Australia’s frailties against spin on the subcontinent have already been exposed on India’s made-to-order pitch as the visitors’ quest for greatness began in chaotic fashion on Thursday.
Australia’s vulnerabilities to spin on the subcontinent have already been exposed on India’s made-to-order pitch as the visitors’ quest for greatness began in alarming fashion on Thursday.
After reaching 2-76 at lunch, Australia lost six wickets in a disastrous second session before being dismissed for 177, their lowest first-innings total since the 2018 Boxing Day Test when they were missing Smith and David Warner. India’s Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the wicket of Peter Handscomb during the first day of the first Test in Nagpur., capturing his maiden Test wicket when he claimed a return catch off KL Rahul in the penultimate over of the day.
Openers Warner and Usman Khawaja could be considered bonus wickets for India, departing in the first two overs of the game to fast men Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj. Next ball, Matthew Renshaw was out for golden duck playing for a straight delivery which turned into his pad. It is only the sixth time numbers one, two and five have made a combined total of two or less for Australia.Jadeja was a menace, and will continue to be on this track. He removed Smith not through prodigious turn but guile, angling a straight ball through the champion batter, who had been anticipating turn.
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