Australia v India: fourth Test, day three – live!

thirtieth over: India 69-2 (Pujara 8, Rahane 8) Starc to Rahane, edged for 4! A correct nick flying via the air, however into the hole between Green at gully and Wade at third slip. Rahane will get very fortunate. Don’t know why he performed that shot. He takes an enormous stride ahead and pushes at a really huge ball, onerous fingers, on the up. No upside in that shot, besides he wins the smile of fortune. He goes again to leaving from that time on.

twenty ninth over: India 65-2 (Pujara 8, Rahane 4) Cummins goes somewhat shorter and Rahane pulls that firmly behind sq. for a single. The bowler follows up with some good zing to Pujara, getting the ball to raise and leap via to Paine behind the stumps. Pujara sees off 4 extra balls.

twenty eighth over: India 64-2 (Pujara 8, Rahane 4) Starc from the Vulture Street finish, the left-armer bowling across the wicket to the right-handed Pujara, who unsurprisingly blocks out a maiden. Starc is much less measured than Cummins, bowling a pair on the physique, a pair huge of the stumps, a pair drawing a ahead defence.

twenty seventh over: India 64-2 (Pujara 8, Rahane 4) Pat Cummins has the ball and he’s began with Stanley Street at his again. Rahane will get going shortly. doubling his rating by punching via the covers for a few runs. A really restrained push on the ball. Cummins in any other case lands the ball tight on the road of off stump as you’d count on.

We’re near getting underway. Players strolling out. Lots of debate about a number of cracks opening up within the pitch. It will probably be a troublesome opening hour with the bowlers contemporary. Have at it.

And for these of you who wish to see what a few of your OBO accompanists appear like, right here’s me and Adam Collins on the Gabba with the remnants of final evening’s thunderstorm glowering within the background, going via a number of the element from day two.

For your comfort, final evening’s report from the wire service about what occurred yesterday.

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It’s day three. The centre. The fulcrum level. The Wednesday of Test matches, no matter day of the week it comes. It’s a Sunday in actual phrases right here in Brisbane and it’s a sticky overcast day. Let me let you know a bit in regards to the warmth in Brisbane. It’s shut. It’s intimate. It comes and stands too near you and breathes in your ear. The quantity of moisture within the air implies that the air wraps round you. Then, when the solar peeks via the cloud even somewhat, the Australian UV index implies that it cooks you quicker than the solar wherever else. It heats up all that water, and your human self begins to cook dinner inside your personal confines like a piece of meat in a sous vide bag. It’s a really bodily place to be, you’ll by no means be unaware of your personal physique on this metropolis.

That’s what the gamers face once they’re out within the center in Brisbane. India will resume after an abbreviated begin to their first innings, having misplaced the whole third session of the second day. They’re 62 for two responding to Australia’s 369 all out. Another huge effort required from the senior pair, Pujara and Rahane, after Rohit Sharma seemed 1,000,000 bucks yesterday however offered his wicket at Cash Converters costs. Australia’s bowlers are on the market warming up as I sort. Might be a number of sprinkles of rain about however nothing that can maintain us up for lengthy. Should be one other good day.