Lyon tops the bill for Australia during day-long highlights reel
ot many Test matches pan out like this. Even England’s current fast-forward approach has periods of normality, where bowlers bowl and batters bat. Over two days in Delhi, all six sessions have been full of incident, and the match in its third innings sits as evenly as can be. There have been eight Tests in history where teams made the same score in the first innings. With Australia’s 263 followed by India’s 262, this was nearly the ninth.
Within nine overs of India resuming in the second innings at none for 21, Australia had suffered a KL Rahul straight six, dismissed him lbw, lost two of three umpire reviews, applauded Cheteshwar Pujara to the crease in his 100th Test match, and given him a reprieve when stone dead lbw second ball for fear of losing the third review. Two overs after that they had bowled India’s captain Rohit Sharma with a ball that crawled along the floor, then nailed Pujara seventh ball.
By the time he took his fifth after lunch with a top-edged sweep from wicketkeeper KS Bharat, Todd Murphy had trapped Ravindra Jadeja lbw and Matt Kuhnemann on debut had done the same to Virat Kohli. It was noteworthy not just for being Kuhnemann’s first Test wicket, but for how dynamically Kohli had played on the spinning pitch for an assured 44, and for the discontent from supporters at his being given out when bat and pad met the ball at almost the same time. Almost.
Game recognise game. Ashwin is not stubborn in terms of refusing to change his methods – he has made an art form of spin innovation. His stubbornness is about refusing to believe those who don’t believe in him. When he was pensioned off from India’s white-ball teams as too much of a Test operator, he kept pushing until he was back. When told that his batting had declined, he worked to shore up his position as an all-rounder. He has played some vital innings in recent years.
Today was another, following his Sydney rearguard in 2021 and his Adelaide innings in 2018 that helped set up India’s two series wins in Australia. With Axar playing the attacking role, Ashwin offered studious and infuriating support, wearing away the Australian lead and Australian patience. Hard hands snatched at catches, misfields allowed runs. The seventh century partnership of Ashwin’s career unfolded, from the 51st over all the way up to the second new ball.
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