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Day 2 LIVE: Test set up for Smith to answer critics as Aussie openers look to make India pay

Day 2 LIVE: Test set up for Smith to answer critics as Aussie openers look to make India pay

Australia will resume on day two at 0-28 from 13.2 overs after India won the toss and sent them in to bat in the third Test with Usman Khawaja (19) and Nathan McSweeney (4) at the crease.

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Rain ruined day one of the third Test, but Australia can bat themselves into a commanding position on day two (play begins early at 9:50am local/10:50am AEDT) with Steve Smith looming large.

India may rue their decision to bowl first, but can still get themselves back into the test with quick inroads on day two.

Khawaja looked the best of the Australian openers on day two, blasting three fours as he aims to get himself out of his own form slump.

In just his third Test McSweeney was more reserved, but will be pushing for his maiden half century when play resumes on day two.

Akash Deep was the pick of the Indian bowlers on day one with figures of 0-2 from his 3.2 overs before rain stopped play for the second and final time.

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Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will be looking to recapture their form from Perth to get India back into the lead in the evenly poised series.

It sets the scene for a mouth-watering second day of action in Brisbane, with everyone praying the weather gods are kind.

Australian XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

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