Australia v India: SCG fourth Test, day three – live!

Updates from day three of the fourth Test from the SCGJoin the conversation email or tweet @collinsadam 1.36am GMT 40th over: Australia 122-1 (Harris 77, Labuschagne 18) Shami to bowl the final over of the session, Harris off strike first ball with one to point, raising the 50 partnership between these two. They’ve been excellent. Labuschagne is then defending a series of balls tailing in at his woodwork, handling it well enough to earn himself a sandwich. The end of a stanza where the home side advanced the score by an even 100 by my count, losing Khawaja (27) along the way when he misread an very handy Kuldeep wrong’un and was caught at midwicket. Aside from that, it has been strangely smooth sailing for the hosts. Yes, the pitch is flat but that has been no problem for India’s bowlers so far in the series. More of that, please. 1.34am GMT 39th over: Australia 121-1 (Harris 76, Labuschagne 18) Pace from both end to finish, Bumrah back for a one-over burst. And he’s so close to slipping a yorker under the blade of Labuschagne, Pant with his hands on his head. Earlier, they were living dangerously too with Labuschagne taking on Jadeja (DON’T TAKE ON JADEJA) at cover, but the throw never came. Between times, Harris deflected one to third man with soft hands. Tom Richardson reckons we should give the emerging player award to Tim Paine. Interesting thought. Who’s going to take the ACMA away, take ACMA home tonight? Continue reading…
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