Summary

  • Australia 123-4 at close of day three, leading by 296

  • Warner & Khawaja both fall cheaply; Smith & Head caught trying to slog

  • India 296: Rahane 89, Thakur 51; Cummins 3-83

  • Green takes stunning catch at gully to remove Rahane

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  1. Aus 74-2

    Smith and Labuschagne are squeezing the drama out of this game. The partnership is now worth 50 while the lead is 247.

    India's hopes are fading.

  2. Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    I wonder if any of the people holding signs asking players to marry them have been successful.

    Has a player ever seen one and thought, you know what, I am looking to settle down?

    Not sure I can find those stats in the database.

  3. How much of this are we going to see this summer?

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    Adam: Note to Ashes crowds. Everyone bring red shirts to change into when Smith is batting.

  5. Aus 68-2

    Lead by 241

    "Zak Crawley batting for England." I shouldn't laugh but...

    What would Steve Smith actually do if every England fan turned up in a red shirt at Edgbaston next week? Refuse to bat? I'm not saying you should all do it, of course.

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    Mark Saunders: I once sold Andy Caddick some paint. Very nice chap.

    Matt Warmington: Once handed Robin Smith a basket in Sainsbury’s in Basingstoke.

    D: Saw Zak Crawley opening the batting for England.

  7. Aus 62-2

    Labuschagne 26, Smith 19

    Justin Langer sounds like a proud dad talking about Smith and Labuschagne on TMS.

  8. Aus 60-2

    India turn to the spin of Ravindra Jadeja...

  9. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    That is immaculate.

  10. Aus 60-2

    Lead by 233

    Marnus Labuschagne drives Mohammed Siraj through the covers after we restart - man in the red shirt banished to the concourse with a pint in hand.

    I wonder if this ball is starting to get softer. We haven't seen much of the dramatic uneven bounce of earlier.

    Maybe it's just these two batters are superb.

  11. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    There's a man more than 130 yards away wearing a red shirt who is being asked to move. He looks rather bemused.

    Is that all it is? Because he's wearing red? A bit harsh.

  12. Aus 56-2

    Steve Smith has, somehow, just been allowed to have a man in a red shirt behind the bowler's arm moved from his seat.

    He's not exactly on a popularity drive is Smithy.

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    Had coffee next to JL before the 2019 Lord's test. Asked him if he fancied giving Smith a rest after Edgbaston. He looked at me with derision before smiling: 'Not likely mate.'

    George, NYC

    I once checked Allan Lamb in to a 3 star hotel in Southampton. He wasn't too pleased when I said there was a wait for his room to be prepared.

    Nick, Southampton

  14. Aus 55-2

    Labuschagne 22, Smith 16

    I've just nearly choked on my water after hearing Langer calling Smabuschagne weird.

    There's more instinctive running from the Australia duo as they add four more runs.

  15. Justin Langer
    Former Australia batter on Test Match Special

    Oh yeah, because they're both so weird.

    And I mean that in the nicest way!

  16. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special

    Are they similar?

  17. Justin Langer
    Former Australia batter on Test Match Special

    So much in cricket is about partnerships and in batting, it's usually about the openers.

    But Smith and Labuschagne are that key partnership for Australia. They do everything together - drink coffee, have nets, play tennis.

  18. Aus 51-2

    Lead by 224

    Smith and Labuschagne just seem to love batting together too. They fidget and frustrate their way through partnerships again and again.

    David Warner has a notepad on his lap in the dressing room. Some life drawings? Writing his memoirs?

  19. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

    The amazing thing about Smith and Labuschagne - beyond the numbers - is their ability to totally puncture any pressure that might be building. Crowd up and about? Bowlers on top? Have this four through square leg.

  20. Aus 47-2

    Labuschagne 16, Smith 14

    I can't tell you how many times I've seen Steve Smith do this. The ball is full enough and perfectly accurate too but Smith edges across his stumps, knocks the ball into the leg side and awkwardly runs a single.