Australian assistant coach Daniel Vettori defended the team's decision not to declare after India avoided the follow-on on day four of the third Test. The draw will leave the series level at 1-1 heading into the Boxing Day Test.
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The decision not to declare early on day three, especially after Alex Carey and Nathan Lyon went at a snail’s pace during some rare sunlight,India tail fight to escape follow-on | 02:58 “The conversation was mainly around, let’s make the most of this first innings, trust this very good bowling unit to be able to deliver on this wicket, like they did today.Meanwhile Scott Boland is a near-certainty to play in his home Test after fellow seamer Josh Hazlewood sustained a calf strain early on day four.
“It’s just unfortunate for him to come back and put so much effort in after another injury with the side strain from the last Test. Although Hazlewood’s absence was sorely felt, the frequent rain delays permitted Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc to bowl longer spells than usual on Tuesday.“The weather … allowed Mitch and Patty to come back on multiple occasions, whereas if we’d played the full 90 overs, it would have been a much tougher day to manage.
Australian coach Andrew McDonald was seen talking to Boland after Hazlewood left the field on Tuesday morning.
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