2014 -15 Australia Vs India Second Test Match at Brisbane Dec 17-21,2014

 

Young fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is set to make his long-awaited debut, while left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc too have been recalled as Australia on Tuesday named their team for the second cricket Test against India starting at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday Dec 17,2014

Australia Squad
David Warner, Chris Rogers, Shane Watson, Steve Smith (c), Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

India Squad

Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni (C) (W), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Varun Aaron, Umesh Yadav


Three changes for both sides, for Australia Shaun Marsh replaces the injured Michael Clarke, while Josh Hazlewood comes in for his first Test. He and Mitchell Starc replace Peter Siddle and an injured Ryan Harris.
For India Dhoni, Ashwin and Yadav come in for Saha, Karn Sharma and Shami.

Matches	Played	Ind won	Aus won	Tied	Drawn
Overall	87	24	39	1	23
In Australia	41	5	27	0	9
At Brisbane	5	0	4	0	1

 Last meeting between both sides at Brisbane:

Brief scores: Dec 4-8, 2003 Australia 323 & 283-4d India 409 & 73-2

Match Result -Match Drawn 


The last time Australia lost a Test at Brisbane was 26 years ago- vs West Indies in 1988. Since then the hosts have won 18 of 25 Tests played here with seven ending in draw.

  
At 25 years 198 days Steven Smith will be the third youngest player to captain Australia in a Test after Ian Craig (22 years 194 days) and Kim Hughes (25 years 57 days)

Shaun and Mitchell Marsh are the first Australian brothers to play together in a Test since Mark and Steve Waugh played their last together against Pakistan in the UAE in 2002

Day One Wednesday Dec 17,2014

India won the toss and chose to bat first

Glenn McGrath presented Josh Hazlewood with baggy green no. 440 before the start of play   

 

 Mark Taylor puts the captain's blazer on Steven Smith

Shikhar Dhawan was Mitchell Marsh's first Test wicket and he celebrated with his brother Shaun Marsh

 Josh Hazlewood's maiden Test wicket was that of Cheteshwar Pujara, caught behind off the helmet

At Lunch India were 89/1 with Murali Vijay 46*and Cheteshwar Pujara 15* at the crease
At Tea India were 151/3 with Murali Vijay 73*and Ajinkya Rahane 13* at the crease
Fall of Wickets(India)
Shikhar Dhawan       24
Cheteshwar Pujara   18
Virat Kohli               19
Murali Vijay lost his wicket came charging down the pitch to Lyon annd got a fine edge through to Haddin, would have been out stumped easily had the umpire not heard the nick anyway at the score of 261 Runs in the 71.5 over
Murali Vijay            144(213 Balls with 4x22)


Murali Vijay carried forward his good form from Adelaide(scored 53 and 99 in India's 48-run defeat in the first Test in Adelaide) and scored his 5th Test ton to provide India a solid start on Day 1 in the second Test at Brisbane on Wednesday

Murali Vijay became the first Indian opener since Sunil Gavaskar in 1977 to score a century in Brisbane.

The partnership between Murali Vijay and Ajinkya Rahane was 113 Runs where ndia has scored 99 from the last 102 balls

At close of play on Day one,India were 311/4 in 83 overs with Ajinkya Rahane 75* and Rohit Sharma 26* at the crease

Day Two Thursday Dec 18,2014

India lost 6 wickets for only Runs and were 408/10 in 109.4 Overs

Josh Hazzlewood on his Test wicket picked up 5/68 wickets


At close of play on Day two,Australia were 221/4 in 52 Overs with Steven Smith 65* and Mitchell March 07* at the crease

Day Three Friday Dec 19,2014

Steven Smith on his captaincy debut scored 100 off 147 balls (4x10 and 6x2)
 
Australia in their 1st innings scored 505/10 in 109.4 overs
Steven Smith          133(in 191 Balls with 4x 13 and 6x2)

Michell Johnson       88 (in 93 Balls with 4x13 and 6x1)

Chris Rogers            55
Michell Starc            52 (in 59 Balls with 4x6)


At close of play on day 3,India were 71/1 in 23 Overs
Murali Vijay                     27
Shikhar Dhawan               26*
Cheteshwar Pujara            15*
 India were trailing by 26 runs with nine wickets in hand at stumps on Day 3 in Brisbane after the Australian lower-order batted with determination to give their team a sizeable 97-run lead.
The final five partnerships yielded 273 runs with Mitchell Johnson scoring 88, Mitchell Starc 52 and number 11 Josh Hazelwood finishing unbeaten on 32.

Day Four Saturday Dec 20,2014

In the space of a single spell Mitchell Johnson prompted Virat Kohli (26.1 Over)to drag onto the stumps, bounced out Ajinkya Rahane(28.3 Over) and coaxed an edge behind from Rohit Sharma(28.5 Over). 

When Hazlewood chimed in to pin M S Dhoni lbw, India had lost 4 for 11 (from 2-76 to 5-87)and any semblance of control over the game. 
R Ashwin endured for a time but was given out caught behind off Starc, when the ball may have brushed thigh rather than bat, and Cheteshwar Pujara's stubborn innings(43 in 93 Balls with 4x7) was ended by a sharp lifter from Hazlewood that looped off the shoulder of the bat to gully.  
Shikhar Dhawan( 81 Runs in 145 Balls with 4x8) played sensibly and well despite his sore wrist, and a stand of 60 with Umesh Yadav was taking on useful proportions when Lyon straightened one from around the wicket to draw an lbw verdict from Marais Erasmus. 
Varun Aaron skied a slog and Umesh Yadav connected more sweetly with a pair of straight hits before Johnson found an edge to give Brad Haddin his ninth catch of the Test

Left with 128 to chase down in a little more than a day and a session, Australia endured an early hiccup when David Warner was struck a sharp blow on the thumb in Umesh Yadav's first over. Warner struggled visibly to bat thereafter until he edged Ishant Sharma behind

Shane Watson skied an attempted hook at Ishant to be out for a duck, but an uncertain 2 for 25 at tea with 7 overs bowled

Chris Rogers' dismissal, again by Sharma, left the hosts on 85 for three while Shaun Marsh (17), first-innings centurion Steve Smith (28) and Haddin (1) also departed


Steve Smith is run out by Umesh Yadav 

Australia lost 6 wickets, but Mitchell Johnson (left) and Mitchell Marsh saw them home

Chris Rogers' innings helped Australia take a 2-0 lead in the series

Match Result
Australia 505 (Smith 133, Johnson 88) and 6 for 130 (Chris Rogers 55) beat India 408 (Vijay 144, Rahane 81) and 224 (Dhawan 81, Johnson 4-61) by 4 wickets 
MOM -Steven Smith(Australia) 

Series Result -Australia lead the 4-Match Series 2-0

2014-15 Australia Vs India Border - Gavaskar Trophy

First Test @ Adelaide Dec 09-13,2014

Australia 517/7decl and 290/5decl

India 444 and 315 (87.1 ov, target: 364)

Match Result -Australia won by 48 Runs

MOM -Nathan Lyon for 5/134(36)and 7/152(34.1 Overs)

Second Test @ Brisbane Dec 17-20,2014

India 408 and 224

Australia 505 and 130/6(Target 128)

Match Result -Australia won by 4 wickets

MOM - Steven Smith for 133 and 28