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Joel Gould

India lower-order runs a pivotal series turning point

Akash Deep (l) and Jasprit Bumrah starred in a 39-run 10th wicket stand to avoid the follow-on. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

India's lower-order have got their teammates out of a big hole and put them in a strong position to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, if they are good enough. 

While the visitors are a long way behind in the third Test at the Gabba, the calf injury to Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood - likely to keep him out for the rest of the series - has given more significance to the unbroken 39-run stand for the 10th wicket by Akash Deep (27no) and Jasprit Bumrah (10no).

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