The West Test day 4: Australia facing utter humiliation as India look to go up 1-0
The West Test is all but gone for Australia after but can their batters salvage something on day four and find some much-needed form? Follow all the action live.
Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja will resume with Australia 3/12 and trailing by over 500 runs as Jasprit Bumrah looks to finish this off quickly and get his side 1-0 up in the series.
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Key Events
37th over - AUS 5/151
SHOT. Head has played some glorious shots today as he gets down on one knee to crash another four through the covers.
He gets a single into leg-side as Marsh then eases one to point.
Head goes aerially but gets it in the gap between cover and mid-off for three to bring up the team 150.
36th over - AUS 5/142
Head gets an inside edge for one into the leg-side.
Marsh punches off the back foot for one. Head does the same.
35th over - AUS 5/139
The required runs are now below 400 for whatever that’s worth.
Marsh gets a thickish edge for one through backward point.
Head cuts forward of point for a couple.
Short ball almost finds the edge as Head is unsure whether to play or leave.
Head works a single to backward point. Marsh ducks under the last.
34th over - AUS 5/135
Marsh advances and thick edges a single to point.
ALMOST BOWLED. Head cuts one too close to the body and it goes straight down and spins back over the stumps for a single.
SHOT! Marsh steps down and launches Sundar for six over mid-off. Way to bring up the 50 partnership.
A single to mid-off finishes a good over.
33rd over - AUS 5/127
Head pulls a single to square leg.
CLOSE! Marsh cracks a pull and it bursts through the hands of Padikkal at mid-wicket.
FOUR. Half-volley and Marsh unfurls a gorgeous cover drive for four.
Run-out missed. Marsh calls for one and Head is on his heels and would have been out had the throw hit.
32nd over - AUS 5/118
Sundar bowling from the Langer end.
Big shout as Head rocks bat and is almost bowled on the cut. Sundar thought it was pad first but it’s all bat.
He gets a single-out to point.
Marsh pushes a single to mid-off. Head gets one to long-off. Marsh gets one to mid-off. Head gets one to long-off.
Some nice symmetry as this pair ticks along
31st over - AUS 5/113
Head solidly defends the first.
On the pads and flicked through mid-wicket for two.
Rides the bounce and gets one at to point.
SIX! Short ball and Marsh takes it on the pull and deposits it for six at square leg.
Leaves the last which rolls along the turf after it doesn’t bounce.
We’re back
Marsh and Head return to the middle with Harshit Rana with the ball.
How long can this pair drag it out?
Head battling hard
He goes into the main break unbeaten on 63 and put on a good partnership with Steve Smith before he was removed by a peach from Siraj.
2 wickets for 92 runs in that session which is an even session in isolation but one that has India closing in on 1-0.
The only jeopardy now is if Head can continue on for a big score and if Marsh and Carey can get some runs.
30th over - AUS 5/104 LUNCH
Bumrah to bowl the last before lunch.
Marsh punches two through the covers.
A no-ball extends the over. Marsh defends the last and will survive until lunch.
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