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18-Dec-2014 07:40:00 GMT
Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane

India Hit Back After Hazlewood Five Wickets

Brisbane: Steve Smith again proved the elusive wicket for India as the new captain led an Australian fightback on day two of the second Test on Thursday.

Smith, who was not dismissed by India in last week's Adelaide Test win with scores of 162 and 52, continued to be the bane of the tourists with another defiant knock.

Session wise report
Session 1 - 97/6 in 26.4 overs
Session 2 - 121/3 in 24.5 overs
Session 3 - 100/1 in 27.1 overs

His intuitive stroke-making was again a delight and he danced down the wicket to club spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for two sixes over long-on in one over.

At the close, with a storm brewing, Australia were 221 for four in reply to India's 408 with Smith unbeaten on 65 and Mitchell Marsh on seven.

The Australians lost the wickets of David Warner (29), Shane Watson (25), Chris Rogers (55) and Shaun Marsh (32) in the final two sessions.

Rogers missed a chance to post a much-needed big innings when he was out in the over before tea.

He raised his sixth Test half-century with a cut for four off Ashwin as he looked for runs in Brisbane after recent batting failures. But the 37-year-old left-hander dabbled at Yadav and gave a leg-side catch to behind the stump to Dhoni.

Earlier, before lunch, debutant Josh Hazlewood captured five wickets and Brad Haddin equalled a wicketkeeping record as Australia dismissed India for 408.

Paceman Hazlewood led the way with three scalps on the second morning as the Australians bounced back after Wednesday's horror day in the field in sweltering conditions.

Haddin equalled the Australian record of six dismissals in an innings held by Wally Grout, Ian Healy and Rod Marsh with two more catches on the second morning.

The Australians began the day well with two wickets in the opening 40 minutes before Dhoni and Ashwin regained the initiative with a belligerent seventh-wicket stand.

The pair put on 57 in equal time before Ashwin became Hazlewood's fourth wicket, playing away from his body and edging chest-high to Shane Watson at slip for 35.

Dhoni cracked 33 off 53 balls with four fours before he fell to the Hazlewood-Haddin combination.

Hazlewood was far and away Australia's best bowler with five for 68, while left-armer Mitchell Starc continued to struggle with his line and length and was punished, going wicketless for 83 runs.

Brief scores
India -
408 (Vijay 144, Rahane 81, Hazlewood 5-68, Lyon 3-105)
Australia - 221/4 (Smith 65*, Rogers 55, Yadav 3-48)
Status - Australia trial by 187-runs

 


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