FOOTBALL

SERIE A

7.30pm: Napoli v Frosinone; 10:30 pm: Cagliari v Roma; 1:00 am (Sun): Lazio v Sampdoria, live on Sony Ten 2 & HD

LA LIGA

8.45pm: Valencia v Sevilla, live on Sony Ten 1 & HD

PREMIER LEAGUE 6.00pm: Bournemouth v Liverpool, live on Star Sports Select 2 & HD 8.30pm: Arsenal v Huddersfield, live on Star Sports Select 1

8.30pm: Manchester United v Fulham, live on Star Sports Select 1 HD and SS Select 2

11.00pm: Chelsea v Manchester City, live on Star Sports Select 1 & HD 1.15am (Sun): Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur, live on Star Sports Select 1 & HD

ISL

7.30pm: NorthEast United FC v ATK, live on Star Sports 1 & SS 3

India’s were all out for 250, an under-par first innings score in Adelaide. Of the 16 teams to have scored between 200 and 299 in the first innings in Adelaide only four of them have gone on to win the match.

Won Lost 1st innings M

500+ 400-499 300-399 0-199

Draw 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.

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.

By bowling slower and fuller, Ashwin unlocked Australia’s middle order with intelligence and skill.

Good line India on

Friday

Global average

Good length 67 61

Full balls

Good line & length (in %)

77 55

52 33

(in %)