The West Test day 4: Australia facing utter humiliation as India look to go up 1-0
The West Test is all but gone for Australia after but can their batters salvage something on day four and find some much-needed form? Follow all the action live.
Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja will resume with Australia 3/12 and trailing by over 500 runs as Jasprit Bumrah looks to finish this off quickly and get his side 1-0 up in the series.
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Key Events
29th over - AUS 5/101
Siraj continues the short ball plan to Head but he’s able to work the first off his hip for an easy single.
Marsh is beaten again on the defensive prod.
He finally gets off the mark with a drive out to point for three.
FOUR. Gets the line wrong to Head who pulls fine for four to bring up the team 100.
28th over - AUS 5/93
Bumrah sets the field for the short ball.
Head works the first one off the hip for two.
He guides the ramp wide of the deep third man but he does well to keep it to two.
Goes for the pull this time but misses as Pant does well to stop the byes.
Tries to sucker him in with the full ball but Head check drives for one.
Marsh is lucky to survive the last ball which ballons off his gloves but lands safe backward of square.
50 for Head
Takes on the short ball and ramps it over the keeper for four.
He’s played well this inning.
On the pads and flicked through mid-wicket for three.
Marsh defends the rest as he’s still to get off the mark.
26th over - AUS 5/81
Bumrah replaces Sundar.
Head gets a single to square leg to move to 46.
CLOSE. Marsh fences at one that whizzes past the outside edge.
Next one spits at him as it comes off the glove but lands safely on the legside.
25th over - AUS 5/79
Mitch Marsh comes into a warm reception.
His first ball jags back to hit him on the body.
He defends the second.
SIRAJ GETS SMITH
Head drives past a diving Siraj for one.
GONE! Siraj gets one to move away and it takes Smith edge through to Pant who takes a smart catch to break the stand.
Not much Smith could have done about it.
24th over - AUS 4/78
Head finds a single just forward of point.
Smith is nearly caught out by one that turns but he adjust in time to defend.
Just the one off it.
Sharma spotted
Rohit Sharma is in the house.
The India captain missed this Test due to the birth of his second child but is in India’s box today.
I’m sure he’ll be pleased with how things have gone in his absence.
23rd over - AUS 4/77
Siraj returns in place of Rana.
SHOT! Best of the day as he stands over a good length ball and crashes it forward of point for four.
Gets a single with a drive down the ground.
22nd over - AUS 4/72
Smith works a single off Sundar.
Head rock back and gets a single to deep point.
