Australia took a agency grip on the continuing on the opening day of the World Take a look at Championship Closing towards India after a mammoth partnership between Steve Smith and Travis Head. Whereas the previous was at his defiant greatest, it was the southpaw who grabbed the headlines after a swashbuckling century, his first away from Australia.
Travis Head, who got here into the sport with a fame of being a dasher, made his technique to the center after Marnus Labuschagne was cleaned up on the very first supply after Lunch. Nevertheless, he lived as much as the billing and was at his harmful greatest from the get-go, whereas Steve Smith annoyed the Indians together with his dogged strategy from the opposite finish.
The southpaw was fairly extreme on something too straight and too full, rendering the Indian pacers helpless on the opening day. Whereas he did decelerate a tad within the latter a part of the second session, he took issues up a gear within the post-Tea session, smashing a blistering century, his first towards India on crucial events of all. By the way, this was additionally the primary century within the historical past of WTC Finals.
He took off his helmet and kissed the badge, soaking the applause from the group, together with skipper Pat Cummins who had a beaming smile on his face. The 29-year-old was not content material with simply breaching the three-figure mark as he continued his assault within the latter levels of the opening day.
