The West Test: India start second innings with 46-run lead against Australia
An unbelievable 17 wickets fell on an extraordinary opening day of the First Test between Australia and India at Perth Stadium.
India captain Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets in a scintillating spell to leave Australia reeling at 7-67, chasing just 150.
Alex Carey (19*) and Mitchell Starc (6*) will return to the crease with the hosts trailing by 83 runs with three wickets remaining.
Follow all the action from day two in our live blog below.
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The West’s chief cricket writer Jackson Barrett can get you up to speed on all the action from the morning.
Starc the man?
Following their resistance with the bat, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have opened the bowling for Australia.
KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are at the crease for India, who now lead by 56.
Starc dismissed both openers in the first innings, with the dangerous Jaiswal out for a duck.
He’s on the board with a single and a boundary early.
Here we go!
Mitchell Starc has the ball, India lead by 46.
India’s plan of attack
We’re just under 10 minutes away from resuming, with India leading by 46.
What’s their plan of attack for the second innings? Seven’s Aaron Finch has his say:
“I think Jaiswal is going to play his natural game which is aggressive. We saw him driving in the first innings, big drive, caught in the gully for a duck. If he can just tame that slightly. I think KL Rahul his opening partner showed the way. He was prepared to punch the ball, not play expansive drives, used his footwork really well. He can get away though. He’s the type of player where you look after the scoreboard after half an hour and he could be on 30. That could be enough to swing the momentum India’s way, albeit they do have it at the moment.”
ALL OUT
Harshit Rana picks up the final wicket and Australia are all out for 104 in just over 51 overs.
A stubborn partnership of 25 - the highest of the innings - comes to an end for Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, who remains unbeaten on 7.
Starc’s 26, the highest by an Australian batter, came to an end as he skied Rana straight up in the air for one of the easier catches keeper Rishabh Pant will take.
But the pair have trimmed the Aussies’ deficit below 50. Can they be the saviours with the ball as well?
Bumrah is back
After a quick break, India’s captain is back for another spell.
He got the wicket of Alex Carey with his first ball, his fifth of the innings, will he get another?
SPIN IN
India have turned to Washington Sundar in a bid to break the stubborn 10th-wicket partnership, which has now reached 22.
Can he get the breakthrough?
100 UP FOR THE AUSSIES!
It’s been a grind and a half but Australia have reached triple figures.
After being 9-79, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have put on the best partnership (21) of the innings to reach 100.
Starc, who got the all-important single, is also Australia’s top-scorer with an unbeaten 24, while Hazlewood has six.
The crowd gave the pair a standing ovation.
Australia trail by 50.
Star sighting
West Coast star Harley Reid has been spotted at Perth Stadium on day two.
The 19-year-old was seen hanging out on the hill with recruits Liam Baker and Jack Graham on Saturday.
All-Australian forward Jake Waterman has also joined the group.
OUCH!
Starc cops a nasty blow to the helmet.
Harshit Rana is quick to check on Starc after a 138km delivery hits him flush on top of the head. In good news, he appears to have brushed it off.
Drinks is called early as the Aussie quick gets medical attention.
