In a battle of one-upmanship, Steve Smith negotiated the teasing spell of crafty offie R Ashwin well to remain unconquered on 31 on a rain-marred first day of the third Test at SCG on Thursday.
The 22-year-old debutant opener Will Puckovski scored a half century and Marnus Labuschagne was batting on 67 (149b, 8x4s) at stumps, but it was the contest between Smith and Ashwin that took the cake on a pitch which offered some turn but appeared far slower and less bouncier than those on offer for the first two Tests. At close, Australia were 166-2 in 55 overs after winning the toss.
Navdeep Saini trapped Pucovski (62; 110b, 4x4s) leg-before, ending his 100-run association with Labuschagne, the former Australian captain took centre stage. His frustration about his failure to score in the previous three innings of this series, and getting out to Ashwin twice, was apparent in the way he tapped the bat with anger in his batting stance. He was animated on his follow through too. He later said that he was “working on his hands”.
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