Adelaide: The emotional toll that Phillip Hughes' death has taken on the Australian cricketers was all too evident today when the home side's nervous players rushed to check on Indian skipper Virat Kohli after he was hit by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer here.

The opening Test, which has seen an outpouring of emotions owing to Hughes' death a couple of weeks ago after being hit by a bouncer in a domestic game, was witness to some more dramatic moments on the third day here.