Melbourne: Nearly an hour and half has passed on Day Two. Australia have added 97 runs in just 17 overs. Steve Smith is well past his hundred and Mitchell Johnson is once again threatening to take the game away with the bat. MS Dhoni out of desperation, tosses the ball to his premier spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin.

When asked at the conclusion of the day if he was surprised to have waited that long to bowl, Ashwin stated, “Not really. I thought if we had a breakthrough, I would come in handy against Johnson.”