Following the end of play on Day 2 of the day-night (pink-ball) Test at Adelaide, former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar spoke on top Australian batter Travis Head's innings and his mentality.
Head, who was the standout performer for Australia on Day 2 of the pink-ball Test on December 7, said his emphatic century had put Australia in a commanding position.
India's bowling coach Morne Morkel believed that his side may have erred in failing to get the right lines and lengths on the first evening of the game. Australia managed to bat through the evening on day 1, adding 86 runs for the loss of merely one wicket
Australia were bowled out for 337 runs in their first innings of the ongoing second Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against India at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday and took a lead of 157 runs
Australia is edging closer to another Pink-ball Test victory, with India ending Day 2 at 128/5, trailing by 29 runs at Adelaide on Saturday. The Australian seamers dominated the second day's play in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Hazlewood's presence is being missed by Australia, who have fielded pacer Scott Boland during the pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide. The pacer, out of action due to a side strain, haunted India in the first Test with a first innings four-wicket haul and while India could score just 18
At Tea, Australia was at 332/8, with Mitchell Starc (18*) unbeaten. Head increased lead over India to 152 runs with a brilliant knock of 140, slamming yet another big score against India.
Strong performances by Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head helped Australia to take a lead over India on day two of the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide on Saturday.
Starc was a force to be reckoned with on the opening day of the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide. He swung the ball back into Indian batters while holding onto his dangerous line and lengths to take a six-wicket haul.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate believes young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has a "very high ceiling" after his swashbuckling display in the pink-ball Test against Australia's leading pacers in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The speedster bagged six wickets in his spell of 14.1 overs where he conceded 48 runs and bowled two maiden overs as well in his spell. This was his 15th Test cricket five-wicket haul as Australian pacers ran through the Indian batting on Day 1 of the second Test in Adelaide.