India's top order fails, Australia in box seat at rainy Gabba

The day started with a short shower — start of play was delayed by a brief spell of rain — and ended due to bad light and a light drizzle but Australia used all the time at their disposal to push India into a difficult position at the Gabba.

After Australia worked their way to 445 in the morning session, the visitors slipped to 51/4 on a day that saw as many as seven rain interruptions. If people were hanging around at the stadium, it was only because India’s fragile batting gave them reason to. At close, KL Rahul (33) and skipper Rohit Sharma (0) were at the crease.

The day started off with Australia choosing to bat on even as India, in a bid to catch up with their over-rate, had Ravindra Jadeja operating from one end.