India vs Australia, Highlights, 4th Test at Brisbane, Day 2, Full Cricket Score: Play abandoned due to wet outfield as visitors trail by 307 runs

That’s that for today from Brisbane

Play has been abandoned due to wet outfield.

Play will resume half an hour earlier tomorrow #AUSvIND

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Hopefully some overs possible today

The rain has settled down and an inspection will be done at 16:15 local time (11:45AM IST)

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Tea, Day 2

The Australians have kept a check on the run flow after Rohit’s dismissal. Good session for the hosts as they got rid of the Indian openers. The silver lining for India, they didn’t lose more wickets. Once the ball becomes a bit old, scoring will become a lot easier.

After 26 overs,India 62/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 8 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 2)

Paine shouts “come on, Garry” as Lyon continues. The final over before tea and only a single comes from it.

After 25 overs,India 61/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 8 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 1)

Hazlewood continues. Rahane gets off the mark, after facing his 17th delivery, showing how the Aussies are making the visitors work hard for their runs. From India’s perspective, that’s also the first run in 30 balls. Just one off the over.

Number of times dismissed by Lyon in Tests:

C Pujara : 10
A Rahane : 10

After 24 overs,India 60/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 8 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 0)

As expected, Lyon’s extracting plenty of turn and bounce. Enough to keep him interested as he bowls his second maiden over on the trot.

After 23 overs,India 60/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 8 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 0)

A bouncer, pitched up delivery inviting the batsman for the drive, and good length delivery outside off – Hazlewood tries everything to test Rahane but India’s stand-in skipper, rock solid as ever with his defence.

Gavaskar is upset with Rohit 

Sunil Gavaskar on Rohit Sharma's dismissal 😳#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/0g1dOxdWoC

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After 22 overs,India 60/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 8 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 0)

Lyon continues. And all of a sudden, after dismissing Rohit, he’s looking lethal. Has stemmed the flow of runs well. Maiden over for him.

After 21 overs,India 60/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 8 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 0)

Hazlewood returns, the dark clouds return as well. Superb bowling, maiden over for the pacer as Rahane, the new man in, leaves or defends.

After 20 overs,India 60/2 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 8 , Ajinkya Rahane (C) 0)

Lyon continues. Gets cut through point for a boundary by Rohit. But soon takes revenge, dismissing the Indian opener for 44 with a tossed up delivery. Starc completes an easy catch in the deep on the leg side.Both the opening batsmen are back in the pavilion.  Five runs and a wicket in the over.

After 19 overs,India 55/1 ( Rohit Sharma 40 , Cheteshwar Pujara 7)

Green returns to the attack. His search for a maiden wicket continues. A classy straight drive from Rohit, the highlight of the over.

After 18 overs,India 51/1 ( Rohit Sharma 36 , Cheteshwar Pujara 7)

Lyon continues. Just a single from Rohit in that over. The off spinner mixing up his deliveries nicely. Batsmen using their feet to counter the turn.

Pujara’s scores in the fourth Test of a series against Australia:

52, 82*, 57, 0, 193

After 17 overs,India 50/1 ( Rohit Sharma 35 , Cheteshwar Pujara 7)

Rohit collects two boundaries off Cummins’ sixth over. The first one was a bit streaky, the outside edge racing towards the third man fence. The Hitman, however, was in control of the second. Just a push drive down the ground there. Nine runs off the over.

True!

Really like how Rohit is handling the new ball threat. Agree with Sanjay Manjrekar’s reading about the adjustments he’s made to his defensive technique. Close to his body...playing with the feet and not with hands. Since he’s so talented...the hardwork goes unnoticed often!!!

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 16, 2021

After 16 overs,India 41/1 ( Rohit Sharma 26 , Cheteshwar Pujara 7)

Well, as expected, Nathan Lyon comes into the attack. All eyes on the off spinner, playing his 100th Test. Some achievement that. Silly point for Pujara after the first delivery. Three singles in that over, batsmen using the depth of the crease to good effect to steer the ball into the gaps.

After 15 overs,Australia 39/2 ( Marnus Labuschagne 8 , Steven Smith 15)

Nathan Lyon, playing his 100th Test, can be seen warming up in the field. We might see him in action soon. But for now Cummins continues. Oh and the sun is out, good news, live uninterrupted action for the fans. Just one run off the Cummins over, courtesy a pull shot by Rohit off the fourth delivery.

After 14 overs,India 37/1 ( Rohit Sharma 23 , Cheteshwar Pujara 6)

Green continues. Bowls short outside off to Rohit and the batsman was quick to pounce on it. He slices it through backward point and collects a boundary. And good rotation of strike, sensible batting, as Rohit gets off the mark off the next. Five runs off the over.

He’s been so good so far

Rohit’s so adept at playing cut, pull and hook, pitch short to him at your own peril

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 16, 2021

After 13 overs,India 32/1 ( Rohit Sharma 18 , Cheteshwar Pujara 6)

Back after the drinks break and Pujara takes strike against Cummins. Pujara and Rohit sneak two triples off the first two with drives towards long off. Overcast conditions at the Gabba. The ball landing anxiously close to Smith in the slips off the final delivery, Pujara the man in danger there. Six off the over.

After 12 overs,India 26/1 ( Rohit Sharma 15 , Cheteshwar Pujara 3)

Another bowling change as Cameron Green comes into the attack. The towering all-rounder is still searching for his maiden Test wicket. The third delivery angles into Rohit and hits him on the pad. The right hander plays a lovely cover drive off the fourth and sneaks a double. Just two off the over. Time for a drinks break.

After 11 overs, India 24/1 ( Rohit Sharma 13, Cheteshwar Pujara 3)

Cummins to Pujara. Cummins, one of the premier pacers in the world at the moment, has got rid of Pujara four times in the Test series. Should be an intriguing battle this. Pujara collects a double off the fourth after steering the ball towards third man off fourth. Just two in that over.

After 10 overs,India 22/1 ( Rohit Sharma 13 , Cheteshwar Pujara 1)

Hazlewood continues. Pujara gets off the mark on the eighth delivery, the third of this over, with a quick single towards cover point. One run off the over.

After 9 overs,India 21/1 ( Rohit Sharma 13 , Cheteshwar Pujara 0)

Cummins continues. After two dots, Rohit opens the face of the blade on a fullish delivery outside off and and steers it through the third man region for a boundary. Just that four off the over.

After 8 overs, India 17/1 ( Rohit Sharma 8, Cheteshwar Pujara 0)

Hazlewood continues from one end. Two doubles in that over, both from Rohit’s blade. Huge LBW appeal by the pacer off the penultimate ball, the ball tailing into Sharma after pitching. The umpire isn’t interested, Aussies don’t opt for a review either. Six runs off the over, including one from a leg bye.

After 7 overs,India 11/1 ( Rohit Sharma 4 , Cheteshwar Pujara 0)

Right, bowling change for Australia as Pat Cummins comes into the attack. Removes Gill with a delivery outside off that straightened after pitching. The Punjab batsman was in two minds there but chose to poke at it in the end, the outside edge carrying to Smith in the slips. Pujara, the new man in, was almost gone off the next delivery. That would have been an identical dismissal but it landed short of the slip fielder. Wicket maiden for Cummins. Eventful over that.

After 6 overs,India 11/0 ( Rohit Sharma 4 , Shubman Gill 7)

Hazlewood continues. After three good deliveries, he bowls one way down the leg side and Rohit tries to play the pull shot. Still too far from his bat. The seamer squares Rohit up off the last with a good length delivery outside off. The batsman happy to leave that one. Second over and second maiden for Hazlewood.

After 5 overs, India 11/0 ( Rohit Sharma 4 , Shubman Gill 7)

Starc operating in tandem with Hazlewood. He bowls short of a length off the second and Gill pierces the off-side field with an elegant backfoot punch for the first boundary of India’s innings. Six runs off the over.

After 4 overs,India 5/0 ( Rohit Sharma 4 , Shubman Gill 1)

Hazlewood continues. Gill gets off the mark with tickle towards fine leg for a single. After two dots. Sharma clips the ball off his pads for a double. Three runs off the over.

After 3 overs,India 2/0 ( Rohit Sharma 2 , Shubman Gill 0)

Starc continues. Good speeds from Starc, as always, but Hazlewood and Cummins have been more consistent with their line and length in this series. The fifth delivery, an absolute jaffa, hits the crack and beats Rohit’s outside edge. That’s the length, you’ve got to make the batsmen play. Second maiden on the trot for Australia.

After 2 overs,India 2/0 ( Rohit Sharma 2 , Shubman Gill 0)

Three slips and a gully in place as Josh Hazlewood comes into the attack. Beats Gill’s outside edge off the fifth delivery. The final one nips back into Gill. Maiden over. Hazlewood getting the ball to move both ways and really testing Gill outside off in that over.

After 1 over ,India 2/0 ( Rohit Sharma 2 , Shubman Gill 0)

Starc with the new ball for Australia. Right up there with his speed, clocks 139.2 km/h off the first followed by a 142.4 km/h off the next. Rohit gets off the mark off the fifth, with a cover drive for an easy double. Just two off the over as Rohit leaves five deliveries.

Two Indian players taking three-plus wickets each in the same debut Test innings:

Mantu Banerjee/Ghulam Ahmed v WI, Kolkata, 1949

T Natarajan/W Sundar v Aus, Brisbane, 2021*

After 115 overs,Australia 369/9 ( Mitchell Starc 20 , Josh Hazlewood 11)

Lunch taken as India dismiss Australia for 369 in first innings. The last three wickets took time. Natarajan picking up the wicket off the first of the new spell. 369 on the board for Australia. On the other side of the break, Rohit and Gill will resume India’s first innings. See you in forty minutes.

After 115 overs,Australia 369/9 ( Mitchell Starc 20 , Josh Hazlewood 11)

Game of patience as Hazlewood and Starc happy to leave and India await the elusive last wicket. Maiden from Sundar.

After 113 overs,Australia 360/9 ( Mitchell Starc 19 , Josh Hazlewood 3)

Half an hour extension to the session if the wicket does not fall by 7.30 am IST. Solid defences from Starc and Hazlewood keep India frustrated. Three off the over.

After 112 overs,Australia 358/9 ( Mitchell Starc 18 , Josh Hazlewood 2)

Frustration for India and Siraj as Mayank runs in from mid off for a catch but the ball fell short. Hazlewood survives. One off the over.

After 111 overs,Australia 356/9 ( Mitchell Starc 16 , Josh Hazlewood 2)

Sundar completes a quick over as Hazlewood safely defends it all. There was a silly point in place for the bounce that can get the outside edge, also make Hazlewood play the bis shot.

After 110 overs,Australia 356/9 ( Mitchell Starc 16 , Josh Hazlewood 2)

Siraj continues. Rahane suggests him to bowl shorter at Hazlewood, with a backward short leg and two slips, gully in place. Hazlewood evades it well. Just 1 off the over.

After 109 overs,Australia 355/9 ( Mitchell Starc 16 , Josh Hazlewood 1)

Sundar continues. He gets rid of Lyon, who goes after scoring a 22-ball 24. Josh Hazlewood has come to the crease and gets off the mark as well with a drive to mid off. One off the over and a wicket.

After 108 overs,Australia 354/8 ( Mitchell Starc 16 , Nathan Lyon 24)

Good work by Natarajan in the deep, saved a boundary for sure. Siraj back on and digged one short, Starc went for the pull, leading edge flying to deep fine leg. Two off the over.

After 107 overs,Australia 352/8 ( Mitchell Starc 15 , Nathan Lyon 23)

Partnership 37 off just 32 balls. Australia go past 350. They don’t lose at Gabba whenever they cross 350 in first innings here. Six off the over as Starc and Lyon look the best batsmen at least on Day 2, scoring freely. India’s struggle to get the tailenders out quickly continues.

After 106 overs,Australia 346/8 ( Mitchell Starc 10 , Nathan Lyon 22)

As the tailenders continue to frustrate Indians, the broadcaster cuts to the McGrath fifty that came against New Zealand and that six from McGrath to Vettori, with McGrath describing the shot. Lyon meanwhile carries on playing some shots. He needs to ball outside off stump, fuller maybe to tease him into playing those on the side.

After 105 overs,Australia 338/8 ( Mitchell Starc 7 , Nathan Lyon 17)

More runs for Australia as Lyon begins sweeping, which is not a bad shot against Sundar who does not spin the ball that much. A boundary in the over and a couple. Six off the over.

After 104 overs,Australia 332/8 ( Mitchell Starc 7 , Nathan Lyon 11)

Shardul has now been hit for two fours in the over with two terrific shots coming off the bat of Nathan Lyon. One a lovely push back past the bowler for four runs which brought a big smile on the batsman’s face not known so much for batting. Good over for Australia. Nine off it. it is maybe time to unleash Natarajan again and let him bowl those yorkers.

After 103 overs,Australia 323/8 ( Mitchell Starc 7 , Nathan Lyon 2)

Sundar completes a quick over, drew Starc consistently on front foot. Sundar bowled one in his arc and paid the price. Starc loves the long on region and he has hit one of those long sixes.

After 102 overs,Australia 317/8 ( Mitchell Starc 1 , Nathan Lyon 2)

Brilliant from Shardul. Those are the best deliveries for the lower order batsmen. Inswinging yorker, taking the batsman by surprise. Cummins is back. Lyon, in his 100th Test, has come in to bat. India suddenly back in the Test after three quick wickets.

After 101 overs,Australia 313/7 ( Pat Cummins 1 , Mitchell Starc 0)

A spinner clean bowling a set batsman. Should be a top delivery but it did not seem like. Green misread the line and paid the price. Sundar gets his second wicket and India have two quick wickets, both set batsmen gone. They should go for the kill and get the remaining three quickly, maybe before that 350 mark.

Australian No.3-No.7 each scoring 30-plus runs in a same Test against India:

Sydney, 2000, 2nd innings 

Brisbane, 2021, 1st innings

After 100 overs,Australia 311/6 ( Cameron Green 46 , Pat Cummins 0)

Success for Paine and India. A catch taken on this tour should be celebrated. Rohit takes a safe one at second slip. Shardul gets the wicket. Paine fell for the bait outside the off stump. He made fifty and is back to the hut. Patrick Cummins at the crease now.

After 99 overs,Australia 311/5 ( Cameron Green 46 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 50)

Sundar for the first time today. Big outside edge of Green, hit the thigh of the keeper and looped in air, Rahane attempted a dive in front but the ball was still too far. Paine meanwhile reaches his fifty with a push to the off side.

After 98 overs,Australia 309/5 ( Cameron Green 45 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 49)

Paine collects a single with a defensive shot. In this over, Shardul looked to swing it in to the two right-handers but the line was wrong, too much on the leg stump. Paine one run away from a fine fifty. Green on 45. The partnership is 96.

After 97 overs,Australia 307/5 ( Cameron Green 44 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 48)

Green with a flick to deep mid-wicket collects three off the first ball. Siraj has been over the place with the length. Needs to be more consistent to trouble these two set batsmen.

After 96 overs,Australia 303/5 ( Cameron Green 41 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 47)

Bad start for Shardul Thakur in his new spell as he hit for four runs on the first ball of the over. It was a nice juicy one at the legs, had to be hit. He corrects his line and is getting some swing as well. Four off the over. 300 also up for the hosts.

After 95 overs,Australia 299/5 ( Cameron Green 41 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 43)

The second ball of the over almost kissed the off stump of Paine as it seamed in off the pitch. Good one-hand collection by Pant. Siraj almost had Paine with a throw at the stumps after fielding it off his own bowling. Paine defended it, but did not realise he was still out of the crease, an aware Siraj threw it at the stumps but the ball missed the three sticks, Paine was a goner. Lucky to be still there.

After 94 overs,Australia 298/5 ( Cameron Green 41 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 42)

Natarajan round the wicket to Paine. Two balls way outside off. No problem playing those as Paine lets them go. Next comes in to Paine who collects a single with a tap to the on side. Unlucky Natarajan on the fourth ball, draws Green forward for a drive, produces the edge but the ball flies through the vacant third slip.

After 93 overs,Australia 293/5 ( Cameron Green 37 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 41)

Important to bowl maidens for India as well. Both these batsmen would like to keep the scoreboard ticking. The partnership is 80. One off the Siraj over.

After 92 overs,Australia 292/5 ( Cameron Green 37 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 41)

Natarajan vs Green is an exciting contest already. The bowler keeps the batsman guessing about what’s coming next. He has been good with judgement of the one that comes in from middle and off. But the one that shapes away from him, he has tried to tease those and these shots keep the slips interested.

After 91 overs,Australia 292/5 ( Cameron Green 37 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 41)

Siraj continues. He is mixing up the line length. Short of length and fuller, outside off and off stump line. The fourth ball tailed in to Paine from outside off, to take his inside edge, lucky for the batsman, did not hit the stumps. A maiden from Siraj.

After 90 overs,Australia 292/5 ( Cameron Green 37 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 41)

Dramatic first ball, outside off, shapes away, Pant dives to stop it, hits his finger and he gets the attention of the team physio. How many times have we seen the physio run to the pitch? All’s well with him. Umpire calls it another front foot no ball. Natarajan has bowled plenty of them in this game already. Big issue with him. Green is unafraid of driving and Natarajan is always in it with those shots on. The ball is moving and India need to make most of it. Important first hour of the day’s play.

After 89 overs,Australia 290/5 ( Cameron Green 37 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 40)

Siraj from the other end. Different length from him, much shorter. There is a fine leg and square leg in place. Siraj is digging in short, so much that it is even beating the keeper. Green has already played some sumptuous drives. The bowlers are attacking, the batsmen positive.

After 88 overs,Australia 282/5 ( Cameron Green 36 , Tim Paine (C) (W) 38)

Natarajan brings the first ball into Green, takes the second ball away. The third ball a peach, pitched on middle off stump and then shapes away just a little to beat Green. Good contest as Green collects a boundaries straight past the bowler with a push and then a drive. But Natarajan won’t mind it. He wants the batsman to play these shots.

What do you make of it?

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A fifth Test hundred in his kitty against a “very disciplined” bowling attack but Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne was still a disappointed man on the opening day of the fourth Test against India in Brisbane as the knock was not “big” enough for him.

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Washington Sundar, prior to his unexpected Test debut on Friday against Australia, had bowled over 285 overs in First-Class cricket and after dismissing Steve Smith, the Tamil Nadu off-spinner is ready to bowl 50 in an innings if that’s what the side wants of him.

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India’s resilience cannot be questioned but the visitors need to find out the reason behind the spate of injuries that have plagued them during the four-Test series, feels former Australia wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist.

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India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj was targeted for abuse by a section of the crowd on the opening day of the fourth Test against Australia, an Australian newspaper reported, claiming that he was called a “grub” by some spectators.

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It was the least experienced attack in terms of Test wickets that Australia have faced since 1880.

Despite the lack of Test experience, all Indian bowlers did an admirable job. Taking five wickets on a placid Gabba pitch was a terrific effort, but as they discovered during the day, it only gets tougher with each spell in Test cricket.