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.
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.
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.
Right-hand batters Nathan McSweeney and Marnus Labuschagne's solid partnership put Australia in firm control over India at the end of Day 1 in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
At the end of the second session, India was all-out for 180 runs, with Nitish (42) being the top run-getter for India. However, Starc (6/48) dismantled India with a memorable six-fer, adding yet another accomplishment to his envious pink-ball Test resume.
As Aussies take to the field for the second Test, they would not only feel shaken by the 295-run loss at Perth in the first Test, but also the absence of Hazlewood, which would deplete the world's most iconic and consistent bowling quartet of skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and spinner N
Ahead of the second Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India in Adelaide, Australia skipper Pat Cummins on Thursday provided a major fitness update on all-rounder Mitchell Marsh and said that there's no "huge concern".
Pacer Scott Boland will be replacing injured Josh Hazlewood in the upcoming Adelaide Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against India as Australia skipper Pat Cummins named the playing eleven, as reported by cricket.com.au.
Marsh's fitness has been a point of concern for Australia during the build-up to the second Test of the much anticipated clash against India. Uncapped all-rounder Beau Webster was added to the squad for the second Test as a potential cover for Marsh.
The Adelaide Test, starting on December 6, sees India entering with both a mental and physical edge, following a dominant 295-run win in the first Test at Perth, led by Jasprit Bumrah's bowling and captaincy.