12th over: Australia 17-1 (Head 11, Labuschagne 0) Head takes two from Shami’s first ball to move into double figures. And then he cuts square for a single. Head looks confident as always but that confidence has undone him in the past. When it comes off it is beautiful to watch. When it doesn’t it can look decidedly ugly. Will Head let his bat have its head? Or will Head pull his head in? Time will tell. Labuschagne plays out four dots.

11th over: Australia 14-1 (Head 8, Labuschagne 0) Australia are one wicket down and India have their tail up. What can Marnus Labuschagne bring to the rescue mission? The world’s No 1 batter has not had a happy series so far and chopped on cheaply in the first innings. Can he find himself runs today for a silver lining to a stormy tour? Let’s hope he has better luck than Matt Kuhnemann who has been given out despite replays showing it was missing leg stump.

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