The West Test: Massive Test summer gets underway in Perth as Australia take on India
The summer of cricket has officially arrived as Australia and India prepare for their box office battle in The West Test.
India has been the final frontier for this Australian side as they look to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.
India is coming off a shock home loss and will be raring to go but can Australia land the first punch on day one of their heavyweight bout?
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Key Events
35th Over - IND 6-83
Starc replaces Cummins.
Kumar pushes a single. Pant goes for a big swing but misses as it hits the pads.
Just the one from it
34th Over - IND 6-82
Here we go! Pant steps out and smacks Marsh disdainfully down the ground.
Marsh goes full and Pant drives through the covers this time as they scamper back for three.
A counter-attacking over from the Indian keeper.
33rd Over - IND 6-74
Pant survives a DRS call for caught behind. Cummins sent it upstairs but the ball grazed the elbow on the way through after just missing the bat.
He gets off strike with a single.
The debutant Nitesh Kumar faces the music.
Cummins tests him with some short stuff but he survives.
MARSH HAS TWO!
Marsh bowls two no-balls but the effort ball again catches out the Indian batter.
It bounces just a touch and the edge flies straight through to Carey and Sundar can’t believe it.
What a spell from the WA man
31st Over - IND 5-71
Cummins has a deep third after that shot last over from Pant.
Sundar crunches a straight drive down the ground for three. There were suggestions Sundar may bat at three heading into the Test which shows how highly rated his batting is.
30th Over - IND 5-67
Marsh continues as Pant works a single into the legside.
Sundar defends or leaves the rest.
29th Over - IND 5-66
Washington Sundar is the new man in with India in all sorts.
PANT GOES AERIAL! Pant walks down to Cummins and swings him high and hard over slips for four. Audacious stroke.
OUT! MARSH HAS A WICKET
Jurel cuts off Marsh and it falls just short of Lyon though it was a no-ball anyway.
Edges one on the bounce to gully. GONE NEXT BALL.
Just pokes at one and the hint of extra bounce and swing catches the edge and Marnus Labuschagne takes the easiest of catches.
Marsh gets plenty of love from the home fans too.
27th Over - IND 4-58
Cummins on from the Members End for the first time today.
It’s short and wide enough for Jurel to cut away behind point for four. Cummins just a touch below his best and Starc and Hazlewood this morning.
Pitched up this time as Jurel drives off the front foot and picks up three.
Pant looks in some discomfort after he cops one on the body.
26th Over - IND 4-51
It’s military mediums from Marsh which is no great surprise given his injury struggles.
But Pant is not looking to do anything extravagant as he plays out a maiden.
