The West Test Day 3: India look to grind Australia down after taking commanding position

Jaiswal drives a single down to long-off.

Padikkal gets one to mid-off.

Another easy single to long-off. Game in a holding pattern here as both sides await the new ball.

Marnus is on to have a trundle before the new ball.

His first ball is way too short and called a wide. Jaiswal pulls one past mid-on for a single.

Padikkal flashes at one and is lucky not to edge.

SHOT. Full and Jaiswal launches into a square drive off Lyon for four.

Regulation sweep brings two then one.

Cummins to Jaiswal.

He tempts him with some short balls for the ramp.

Jaiswal pushes one through vacant mid-on for two.

CLOSE. Great short ball catches the gloves of Jaiswal but it just flies over Labuschagne at slip.

Half an appeal for a caught down the leg-side but nothing of it.

Short and Jaiswal cuts for one.

Padikkal sees out the rest of the Lyon over without much alarm.

Jaiswal takes a single off the first.

Padikkal drives nicely off the back foot through point for two.

Starc’s spell is done as Nathan Lyon comes on. There are 12 overs until the new ball.

Padikkal sees out a maiden and that’s drinks. n

CLOSE! Head is placed at a fly slip and Jaiswal almost finds him when he goes for his ramp but it just clears him to go for four.

He puts the shot away for the rest of the over

Starc beats the edge of Padikkal who then flicks one fine for a single.

Good yorker. Jaiswal manages to just jam the bat down in time and pick up one.

Pat Cummins replaces Hazlewood.

Padikkal dabs one behind point where Lyon gets a hand on it to keep it to one.

Beaten. Cummins sends one past Jaiswal’s edge off an attempted drive. There’s a no-ball as Jaiswal leaves the rest.