Australia v India: Hosts take control of third Test after fine bowling and fielding display

Australia seem on track to win the third Take a look at in opposition to India after a elegant bowling and fielding show on day three on the Sydney Cricket Floor.

World primary bowler Pat Cummins claimed 4 wickets and the house aspect pulled off three excellent run outs to punish sloppy working by the vacationers.

Australia closed on 103-2, a lead of 197 runs.

Marnus Labuschange stays unbeaten on 47, whereas Steve Smith is 29 not out.

If Australia’s two greatest batsmen proceed to construct on their high-quality partnership up to now on day 4, India face having to chase a extremely unbelievable goal or bat out greater than a full day to keep away from defeat.

The four-match sequence is stage at 1-1, with the ultimate Take a look at in Brisbane beginning on 15 January.

Run out of the sequence?

That is the primary time in 12 years India have had three batsmen run out in the identical Take a look at innings and, given the day began finely poised, it may properly have price them the possibility of back-to-back sequence wins in Australia, after their first ever sequence victory there in 2018-19.

The primary run out was probably the most spectacular as Hanuma Vihari pushed a supply to the best of Josh Hazlewood at mid-on and instantly set off however the tall quick bowler received down brilliantly and launched the ball in a single movement to knock out center stump.

Cummins mentioned that Hazlewood had “performed a Jonty Rhodes” on BT Sport after play and the previous South Africa worldwide, extensively considered probably the greatest fielders of all time, would certainly have been happy with such a show.

Hazlewood himself performed it down, telling ABC Grandstand on BBC Radio 5 Reside Sports activities Further that’s was “good luck” he was in the course of a bowling spell on the time so had not stiffened up.

Ravichandran Ashwin, who has 4 Take a look at centuries, was caught in need of his floor for simply 10 as Cummins swiftly picked up Ravindra Jadeja’s drive to mid-on and related, with Labuschagne backing up the stumps.

Then Labuschagne capped off Australia’s beautiful day within the subject, hustling again from quick leg to show and throw down the stumps on the non-striker’s finish to dismiss Jasprit Bumrah for a duck.

Cummins underlines primary rating

India have been additionally undone by one other stellar efficiency from quick bowler Cummins, who held a disciplined line and size across the prime of off stump and finally wore the vacationers down.

First he compelled Ajinkya Rahane, main India within the absence of Virat Kohli, to cut on to his stumps for 22.

India fought again as Cheteshwar Pujara floor his option to 50 off 174 balls and Rishabh Pant hit a extra fluent 36.

However after Pant took a nasty blow on the elbow from Cummins, he then nicked Hazlewood to David Warner at first slip and, 4 balls later, Cummins received one to carry sharply at Pujara, who edged behind to keeper Tim Paine.

India had misplaced two essential wickets with out scoring and Australia ruthlessly cleaned up the tail, with Jadeja additionally taking a blow to his left thumb that meant he didn’t bowl in Australia’s second innings, whereas keeper Pant was changed by Wriddhiman Saha within the subject.

And dismissing Australia openers David Warner and Will Pucovski cheaply supplied solely momentary encouragement for the vacationers earlier than Labuschagne and Smith bedded in imposingly earlier than the shut.

India run out woes – match stats

• That is solely the seventh time in Take a look at historical past that India have had three batsmen run out in the identical innings.
• They didn’t win any of the matches on these six earlier events
• The final time it occurred was in opposition to England within the second Take a look at in Mohali in 2008, which resulted in a draw
• It’s the first time since 1991 in opposition to West Indies that Australia have run out three batsmen in the identical innings
• Pat Cummins has now dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara 4 instances within the sequence for simply 19 runs

‘Recreation over now’ – response

Australia quick bowler Josh Hazlewood on ABC Grandstand: “That run out was good luck that I used to be in the course of a bowling spell so I used to be warmed up and transferring round OK – it’d’ve been a distinct story 20 minutes later.

“We positively would have taken this place firstly of the day. We’ll see how shortly we are able to rating tomorrow and possibly have a late crack at them within the final hour or two.”

Former Australia bowler Stuart Clark on ABC Grandstand: “You watched it considering, ‘what are you doing?’ The sport consciousness from India has not been good and it price them three run outs.

“It is not adequate at this stage. In the event that they’d scored even one other 50 runs, Australia would have needed to bat extra circumspectly. The sport’s over now.”