Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 3rd Test: Khawaja-Labuschagne stand overpowers Jadeja’s spin, visitors’ score reads 156/4 (Day 1, Stumps)
At the end of the day's play, Aussies lead India by 47 runs. Australia resumed their innings at 71/1 after tea.
At the end of the day's play, Aussies lead India by 47 runs. Australia resumed their innings at 71/1 after tea.
Labuschagne was the star of the day with his brilliant 108. He smashed nine fours en route to his fifth triple figure score in Test cricket.
However, just when Australia looked threatening, debutant off-spinner Washington Sundar sent Australia's premier batsman Smith back to the pavilion
On what was a rain-hit day in Sydney, Australia reached 166/2 at Stumps, thanks to Puckovski's 62 and Labuschagne's unbeaten 68.
Labuschagne heaped praises on Ashwin and said that the Indian had been a "crafty" one so far. However, he hoped to come back stronger in the last two Tests.
Marnus Labuschagne, who is a part-time leg-spinner, admitted that it would be strange to not use saliva especially for the shiners of the ball.
Labuschagne expressed his desire to play T20Is and wants to be ready whenever he gets his chance to finally do so.
The 25-year-old has been in tremendous form after he stepped out as the concussion substitute of Steve Smith at Lord's in last year's Ashes series.
Announcing the names of the players with the contract, the chief selector had himself admitted that the exclusion of Usman Khawaja was a major decision.
Shaun Marsh, Usman Khawaja, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Marcus Harris have gone missing from the Cricket Australia list.
