Pat Cummins is steaming in from the Riverbank End, there are three slips waiting for the edge. India are 66 for 4 and he releases a 143kmph thunderbolt to Rohit Sharma. The Indian No. 6, judges the length immediately, pauses for a split second and sends the ball flat and hard to the cover boundary. It is an audacious shot that receives plenty of praise.

Few overs later, Rohit perishes to a wild slog, a ball after depositing Nathan Lyon into the stands. It is an ill-mannered shot and one that sums up India's batting woes on the opening day of the first Test at Adelaide yesterday. Apart from Cheteshwar Pujara's masterclass, the rest of the Indian top-order fell to ungainly shots as each of them failed to restrain their attacking instincts. Attempting booming drives in the first session on a first morning of a Test on a pitch that assisted fast bowlers was brazen. India were trying to dominate the opposition without assessing the conditions.