Australia finished day three with their hopes of victory in tatters,reduced to 3-12 chasing 534 for victory. Re-live the action.
Among many consequences of Australia’s slide towards a massive defeat in the first Test against India,one of the most seismic may well be that they have allowed Virat Kohli a way into the series.
Australia’s bowlers were carved up by India’s openers on Saturday in Perth,failing to take a wicket across 57 draining overs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal arrived in Australia with a serious reputation,and only enhanced it on day two after guiding India to a match-winning lead in the first Test in Perth.
Nothing epitomised the scale of Australia’s batting bungle quite like the sight of Marnus Labuschagne bowling bouncers.
The 17 wickets that fell on day one of the first Test raised the possibility of an early result and a resulting loss of revenue for stakeholders.
On a madcap day in Perth,the unexpected became the expected. Now everyone will have to recalibrate.
India’s batting stars offered little resistance to Josh Hazlewood. But Australia mustered even less in the face of a Jasprit Bumrah masterclass as 17 wickets fell on day one in Perth.
Australia’s top order crumbled at Perth Stadium after India were bowled out for 150 and KL Rahul was dismissed in controversial fashion.
By applying the scalpel to Australia’s top order,Jasprit Bumrah opened wounds India can exploit over the next seven weeks.
Josh Hazlewood’s 10-ball spell to Virat Kohli was a masterclass in executing a plan. Here’s how it unfolded.