Indian quick Jasprit Bumrah has taken two early wickets on day two at Adelaide Oval to put the pink-ball Test back in the balance.
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The right-armed seamer removed opener Nathan McSweeney and vice-captain Steve Smith in quick succession to swing momentum back in India’s favour.
Australia is 3-108 in the 42nd over with Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head in the middle.
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KATICH TEES OFF AT SLOW OVER RATE
One of the biggest talking points to come out of the opening day’s action at Adelaide was the slower over rate, with former Australian opener Simon Katich particularly vocal on the issue.
Speaking on SEN Radio earlier during the day around the 22nd over, Katich called it “ridiculous” as the hosts ended up bowling 44.1 overs.
“This will be the 22nd over bowled in nearly two hours of cricket,” Katich said.
“I know there has been wickets, but that’s a disgrace. That’s ridiculous.”
As for how to incentivise teams to speed up their over rates, Katich suggested one way to keep captains like Pat Cummins accountable.
“Captains are responsible, we know they are, because they’re the ones that are copping fines,” Katich said.
“But we know the fines aren’t working because it hasn’t changed anything. Potentially it’s going to be suspensions for Test matches.
“And if it’s the very next Test, you’re losing your skipper and that’s maybe how tough it has to be to get this up to scratch because it’s not good enough.”
