A look at what Hazlewood and Cummins did right on Saturday morning to bundle out Team India for an unwanted record lowest total of 36.
Ashwin took 4 for 55 as Australia were bowled out for 191 in reply to India's first-innings total of 244 on the second day of the pink ball match.
Ashwin showcased his class by taking four wickets, including the prized scalp of Steve Smith, as Australia were bowled out for 191 in the first innings on day two of the pink ball Test at the Adelaide Oval.
Paine top-scored with an unbeaten 73 before his team was bowled out for 191 on the second day of the match at the Adelaide Oval.
Courtesy Ashwin's 4/55, India successfully neutralised a sub-par first innings score of 244. Rival skipper Tim Paine (73 off 99 balls) was the only home batsman to show stomach for a fight.
The seasoned off-spinner reaped the rewards for bowling wide off the crease, feels the former Australian skipper.
The legendary cricketer says Indian players are in Christmas mood after Prithvi Shaw and Jasprit Bumrah drop sitters.
Australia were 35 for two after dismissing India for 244 at the end of the opening session on the second day of the first Test.
Watch Australia bundle out India for 244 in the day-night Test at Adelaide Oval, after the visitors resumed the day at 233/6 overnight.
India's tail-enders contributed precious little as the first innings folded at 244 early on the second day of the first Day/Night Test against Australia.
The former Australian captain was not pleased with the attitude of the Indian batsmen on Day 1 and doubted their ability to cope with Kohli's absence from second Test onwards.
The Australian great said Pujara didn't rotate the strike enough with a batsman of stature like Virat Kohli during their third-wicket stand of 68 runs.
Before falling prey to Nathan Lyon at 40, Pujara waited till the 48th over to hit his first four after coming out to bat in the first over.
The legendary retired cricketer says that batsmen need to be extremely aware of the clock and switch on and off aggression while respecting the conditions.
Plays a sturdy 88-ball 17 knock, with no boundaries, to see off the wrath of Australian pacers while Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal perish in first session.
The former Australian Test cricketer feels Aussie pace attack sometimes gets wobbly while Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah are going to create problems for the home side with the pink ball.
The legendary cricketer says he will be happy to see Pujara bat 15 of the 20 days cricket that would be played during the four-Test series.
Paine says 21-year-old allrounder Cameron Green is medically fit to make his test debut in the day-night fixture, but won’t divulge whether struggling opener Joe Burns will play.
A day/night Test match has its own little grammar where batsmen are expected to attack in the first session while bowlers are at their peak once the sun sets, allowing the pink kookaburra to pick its pace up.
India, barring last week's first-class game, only made their debut in this format of Test cricket in November 2019 at home, comfortably beating Bangladesh, but now have a far bigger challenge to overcome when they face Tim Paine's men on Thursday.
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