4.55pm That's stumps on day two. Lyon walks off to a standing ovation as he returns unreal figures of 8 for 64. He's been wheeling away all afternoon and deserves an ice-bath and a lengthy massage session after that spell. He was at the batters all afternoon, doing what he usually does. For a long time, Pujara stood there like a thorn in Australia's flesh but he was snuffed out to a piece of brilliance from Smith. That opened the floodgates quickly. Outside of Pujara, Iyer and Ashwin, to an extent, none of the others got going on a surface where there was enough to keep the spinners interested.
Cheteshwar Pujara is chatting with M Kartik and Matthew Hayden "It's a tough pitch to bat on. It's not easy, you need to trust your defence, make sure you need to get to the pitch or if it's short, play off the back foot. 75 may not be too many, but there's a chance. You need to attack and defence, a mix, on this pitch. If you keep defending, one ball will bounce and hit your glove. My aim was to be a bit more positive, try and score as many as possible. If there was a bit more partnership with Axar, it could've helped. I'm learning a few more tricks, if there's demand, I feel rather than playing too many dot balls, if you can take a few chances, you can get runs. Now I'm confident whenever it's needed, I can play those shots."
Mohammed Siraj b Lyon 0 (27m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
END OF OVER:60 | (maiden) | IND: 163/9
- Axar Patel15 (39b)
- Mohammed Siraj0 (4b)
- Mitchell Starc7-1-14-1
- Nathan Lyon23-1-64-7
END OF OVER:59 | 7 Runs | IND: 163/9
- Mohammed Siraj0 (4b)
- Axar Patel15 (33b)
- Nathan Lyon23-1-64-7
- Mitchell Starc6-0-14-1
Lyon's stretching his calf muscles. Cramps perhaps?
Dibyajyoti belts out a sledge: "Delaying tactics by Lyon, Aussies don't want to bat today "