The West Test day 4: Australia go 1-0 down after being embarrassed in Perth
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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12th over - AUS 4/28
All-run four! Head drives through the covers but the outfield is still slow as the ball stops short of the boundary so they have to run it out.
Close! Head inside edges but it just catches the pad to stop it from going onto the stumps.
Celeb-appeal from Siraj as he hits Head on the pad but it’s not given. India review but the ball is just shaving leg stump so he survives on umpire’s call.
He gets off-strike with a single.
11th over - AUS 4/23
Harshit Rana replaces Bumrah.
He strikes Smith on the pad but it’s going down leg.
Beaten! This keeps low and beats Smith’s edge.
10th over - AUS 4/23
Smith is beaten by one that bounces sharply.
He shakes it off next ball to find as he pulls
9th over - AUS 4/22
Smith punches a single into the off-side.
Head flicks two to square leg.
8th over - AUS 4/19
Head plays out a maiden to Siraj with relative calm.
7th over - AUS 4/19
Smith works one to fine-leg.
Head’s off the mark with a single to fine.
Smith manages to defend one that keeps low off the last.
6th over - AUS 4/17
Travis Head in.
Beaten. Crackerjack moves away to beat his outside edge.
He survives as Australia’s misery continues.
KHAWAJA FALLS!
Siraj from the Langer end.
A horrible shot second ball he takes on the short ball and top edges high were Pant runs back to complete a simple catch.
5th over - AUS 3/17
Big shout first ball! Smith is struck on the pad but it’s bouncing well over and was also a no-ball as it turned out.
Runs. Over-pitched and Smith drives nicely through the covers for three.
Khawaja turns one off his hip for a single.
Bumrah to continue
Labuschagne fell on what turned into the last ball of the day so Bumrah still has four balls to complete his over from last night.
