The West Test day 4: Australia facing utter humiliation as India look to go up 1-0
The West Test is all but gone for Australia after but can their batters salvage something on day four and find some much-needed form? Follow all the action live.
Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja will resume with Australia 3/12 and trailing by over 500 runs as Jasprit Bumrah looks to finish this off quickly and get his side 1-0 up in the series.
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49th over - AUS 7/212
Sundar returns perhaps with Bumrah wanting to entice a big shot from this pair.
Starc defends and leaves before working a single square.
48th over - AUS 7/210
Starc gets one off the hip.
Carey beats mid-on for a couple then drops and runs on the leg-side for a single.
48th over - AUS 7/205
SHOT. Short on leg and Carey splits the gap between sqaure and fine-leg for four to bring up Australia’s 200.
He plays one out to point for a single. Starc gets one to deep third.
Carey drives nicely down the ground for two.
47th over - AUS 7/197
Carey sets off for a risky single to mid-on but gets home safely.
Starc works one fine for a single.
SHOT! On the hip and Carey jabs/pulls four through square leg.
There’s another no-ball as they scramble a single off the last
46th over - AUS 7/189
Carey gets a single which takes the runs requried to an even 350.
Starc is beaten by one that doesn’t bounce. Another no-ball.
Starc gets off the mark with two between square and fine leg.
Hard running brings him two more
45th over - AUS 7/183
Siraj replaces Bumrah.
Misfield at point gives Carey a single. Starc defends the rest
44th over - AUS 7-182
Starc comes to the crease could go for some big swings here. He defends his first two balls.
Marsh chops on!
Marsh gets a single to mid-wicket and there’s another no-ball from Kumar.
Short and pulled by Carey for one to fine-leg.
GONE! Marsh goes for the cut but it’s too close and the ball goes off the inside edge onto thee stumps. A fighting knock but not enough.
43rd over - AUS 6/179
Marsh guides one nicely to beat gully and get four.
More forceful this time through backward point but only gets three as hits a thatchy part of the outfield.
Carey evades a shape bouncer and that’s drinks.
42nd over - AUS 6/172
Nitish Kumar comes on to bowl for the first time this innings replacing Sundar.
Ripper first up as Marsh is beaten by one that straightens off the angle.
Marsh is wrapped on the gloves as it pops up but lands safely for single.
Carey gets off the mark with a single to square leg.
Marsh squirts a single as Carey gets beaten.
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