Tuesday was a better day for batting than Monday had been. For one thing, the rain didn’t come along as frequently; for another, India had to contend with an Australian attack minus Josh Hazlewood, whose series is all but over after a calf strain reduced him to just one over on Day Four of the third Test.

Heroics from KL, Jadeja

Yet, India were in serious danger of being asked to follow on when, despite the heroics of KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, they were reduced to 213-9 in reply to Australia’s 445 at the Gabba, relying on the last pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep to haul them to safety.