Geoff Lemon looks at India captain Rohit Sharma’s call to send Australia in to bat first and what it might mean for the remaining days at the Gabba.
Summary
That should do for a pretty skinny day one OBO.
The Test in a nutshell: India won the toss and chose to bowl in what promised to be helpful conditions. For 13.2 overs the ball didn’t move as much laterally as expected, despite overcast and humid conditions and a pitch with plenty of grass on it. It didn’t help that India bowled too short, as touring sides are prone to do at the Gabba.
Usman Khawaja played a few nice shots for his 19* and Nathan McSweeney looked solid for his 4*.
We’ll be back bright and early tomorrow with play starting at 9:50 local time (10:50 AEDT) with a target of 98 overs to be bowled in the day, although more rain is forecast (albeit not as heavy or persistent as we saw today).
Angus Fontaine is on the tools to begin with, then I’ll see you after lunch. Catch you then.
