Sam Konstas’ incredible Boxing Day innings created breathing space for Australia by scattering India.
Steve Smith stood in firm occupation of the crease, India’s bowling and fielding were sapped of venom, and a Boxing Day crowd of 87,242 sat back comfortably in their seats amid the unmistakable hum of a thousand conversations.The languid nature of proceedings was, paradoxically, the product of one of the most frenetic and memorable morning’s cricket ever seen at this ground on this day.
In conditions that should have rewarded precision and a relentless attack on the off stump, Konstas had scrambled Indian thinking. Travis Head did something similar in Adelaide and Brisbane, but not against the brand-new ball., making a beeline for the teenager in a manner that will have to be examined by the match referee Andy Pycroft. As much as India spread their field, Konstas’ innings left them feeling like space was closing in around them.
Consequently, the spread field for Konstas was a little less scattered for Khawaja, who made the sort of score he needed to maintain control of his own Test-match destiny. Khawaja has stated he wants to carry on to next summer’s Ashes, by which time he will be 39. Opposite Konstas, he has a better-than-even chance of doing so.By the time Khawaja was dismissed, unusually for him mistiming a pull shot, the ball was more than 44 overs old.
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