Travis Head’s century, Australia’s pacers put India on backfoot on Day 2 of 2nd test
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Travis Head’s century, Australia’s pacers put India on backfoot on Day 2 of 2nd test

New Indian Express  

ADELAIDE: Australia tightened their grip on the pink-ball Test as their formidable pacers scythed through India's top order after nemesis Travis Head’s counterattacking century gave his team a substantial first-innings lead on a riveting second day at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday. The day belonged to Head, whose eighth Test century came in just 111 balls, the fastest in a pink-ball Test. India's second innings began poorly as KL Rahul fell cheaply, followed by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was undone by a peach of a delivery from Scott Boland. Mitchell Starc compounded India’s woes by knocking over Shubman Gill’s middle stump with a late in-swinger, leaving India reeling at 86 for four in front of a record crowd of over 50,000.

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