Oh what excellent bowling from Lyon. This pitch has given him bounce, and his overspin has exploited the conditions beautifully. Remember when he ran through India in the dying moments of the Adelaide Test? His bowling today has had that kind of rhythm all through day one. Lovely dip, bounce, and extracting every bit of turn from the pitch. Excellent Test-match bowling from Australia as a unit even though Lyon has taken eight of them. He walks with the ball held high, soaking in the applause. Have Australia done enough to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy? They wouldn't want to get ahead of themselves. There is turn in this pitch, and they will want a lead of at least 100 runs. How can Ashwin and co. do with only 189 to defend? We will soon find out
I Sharma c Handscomb b Lyon 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
KL Rahul c Renshaw b Lyon 90 (289m 205b 9x4 0x6) SR: 43.90
END OF OVER:71 | 1 Run | IND: 189/8
- Umesh Yadav0 (6b)
- KL Rahul90 (204b)
- Steve O'Keefe21-5-40-1
- Nathan Lyon22-4-50-6