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09:23 Smith, Head bat with intent
Jadeja continues, and Head defends the first three balls. He clips one off his pads, and a leg bye is called. Two more dot balls end the over. After 51 overs, Australia are 132-3.
Aus 144-3 (54 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Akash Deep continues, bowling brilliantly and deserving a wicket. Head and Smith are scoring freely, with Smith now showing confidence and intent. 5 runs come off the over, and after 52 overs, Australia are 137-3.Jadeja continues.
Head steps forward and defends, then sends the next one back to the bowler. He defends two more deliveries and powers one to long off for a single. Jadeja oversteps, and a no-ball is called. Just 2 runs come off the over, and after 53 overs, Australia are 139-3.
Akash Deep continues with a bouncer, which Head ducks under. He'll get a single off the next ball. With two slips and a gully for Smith, he defends but ends the over with a boundary. 5 runs come off the over, and after 54 overs, Australia are 144-3.
09:07 Smith, Head bat with intent
Aus 131-3 (50 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Akash Deep starts with a drive to mid-off, but its a dot ball. Another dot follows. He oversteps, and a no-ball is called. Smith defends the remaining deliveries. Just 1 run comes off the over, and after 47 overs, Australia are 116-3.
Bumrah continues. Head defends the first ball, then slams a boundary. He plays towards fine leg for a single. Smith blocks the next few deliveries. 5 runs come off it, and after 48 overs, Australia are 121-3.
Jadeja is brought into the attack. Head flicks for a couple, defends the next two, and then slams a boundary. The 50-run partnership between Head and Smith is up. 6 runs come off it, and after 49 overs, Australia are 127-3.
Akash Deep continues. He starts with a dot ball. Smith slams a boundary. Theres a loud shout for LBW, but the umpire isn't interested. Another appeal follows, and this time India reviews. Ball-tracking shows the ball was missing leg stump by a long way. 4 runs come off the over, and after 50 overs, Australia are 131-3.
08:55 Smith, Head in full flow
Aus 115-3 (46 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Jasprit Bumrah starts the post-lunch session. Smith on strike with two slips and a gully in place. Smith defends the first two balls, then smashes a boundary. A good delivery but it's wide, and Pant can't reach it. The batters then pick up two singles. 6 runs come off the over, and after 44 overs, Australia are 110-3.
Akash Deep from the other end. Head flicks through midwicket for a couple. He plays the next ball towards deep for an easy single. With two slips and a gully in place for Smith, he defends the rest of the over.
Bumrah continues. Head cuts towards point for a single. Smith defends the next ball, leaves the one after, and plays the next towards fine leg for an easy single. Head defends the final two balls.
08:00 Australia reach 104-3 at lunch
Aus 104-3 (43 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
What an evenly poised session, with India finding their rhythm after a sluggish start yesterday.
Bumrah made early inroads, dismissing both Australian openersKhawaja edging behind and McSweeney caught at second slip. Smith and Labuschagne began to rebuild, but Siraj's mind games rattled Labuschagne, who fell to a thick edge off Reddy. Smith, having made key adjustments to his stance and trigger, survived a couple of close lbw calls and has looked solid overall. Australia are 104-3 at lunch.
07:59 Australia reach 104-3 at lunch
Aus 104-3 (43 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Akash Deep continues, and Head plays one towards extra cover for a couple. He then plays the next one away from his body, collecting a single. Smith also takes an easy single. Head defends the rest of the over.
Australia has 76 runs on the board, while India has claimed three wickets.
07:49 100 comes up for Australia
Aus 100-3 (42 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah is back on the field. Smith defends the first ball, then plays the next one towards the square leg side for a single. Head flicks one to point for a single, bringing up 100 for Australia. Smith defends the rest of the over.
07:46 100 comes up for Australia
Aus 98-3 (41 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah is brought into the attack now. Head leaves the first delivery and then takes a single. Smith also gets a single. Head then slams a boundary and follows it with a pull shot for three runs. Nine runs come off the over, and after 38 overs, Australia is 94-3.
Akash Deep continues, and Head defends the first ball, taking a single. Smith defends the rest of the over. After 39 overs, Australia is 95-3.
Bumrah oversteps, and a no-ball is called. Head defends the next two balls. Another no-ball from Bumrah, and Smith defends the remaining deliveries. Three runs come off the over, and after 40 overs, Australia is 98-3.
Siraj is back on the field, but Akash Deep will continue the attack.
Bumrah walks off the field, apparently having an issue with his shoes.
Head defends the Akash Deep over, and it's a maiden. After 41 overs, Australia is 98-3.
Just before Marnus Labuschagne was dismissed, Siraj switched the bails
07:28 Siraj exits the field amid boos
Aus 85-3 (37 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Nitish Reddy continues, and Head defends the first two balls before smashing a boundary! Two more runs come off the over. Six runs in total, and after 36 overs, Australia is 83-3.
Siraj keeps going, but it starts to drizzle. Smith leaves the first ball and takes a couple off the next. Siraj signals for the physio, appearing to have an issue with his left hamstring. He walks off, receiving some boos from the crowd.
Akash Deep is brought in to finish the over.
There's a huge appeal for LBW against Smith. Akash Deep wants a review, and after a quick discussion they opt not to review. The replays show there was likely an inside edge. A top decision from the umpire, and good judgment from India not to review. Smith defends the rest of the over. Akash Deep finishes Siraj's over with two runs. After 37 overs, Australia is 85-3.
07:17 Reddy removes Labuschagne, Aus 3 down
Aus 77-3 (35 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Smith exposes his leg stump before attempting a flick, and Siraj appeals for LBW. Pant and Rohit decide not to review. Replays suggest the ball would have missed leg stump by an inch or two.
Siraj walks over to Labuschagne, gets close for a quick chat, and then flips the bails off at the striker's end. Just as Siraj walks away, Labuschagne flips them back over, prompting the crowd to boo Siraj.
Siraj delivers a good-length ball just outside off. The crowd continues to boo Siraj.
Labuschagne finds enough space and takes an easy two runs. The over ends with a dot ball. After 33 overs, Australia is 72-2.
Reddy continues, and Smith clips one for three runs.
Reddy strikes! A thick edge, and it's caught by Kohli! No mistake from the fielder, and Labuschagne departs for 12 off 5 balls. An excellent performance from the young bowler!
Nitish continues bowling to Travis Head, who has been dismissed four times in his last four balls faced at this venue. Head successfully defends the rest of the over. Three runs and a wicket come off it, and after 34 overs, Australia is 75-3.
Siraj continues with a good-length delivery. Smith leaves it alone, and it's a dot ball.
The next delivery, no shot offered, there's an LBW appeal. Siraj was celebrating before appealing and was shocked the finger didn't go up, as were Kohli and Pant. India reviews. Ball-tracker shows it was just clipping the off-stump on umpire's call, so Smith survives, and India retains their review.
Smith takes a single off the next ball.
As Head faces Siraj, the crowd grows louder. He defends the first ball and takes a single to end the over, getting off the mark. Just two runs come off it, and after 35 overs, Australia is 77-3.
06:55 Booing continues for Siraj
Siraj continues, and Labuschagne plays one towards the front foot but doesn't score any runs. Batting slightly out of his crease, Labuschagne defends the remainder of the over. It's a maiden over for Siraj.
Aus 69-2 (32 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Reddy comes into the attack, and Smith defends the first ball. He flicks the next delivery to the leg side and collects three runs. Labuschagne defends the rest of the over. After 30 overs, Australia is 65-2.
Siraj keeps bowling, and Smith takes a quick two runs off the first ball, then defends the rest of the over. After 31 overs, Australia is 67-2.
Reddy continues, and Labuschagne defends the first three balls. He then plays one to the leg side and picks up two runs. There are calls of "boo" as Siraj puts in the hard work, followed by an excellent throw to Pant.
The over ends with a dot ball. Just two runs come off it, and after 32 overs, Australia is 69-2.
06:37 Aussies bat cautiously
Aus 62-2 (28 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Siraj continues, and Labuschagne pushes for a single. Smith leaves the next ball, then sends the following one back to the bowler. The bouncer sails over the keeper's head, giving away five wides. Smith defends the next ball and takes a single off the one after. Labuschagne blocks the final ball of the over. Seven runs come off it, and after 27 overs, Australia is 62-2.
Reddy comes on and bowls a maiden over to Smith, who defends solidly throughout.
Australia has done well to only lose two wickets, especially with India having every advantage from the conditions. The question now is, can Reddy and Siraj maintain the pressure?
06:27 Aussies bat cautiously
Aus 55-2 (26 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
After the drinks break, Rohit hands the ball to Siraj, who has fond memories of the Gabba from 2021.
Labuschagne defends the over, and it's a maiden for Siraj. The last delivery looked dangerousSiraj thought he had his man, but India opts not to review due to concerns over height. Siraj tried hard to convince Rohit to go for the review, but ball tracking confirmed the delivery would have gone over the stumps.
A change at the other end as well, with Nitish Kumar Reddy brought into the attack. Smith defends the first few balls but manages to get a couple off the last delivery of the over. After 26 overs, Australia is 55-2.
06:16
Aus 53-2 (24 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Labuschagne edges one, but it's short of gullyhe's lucky to survive that! He's beaten again, then defends the next ball. Bumrah bowls a maiden over, and Labuschagne manages to weather the storm!
Akash Deep continues with three slips and a gully in place. Smith defends the first two balls, leaves the next, and then hits the thigh guard, collecting two leg byes. He defends the final delivery to end the over.
After 24 overs, Australia is 53-2. Drinks are called.
06:06 50 comes up for Australia
Aus 51-2 (22 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Akash Deep continues, and Smith is beaten! He leaves the next delivery, then the batters exchange a single each. The over ends with a dot ball. Three runs come off it, and after 20 overs, Australia is 42-2.
Bumrah continues with a leg slip in place. Smith leaves the first ball untouched and blocks the next. Both Smith and Labuschagne take a single each from the remaining deliveries. After 21 overs, Australia is 44-2.
Captain Rohit keeps the attack going with Akash Deep. Labuschagne is beaten! He leaves the next two balls. Labuschagne then finds the gap and collects three runs.
Smith defends the next delivery, but the following ball edges off his bat and races to the boundary for four.
Seven runs come off the over, and after 22 overs, Australia stands at 51-2.
05:51 Bumrah strikes twice!
Aus 39-2 (19 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Bumrah continues his spell! McSweeney defends the first two deliveries, but edges the third to second slipan easy catch for Kohli! McSweeney is dismissed for 9 off 49 balls.
Steve Smith is the new batter. He plays one towards the leg side, earning a single, though a leg bye is called. Labuschagne leaves the next two deliveries untouched.
05:44 Bumrah strikes! Removes Khawaja
Aus 38-1 (18 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
Akash Deep continues, maintaining a tight line close to the stumps, forcing McSweeney to leave consistently. Another maiden over from Akash Deep.
Bumrah carries on from the other endand there it is! A nick, caught behind by Pant! Bumrah delivers the much-needed breakthrough for India.
They were desperate for it, and Bumrah has provided just what they needed.
Khawaja departs for 21.
Three slips and a gully are in place for the new batter, Labuschagne, who solidly defends the remainder of the over.
Akash Deep is here, McSweeney breaks the shackles with a sliced shot past gully for four and follows it up with a quick single. Labuschagne gets off the mark with a couple towards fine leg before leaving the last two deliveries.
Seven runs come off the over. After 18 overs, Australia stands at 38-1.
05:30 Australian batters are cautious
Aus 31-0 (15 Ovs) vs India | Scorecard
The players take their positions in the middle. McSweeney is on strike, and Akash Deep is set to complete his fourth over with a field featuring three slips and a gully.
McSweeney leaves the first delivery untouched, and the next one as well. Oh no! Akash Deep oversteps and concedes a no-ball. McSweeney, staying composed, lets the following ball pass and opts to leave the last one too.
At the end of 14 overs, Australia stands at 29-0.
Jasprit Bumrah takes charge from the other end with a field of three slips and a gully.
Khawaja nudges one through point for a couple of runs, then defends the next delivery. He leaves the following ball untouched. A massive shout for LBW follows, but the umpire isnt convinced, and India decides against a review.
Khawaja is then beaten by a beauty from Bumrah. Just two runs off the over. After 15 overs, Australia is 31-0.
05:21 Can Indian bowlers exploit the conditions on Day 2?
Good morning and welcome to the coverage of the Third Test, Day 2.
A rain-affected Day 1 at the Gabba saw only 13.2 overs, but it already seemed like a good toss to lose for Australia. 1
Indian bowlers struggled initially but improved after the rain break.
The official forecast shows improvement from yesterday, though a few light showers are anticipated to move in from the southeast.
Can they exploit the conditions today?
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