RESULTS IN ADELAIDE BY 1ST INNINGS SCORES

Won

1st innings M 500+ 400-499 300-399 200-299 0-199 17 17 21 16 5 Lost Draw

Finch’s pace struggles: Aaron Finch’s innings lasted only three balls. Ishant drew him for a drive but the ball moved in to take an inside edge and crash into his stumps. Against spin Finch has just one dismissal at an average of 83 but against pace he has now been dismissed four times at an average of 23.50. 8 2 11 11 5 7 1 6

Despite finding more swing (1.06° v 0.74°) and more seam (0.72° v 0.54°) than Australia did in the first 20 overs of the innings, India only pitched 27% in thefulllengthrangecomparedto 40% for Australia. Had India scored more than 250, they could have been encouraged to bowl a fuller length and attack.