Australia vs India

WICKET! Travis Head c. Yadav b. Pandya 33 (Australia 68-1). Third time unlucky for Head as he finally goes too far. This time Hardik Pandya sends it through a ...

And straight away he’s seeing it like a watermelon, stepping inside the line to a straight ball and flicking it over midwicket for FOUR. And he goes again very next delivery as Siraj puts it in the corridor outside off and Marsh whips it high over the infield for another big FOUR. The power of Marsh is on show on the next delivery as he blocks Siraj to mid on but strikes it so sweetly it flies along the carpet to the rope for another FOUR. He is coming over the wicket to the right-hander and there’s some nip in this pitch as Marsh is beaten on the inside line. Marsh dabs a single from the first and Head has a big swing at the next… But he showed that first delivery no respect whatsoever, stepping down and scorching it down the ground for a maximum. The next ball is a bouncer and Marsh swats at it as it flies over his right shoulder but he lost sight of it late and missed it. That wasn’t a bad ball from Siraj but Head made it look pedestrian stepping back and leaning into it to swipe it over cover for FOUR. This time Hardik Pandya sends it through a trifle faster and it catches the top edge and flies to Kuldeep Yadav for a simple catch. 14th over: Australia 80-2 (Marsh 43, Warner 3) Ravi Jadeja is into the attack and the Australian batters take three single from his first three deliveries. He and Warner are happy to rotate the strike for three singles from the over. 15th over: Australia 88-3 (Warner 6, Labuschagne 1) David Warner takes a single from the first Hardik ball after the break.

The pitch in Chennai was dry, prompting Australia to bring in a spinner - Ashton Agar - for a seamer - Nathan Ellis.

[Rohit Sharma](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/rohit-sharma-34102)said India wanted to field anyway. Also [David Warner](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/david-warner-219889)replaced the unwell Cameron Green. [Steven Smith](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/steven-smith-267192), their captain, said he made the decision looking at a dry surface, which he expected to help the spinners later. Accordingly they made a change to their attack, replacing Nathan Ellis with [Ashton Agar](https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ashton-agar-505120). They beat India in the ODIs just before the 2019 World Cup. Specifically, by batting first, Australia are hoping the dew doesn't come in and take away the advantage they may have of bowling second on a dry pitch that will have worn even further.