Australia missed their first chance in 23 years to enforce a follow-on against India; and the team's assistant coach, Daniel Vettori, then admitted that with just a day left in the third Test in Brisbane, a draw is the most likely result in the offing.
In late drama at the Gabba on Tuesday, an unbeaten 39-run partnership between tailenders Akash Deep (27*) and Jasprit Bumrah (10*) defied the hosts and took India to the 246-run mark to avoid the follow-on. Australia had scored 445 in their first innings of the rain-hit Test match.
