🏏Australia vs India, 4th Test: Melbourne, 26 - 30 Dec 2024: Day 5 🏏- Page 35

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Mitchell Starc to Jadeja, FOUR, full ball straying on the pads, Jadeja flicks it nicely through backward square leg to find the fence. That's Stumps on Day 2

What a game this Test cricket is. India were going along so serenely, and Jaiswal had just brought up the century stand with Kohli with a rasping square cut. And then... well, everything went haywire to the extent that ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball page crashed. India were 153 for 2, then Jaiswal was out following an awful mix-up with Kohli, and they end the day 164 for 5. Thirteen runs, three wickets. This is Test cricket. And Australia are in a tremendous position to push hard for a big lead, possibly even bowl India out short of the follow-on mark.

End of over 46

5 runs

IND: 164/5

CRR: 3.56

Ravindra Jadeja

4 (7b 1x4)

Rishabh Pant

6 (7b)

Mitchell Starc

13-0-48-0

Scott Boland

12-4-24-2

Nisarg: "Questions will be raised about Kohli's incommunicado involvements in run outs and Pant not shielding Akash Deep enough. What a way to lose grip on the match and WTC hopes. Big face palm moment! " -- The point of a nightwatcher is to shield the specialist batters, not the other way round.

300+ runs on each of the first two day's play at MCG

Aus vs SA 1910/11

Aus vs Eng 1924/25

Aus vs Ind 2003/04

Aus vs Ind 2024/25

18:06 Local Time, 07:06 GMT, 12:36 IST: Australia have put themselves into a commanding position in this game. Smith carried on from where he left off yesterday and shepherded the lower order to perfection. The 112-run stand between Smith and Cummins propelled Australia over the 400-run mark. Smith went on to score a brilliant ton, his 34th of his Test career. Smith fell against the run of play but Australia managed to post 474 on the board which was a substantial first innings score. The Indian bowlers lacked penetration and the hosts capitalized.

300+ runs on each of the first two day's play at MCG
Aus vs SA 1910/11
Aus vs Eng 1924/25
Aus vs Ind 2003/04
Aus vs Ind 2024/25

Runout in Test cricket

Clear lack of intent.

India is going to.loose this match and also the series.😢😢😢

That terrible mix up is the turning point- may be! Every thing is going wrong for kohli