Smith (76 batting, 159 balls), in truth, completed his half-century in the really subsequent more than following Labuschagne’s dismissal, off Ravichandran Ashwin (/74 in 24 overs), who has been effectively beneath his very best through the 4 sessions that India has been on field.
Smith and Labuschagne faced small problems as they blended caution with aggression completely through the initial hour on a track that is providing slow turn with no visible demons in it.
The Indian bowlers continued bowling in straight lines with a heavy leg-side field that they have been employing considering the fact that the second Test match. What changed for Australia was the understanding of the opposition tactic superior as they showed aggressive intent.
While Jadeja got a couple of wickets, each Ashwin and him erred on the shorter side of the length providing Smith ample chance to rock back and play by means of the vacant spaces in the off-side location.
Once a couple of wickets fell, Smith began attacking even more, prompting Rahane to slightly spread the field as runs began coming at a fair clip. The former captain went into the break with 11 fours in his kitty.
Brief Scores:
Australia 1st innings: 249/5 in 84.5 overs (Will Pucovski 62, Marnus Labuschagne 91, Steve Smith 76 batting, Ravindra Jadeja 2/43).