Steve Smith posted yet another captain’s century but Australia wasted a strong start to be all out for 300 late on day one of their Test series decider against India. Smith and David Warner blitzed the opening session of the fourth Test in Dharamsala, powering the visitors to 1-144 shortly after lunch. Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, on debut in the absence of injured captain Virat Kohli, then turned the match on its head by kickstarting a collapse of 5-64. Virat Kohli falls down ICC batting rankings with Steve Smith still top Read more“A little bit, yeah,” Matthew Wade said, when asked if his side squandered a chance to build a far more imposing total. Momentum shifted dramatically when Yadav snared the scalp of Warner for 56, breaking the first century stand between Smith and Warner.

Source: The Guardian March 25, 2017 11:48 UTC