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This has been an old fashioned attritional Test match with runs at a premium and long passages of tense cricket laden with significance. At the end of day three India’s ability to occupy the crease sees them in the ascendancy.

Australia started the day with hopes of a first-innings lead but despite some handy work by the tail they fell 15 runs short. Travis Head top scored with 72 but never found the fluency he displayed on Friday.

In response India’s top order showed they had learned the lessons of their first innings, eschewing expansive drives in favour of cautious accumulation. The touring top four all faced at least 50 deliveries, grinding their way through an attritional afternoon and evening at Adelaide Oval.

Australia once again bowled well as a unit and deserved more than three wickets. Nathan Lyon in particular put on a masterclass of off-spin bowling but only celebrated the late dismissal of Virat Kohli. Che Pujara successfully overturned two decisions against him using DRS.

Lyon and his counterpart Ravi Ashwin promise to be the key protagonists as the game heads into its final two days with the pitch turning prodigiously out of the foot-holes. Play on both days will begin 30 minutes early to make up time lost to some irritating morning showers.

Adam Collins will be back here bright as a button to narrate the opening ball of the day, after which Geoff Lemon and I will again be on hand to keep you company. Until then, à bientôt.