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Day one saw India reduced to 59-5 by the new ball and Australia were 59-7, and that spell was always going to be crucial against a fragile India line-up. <\/p>\n
Jaiswal and Rahul’s brilliant partnership was superbly judged and timed, and has put some of those questions on the back-burner for now.<\/p>\n
They soaked up pressure against the new ball and during an excellent Hazlewood spell after tea, but they also scored more freely when the bowling allowed.<\/p>\n
Rahul was dogged, only scoring four boundaries, while we saw some of Jaiswal’s flair, particularly after he brought up his 123-ball half-century – his slowest so far in Test cricket.<\/p>\n
He flicked a superb six over square leg off Starc, before hammering off-spinner Nathan Lyon for a 100m six down the ground.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old also showed his character by sledging Starc about his pace when India were 72-0.<\/p>\n
Starc had exchanged jokey words with India seamer Nitish Rana, saying: “I bowl faster than you, I have a long memory,” after fending off a bouncer when batting.<\/p>\n
Jaiswal said “it’s coming too slow” to left-arm seamer Starc, who managed a smirk in response.<\/p>\n
Former Australia batter Mike Hussey, speaking on TNT Sports, was effusive in his praise for Jaiswal as he said: “I wanted to see him in Australia, on bouncy pitches, to see how he’d handle it, but this innings shows he can handle any conditions around the world.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n