A flat drop-in pitch. Possible rain. Brazen Indian batsmen. A brittle touring tail. Reverse swing. An extended day’s play. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy not quite secured. A new captain and an older coach. A commitment to entertain. These were just a few of the variables for Australia after four days of the Boxing Day Test at
Australia v India, 2nd Test, Brisbane, 2nd day…Hazlewood inspires Australia’s fightback
First India then Australia: neither side was able to take control on day two of the second Test in muggy Brisbane. The visitors’ loss of six for 87 at the steady hands of Josh Hazlewood gave the hosts a better sight of the batting crease than they could have expected after day one, but a