Australia vs India: Travis Head hits 140 as India dominate hosts on day two

Australia’s bowlers, with the help of Travis Head’s brilliant century on their home ground, put the hosts in a strong position to win the second Test against India.

Head played in a typically carefree manner on the second day at the Adelaide Oval and his innings of 140 from 141 balls contributed significantly to Australia’s first innings score of 337 in reply to India’s 180.

Mohammed Siraj eventually got the ball out to Head as he took 4-98, but it was too late for India, who struggled to muster any kind of momentum on the second consecutive day of Australia’s dominance. Was.

Marnus Labuschagne’s 64 had earlier set the stage for the hosts, while the ever-reliable Jasprit Bumrah completed the pick of India’s bowlers with 4-61.

Faced with batting for the best part of an entire session under floodlights in front of the pink ball, India’s top order faltered in the face of the skilful bowling of Scott Boland.

Australia captain Pat Cummins dismissed KL Rahul with a short ball before a disciplined Boland delivery at the fourth stump line removed two of India’s star performers in their maiden Test win in Perth.

Both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli faced defensive tackles off Boland’s awkward length deliveries.

Mitchell Starc then got some swing from which he achieved career-best Test figures of 6-48 on the first day and dismissed Shubman Gill.

Cummins bowled Rohit Sharma for six shortly before stumps with India still trailing by 29 runs and Australia in a good position to level the five-match series 1-1 on the third day.

More to follow.