to 131 and has Steven Smith for company. Australia reach 238/2 at tea.
10.05 (IST): Karn Sharma is not enjoying a great debut. He can't earn a vital breakthrough for his skipper and Warner is taking him on. Aus 233/2.
09.45 (IST): Oh dear! This is rather unfortunate for Clarke. He seems to have strained his troubled back. The physio was immediately out to take a look but the Aussie skipper can't go on. He walks off, retired hurt on 60. Steven Smith is the new man in.
09.20 (IST): FIFTY for Michael Clarke! It's his 28th in Tests. Australia 182/2
09.15 (IST): Warner now has five centuries and three fifties in his last 10 innings. What a champion!
09.10 (IST): Century for David Warner! What an emotional moment for the Aussie! He is almost in tears as he kisses the Australian logo on his helmet. Australia 171/2.
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08.45 (IST): FOUR! Warner continues to play through covers on a swift outfield. He moves on to 94. Aus 161/2.
08.32 (IST): FOUR! Michael Clarke drives one down the ground off Mohammed Shami to move into the 20s. Warner meanwhile, is inching towards a Test ton.
08.10 (IST): Play resumes! Can India strike and remove Warner early in the second session?
07.40 (IST): Australia have taken the honours in a compelling first session. Here's taking you through it via twitter.
- What's a series without a prediction?
My thoughts before a ball being bowled in #AUSvIND Test series is an Australia win. India would do good to get a win at the least.
- Shrikant Shankar (@Shrikant_23) December 9, 2014
- Virat Kohli's big test
Virat Kohli becomes 32nd player to lead India in Tests #IndvsAus Wonder if he will be better than MSD in Tests abroad!
- aayush puthran (@aayushputhran) December 8, 2014
- Ishant Sharma's pleasing start
Ishant bowls a maiden to a rampaging Warner and dismisses Rodgers hours after a super-sensible Afridi guided home a tricky chase w/ a 50.
- karachikhatmal (@karachikhatmal) December 9, 2014
Might as well say it while there's a chance : Ishant bowling well...
- Mihir (@Sfx11) December 9, 2014
Warner v Aaron and Shami: 54 runs, 31 balls. Warner v Ishant: 6 runs, 24 balls
- S Rajesh (@rajeshstats) December 9, 2014
- Not the best start for rookie Karn Sharma
Full toss, full toss, full toss. Karn Sharma at the moment is like Steven Smith in disguise #AUSvsIND
- shashreek roy (@shashreek) December 9, 2014
Karn Sharma hasn't found his length at all today.
- cricketingview (@cricketingview) December 9, 2014
- Out came the bouncers, much to the delight of the crowd
There is a small section of the crowd, I think on the hill, that are cheering every bouncer.
- Jarrod Kimber (@ajarrodkimber) December 9, 2014
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07.34 (IST): End of first session! Australia take lunch at 113/2 in 24 overs, thanks to an excellent unbeaten innings of 77 from David Warner. For India, Ishant (1/17) has been the pick of the bowlers.
07.25 (IST): Warner's flurry of fours continues. He attacks the rookie leg spinner to move into the 70s.
07.17 (IST): FACTOID: Michael Clarke has scored 1279 runs in 9 Tests in Adelaide at 98.38, including 6 tons.
07.15 (IST): A big round of applause as Warner looks to the skies after reaching 63. Aus 90/2
07.10 (IST): OUT! Varun Aaron strikes! Shane Watson (14) is gone, fishing outside the off-stump. He edges one to Dhawan at second slip. Aus 88/2
06.48 (IST): Fifty for Warner! He gets there with a boundary off Aaron. Warner's 14th Test fifty has come off 45 balls. Australia 79/1.
06.46 (IST): Big appeal for LBW as Watson plays across the line. Ishant is convinced but umpire Marais Erasmus is not. Australia 71/1.
06.41 (IST): Shane Watson has started well here. He is getting good strides forward and is driving well through the off-side. India need another wicket before lunch here.
06.32 (IST): The first hour of play has well and truly belonged to the Aussies courtesy David Warner's ability to dispatch every second delivery to the cover fence. Ishant Sharma has looked the best bowler of the three pacers, conceding just 2 off 11 balls to Warner and dismissing Rogers. Australia 64/1.
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06.30 (IST): Ishant welcomes Watson with an excellent short ball. Watson rightfully ducks.
06.28 (IST): Interesting field setting for new man Shane Watson. Both Aaron and Ishant have a catcher at short mid-wicket in a bid to lure Watson to play across the line and force an LBW dismissal.
06.16 (IST): Ishant Sharma strikes! Chris Rogers is gone, caught by Shikhar Dhawan at slips. He is gone for 9. Aus 50/1.
06.11 (IST): Fifty up for Australia! It's only the eighth over! Long day ahead for Kohli & Co.?
06.09 (IST): Rogers gets into the act. His first boundary is an excellently-timed straight drive off Shami.
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06.02 (IST): It's only the 6th over and there is already a bowling change. Ishant Sharma comes on. He starts off with a maiden to Warner.
06.01 (IST): Meanwhile, Sean Abbott has returned to the field and held the ball again in the Sheffield Shield.
05.56 (IST): India pacer duo of Shami and Aaron haven't started well in terms of line and length against Warner. The attacking left-hander has duly punished them with a flurry of boundaries.
05.49 (IST): Warner is on fire! He smashes his fifth four. Australia sprint away to 31/0 off 3 overs.
05.47 (IST): Warner is in a hurry here. After hitting Aaron for three fours, he dispatches two more off Shami. He's on 21, with five fours.
05.42 (IST): Interesting to see both Shami and Aaron start off from round the stumps.
05.40 (IST): FOUR! David Warner starts off in trademark style! He punishes a full ball from Varun Aaron, driving it through covers for four.
05.39 (IST): Good start from Mohammed Shami. Early hint of swing and pace. He concedes two off the first over.
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05.36 (IST): Before the start of the game, a fitting tribute was paid in memory of Phillip Hughes.
05.35 (IST): Earlier, MS Dhoni handed the Test cap to Karn Sharma.
Karn Sharma receives his Test Cap from MS Dhoni before the play at Adelaide #AUSvsIND pic.twitter.com/qixcj2uQb0
- BCCI (@BCCI) December 8, 2014
05.30 (IST): The players are walking out to the middle. Moments away from the highly-anticipated Test series. Can India get their hands on this coveted trophy?
Four Tests in four weeks and this is what they're playing for #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/IiofDbxFuF
- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) December 8, 2014
05.11 (IST): Early signs of aggression from Kohli, the Test captain. Picking an uncapped leg spinner over Ravichandran Ashwin comes as a bold statement.
05.08 (IST): India XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Karn Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Varun Aaron
05.05 (IST): Michael Clarke wins toss, opts to bat vs India. Virat Kohli's Team India includes leggie Karn Sharma and three speedsters - Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Varun Aaron.
04.54 (IST): Former Aussie Dean Jones provides some history into the Adelaide wicket.
53 results from 72 Tests at #AdelaideOval #63notout #408 #road pic.twitter.com/3IQs0Bjbxs
- Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) December 8, 2014
04.50 (IST): Shane Watson joins Johnson in the middle for some practice too.
Australia's two allrounders send a few down. Just 10 minutes until the toss https://t.co/gNMT85gX2Z
- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) December 8, 2014
04.45 (IST): Mitchell Johnson, meanwhile, is warming up in the middle.
Mitchell Johnson bowling a few looseners out in the middle https://t.co/Q5rGdEoKR2
- cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) December 8, 2014
04.40 (IST): Big news coming in regarding the Indian team. Leg-spinner Karn Sharma makes his Test debut.
So Karn Sharma gets his test cap. Big announcement early from India
- Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 8, 2014
04.15 (IST): And this is what Michael Clarke tweeted on the eve of the Test.
Tomorrow is going to be a tough day! http://t.co/q2TTUVXfq4
- Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) December 2, 2014
04.07 (IST): Aussie bowler Peter Siddle, like most of his Australian teammates, must be feeling the emotions ahead of the first day of cricket following Hughes' tragic death.
Game Day! You will be on the ground with us braz ?? #408 #RIPHughesy #AdelaideOval #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/EbyTFnRZap
- Peter Siddle (@petersiddle403) December 8, 2014
04:05 (IST): India are all set for a long, gruelling series of Australia. Just under an hour to go for toss. A lot of Phillip Hughes tributes are lined up too in what promises to be a surreal day of cricket in Adelaide.
India, currently placed sixth in Test rankings, have a lot to prove. Their overseas record is hardly impressive and past performances in Australia have left a lot to be desired. With a chance to break into the top three, the tourists would be itching to get their campaign off to a strong start. In the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni - who will sit out of the match, Virat Kohli will lead the side as India's 32nd Test captain.