India vs Australia LIVE Updates, 3rd Test Day 2: Australia saw batting conditions improve in the second session of Day 2, as Travis Head and Steve Smith brought up their half-centuries. Head motored along towards another century against the visitors. India missed a huge DRS review opportunity, as they did not review a delivery where replays showed that Smith had gloved it behind. In the first session, India started well, courtesy of Jasprit Bumrah quickly removing both Australia openers. Marnus Labuschagne looked patchy throughout, and eventually fell prey to Nitish Kumar Reddy. Mohammed Siraj had a hamstring injury scare as well, but later returned to field. (LIVE SCORECARD)
- 09:48 (IST)IND vs AUS 3rd Test, Day 2 LIVE: Travis Head 100No, he hasn't hit a hundred just yet, but his average for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy has now hit the three-figure mark. Sensational consistency and performance from Travis Head. By far the highest run-scorer of the series so far.
- 08:41 (IST)IND vs AUS 3rd Test, Day 2 LIVE: Advantage Australia45 overs done, and it is Australia's session to lose. Excellent batting conditions in Brisbane, with the sun beating down and the pitch getting older. It is getting harder for the Indian bowlers to create problems via the pitch and the old ball. How long till we see Rohit Sharma experiment with some spin, and bring in Ravindra Jadeja?
- 08:25 (IST)IND vs AUS 3rd Test, Day 2 LIVE: "Best session to bat on"Cheteshwar Pujara, who has had many a memorable tour in Australia, has said that the upcoming second session will be the best session to bat on. With the ball getting old and the pitch offering less deviation, Indian bowlers will need to maintain their discipline, says Pujara on air.
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- 07:54 (IST)IND vs AUS 3rd Test, Day 2 LIVE: Good bowling by IndiaIt has been a precise two-and-a-half hours of bowling by Team India. Jasprit Bumrah was on point, sending back Khawaja and McSweeney. Labuschagne struggled, and eventually fell prey to Reddy. India have stuck to plan, and have 3 wickets to show for.
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- 07:34 (IST)IND vs AUS 3rd Test, Day 2 LIVE: Have India allowed Head to settle?The big worry for India now will once again be - have they allowed Travis Head to settle into the crease to easily? 18 balls, 15 runs for the left-hander so far. 2 boundaries as well. Not quite the outside off-stump balls or short-pitched ones to test him.
IND vs AUS, 3rd Test Day 2 LIVE
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63.31Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head
1 run.
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63.24Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head
FOUR! Nicely done!
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63.10Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head
Siraj comes in from around the wicket and lands it on a length, on middle and leg, Head dabs it down on the leg side.
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62.61Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head
Full and going across, on off, Head slices it away wide of point for a quick single.
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62.51Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith
FIFTY FOR SMITH! It hasn’t been the most fluent innings from Steven Smith, but he is doing the job his team needs, which is what matters the most. Floated up, full and on middle, Smith leans on and wrists it to the right of mid on to get to his 42nd Test half-century.
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62.40Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith
Short and on off, Smith hangs back and pushes it to cover.
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62.33Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head
Fractionally short, on off, Head presses on the back foot in a flash and thumps it through covers. The ball does not have enough legs to reach the fence as Rahul gives it a chase and mops it up. Three runs taken.
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62.20Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head
Beaten! Angled across the left-hander, on a nagging length, Head hops to cut it away but gets beaten as a bit of extra bounce results in the ball going over his angled bat.
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62.12 lbRavindra Jadeja to Travis Head
Too straight, on the pads, on a nagging length, Head crouches and swings to swat it away but misses. The ball rolls off his pads to the left of deep fine leg for a couple of leg byes.
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61.61Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head
Continues to bang it into the deck, on off, Head rises with the bounce and punches it to deep point for one more.
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61.50Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head
Dug in short by Siraj again, on off, Head leaves it alone.
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61.44Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head
FOUR! Edged away! This is on a back of a length, on off, too close to cut, Head goes after it. Gets an outside edge that flies over Rohit Sharma who is standing a bit wide at first slip. It also beats the man at a fine deep third to his right for a boundary.
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61.31Mohammed Siraj to Steven Smith
On a good length, on off, a bit of extra bounce, Smith stays on the back foot and guides it to the right of the man at gully and takes a quick single.
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61.21Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head
Angling away, on a back of a length, Head punches it along the ground to deep point for a single.
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61.14Mohammed Siraj to Travis Head
FOUR! Hammered! At 141.5 kph, banged in short, at the batter, Head clears his front leg and commits himself to the pull shot. Hits it aerially but well wide of the man at deep fine leg to his right for a boundary. The 100-run stand comes up between Head and Smith!
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Mohammed Siraj in a conversation with Rohit Sharma at the top of his mark.
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60.60Ravindra Jadeja to Steven Smith
Darted in, short and on off, Smith gets on the back foot and pushes it back to Jadeja.
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60.51Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head
Slower and fuller on the pads, Head wrists it in front of square on the leg side and gets to the other end.
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60.40Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head
And again! This kicks up a bit, short and on off, Head rides the bounce well and dabs it down on the off side.
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60.30Ravindra Jadeja to Travis Head
A bit of extra bounce, short and on middle, Head adjusts well to the bounce and fends it down.