It is halfway through the middle session on Day Two. The mercury is nearly touching 40 degrees. Usman Khawaja and Peter Handscomb are building a resilient partnership. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant can be heard over the stump mic saying, "not everyone can be Pujara here". It is a slight jab at the Australian batsmen but underlines how well India have bowled throughout the day.

After being bowled out for 250 in the first innings, Australia ended Day Two on 191-7 with Travis Head unbeaten on 61. But it is Australia's miserly run rate of 2.17 throughout the day that highlights the control of the Indian bowling unit. On previous outings to Australia, the Indian fast bowlers had strived for wickets and looked to bowl attacking lengths. But on Day Two yesterday, they hit the good length on a consistent basis and waited for the batsmen to make mistakes.