Australia vs India, Third Test: 5 talking points of Day 2

#5 Jasprit Bumrah’s spell late in the day

Bumrah will hold the key for India on Day 3

Without any doubt, Jasprit Bumrah has been the standout pacer in this tour with his pace and bounce. For a brief period at the end of the day, Bumrah made this dull MCG pitch look like a lively Perth wicket with some good old-fashioned seam bowling.

During his three-over spell, the way he made the ball zip off this slow surface was quite commendable.

Right from the first ball of his spell, he made life difficult for the Aussie openers by getting the ball to skid from short of good length. The pitch also played a few tricks as some balls just kept low after pitching and Bumrah’s express pace meant that the Batmen could not easily adjust to the lack of bounce. In his second over, he struck Marcus Harris on the helmet with a mean bouncer and with some luck could have easily had a wicket to his name.