India vs Australia 2017 First Test, Day 1: 5 Talking points

Matt Renshaw shows stomach for fight

The hot and humid Indian conditions can properly test a batsman’s fitness levels, and 20-year old Renshaw, who had step foot in India for the first time, was found wanting when he had to walk back on 38, courtesy a stomach bug. Allan Border gave a scathing assessment of Renshaw’s retirement, saying “I hope he's lying on the table in there half dead. Otherwise, as captain, I would not be happy”.

Renshaw returned after Tea, showing stomach to fight and ended up becoming the youngest Australian to post a half-century in India. His invaluable knock of 68 helped the team go past 250, a total which seemed difficult given the way the rest of the team batting collapsed.