Summary

  • Jadeja edges Lyon to slip for 48

  • Kohli nicks vicious Starc delivery to leaping Smith in slips

  • Gill & Pujara both bowled leaving, by Boland & Green respectively

  • India captain Rohit dismissed lbw by opposite number Cummins for 15

  • Australia 469: Head 163, Smith 121; Siraj 4-108

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  1. Postpublished at 13:33 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    This knock from Alex Carey has all of the danger signs for India. It could take the game away from them.

  2. Aus 443-7published at 113 overs

    Mohammed Shami is leaking runs. Alex Carey edges one and Shubman Gill, even with the help of some futuristic sunglasses, cannot stop the ball flashing through the gully for four.

    Shami goes in search of a bit of magic later in the over and twice Carey whips it off his toes for two more boundaries.

  3. get involved

    Get Involved - cricket in school examspublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    #bbccricket, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or via text to 81111 (UK only - texts charged at standard message rate).

    Chipping in with the cricket and school chat, in a slightly nihilistic rebellion against Covid and how it’d impacted university, I took the plunge and wrote my dissertation on the relationship between cricket and social change: for reference I did a politics and sociology degree! Came off well and left uni feeling glad to have made my journalistic debut in cricket writing:)

    Anon

  4. Aus 431-7published at 112 overs

    Carey 28, Cummins 5

    Umesh Yadav is a big, strong fast bowler although I'm not sure he's as quick as he was a few years ago. This is a good over, one ball beating Carey outside off stump.

  5. Aus 430-7published at 111 overs

    Indian hands are twice thrown up into the air as Mohammed Shami gets this ball to swing in. Alex Carey and then Pat Cummins get bat onto ball on both occasions however to clip the ball through the leg side.

    A handy eight runs from the over.

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    Get Involved - cricket in school examspublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    #bbccricket, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or via text to 81111 (UK only - texts charged at standard message rate).

    RE: cricket knowledge helping at school - my entire A-Level sports studies coursework was about analysing different areas of my game, comparisons to elite level players, and highlighting ways of improving my game through copying aspects of the elite players. Got 94% for that coursework.

    Ollie in Hampshire

  7. Aus 422-7published at 110 overs

    Carey 22, Cummins 2

    Alex Carey wafts bat at three wide balls from Umesh Yadav, like a man tentatively trying to budge a wasp with a broom, and fails to make any meaningful connection.

    There are umbrellas up in the stands, protecting from the sun rather than rain.

  8. Aus 422-7published at 109.1 overs

    You've been robbed, Matt.

    Umesh Yadav begins proceedings after lunch.

  9. get involved

    Get Involved - cricket in school examspublished at 13:14 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    #bbccricket, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or via text to 81111 (UK only - texts charged at standard message rate).

    In reference to the Whatsapp message about GCSE exams and cricket. I once used cricket in an essay back in the 90's. They asked for a report on a sporting event. So I said 'England vs Australia, day one, rain stopped play'. Sadly they didn't reward what I considered initiative at the time!

    Matt, Nottingham

  10. Postpublished at 13:12 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    How India would love to have Jasprit Bumrah fit here to blow away the tail.

    The players, tummies filled to the brim, are emerging to the field post lunch.

  11. Postpublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    I'm still fascinated by the WhatsApp we received earlier (11:23 BST) about someone writing about cricket bowling actions in their GCSE exams.

    There can't be many times cricket knowledge helps you out during school exams.

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  13. Postpublished at 12:57 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    Craig Overton bowls Steve SmithImage source, Getty Images

    You may have to bear with me here but that Smith dismissal reminded me a lot of the ball Craig Overton bowled him with in the 2017-18 Ashes.

    That was the match Smith said Overton was "slow".

  14. Postpublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    Travis Head getting out to the short ball will not have gone unnoticed to England's bowlers and backroom staff.

    Justin Langer brushed off any suggestion there might be an issue for the left-hander there, however.

    Steve Smith's dismissal came as a surprise. He managed to play a gentle loosener onto his stumps from Shardul Thakur.

    I'm not sure what England can learn from that.

  15. Watch: The wickets from the morning sessionpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    Just joining us? Here are the wickets from the morning session...

  16. Postpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    Thank you, thank you.

    That was good cricket. India have moved back into it but Australia remain well in command.

  17. Postpublished at 12:38 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    After all that entertainment it is time for me to take a break. Here to guide you through lunch and the afternoon session is Matthew Henry.

  18. Postpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 8 June 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    India have got themselves back into the game. But they need to take these last three wickets as quickly as possible.

  19. Lunch - Aus 422-7published at 109 overs

    Mohammed Shami bowls around the wicket and full to Alex Carey, who pushes into the off side for a single.

    Three slips come in for Pat Cummins, who is beaten by a beauty by Shami outside his off stump to wrap up a brilliantly entertaining session.

    Australia started with intent and looked to go big, with Steve Smith reaching three figures and Travis Head passing 150. But India have pegged them back with four crucial wickets.

    That is probably India's first session of the match.

  20. Aus 420-7published at 108 overs

    Mohammed Siraj bends his back as he bangs one short in to Pat Cummins. But it is wild and wide, disappearing beyond Srikar Bharat for four byes.

    That was an odd over. One more to come before lunch.