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IND vs AUS 3rd Test: If it was Travis Head and Steve Smith for the hosts, then Mohammed Siraj most definitely played the role of a villain for the Men in Blue, especially during the first two sessions of the second day of the third Test and it is happening mainly due to Siraj's on-field behavior. Although, one of these tactics did help him take a wicket the other one started a 'civil war' with Ravindra Jadeja.

The second incident occurred in Jadeja's over after lunch as that's when Travis Head smacked a ball towards the offside and he then ran for taking a quick single. Siraj then ran towards taking the ball and threw it carelessly without looking towards the non-striker's end and was trying to run Head out. As the ball went past the batter Jadeja jumped to stop the ball and in that attempt, he hurt his fingers. Jadeja was quite upset with Siraj's unnecessary aggressive fielding and was also seen abusing him since he was in excruciating pain.

Jadeja was able to survive an injury scare, but ex-England cricketer Mark Nicholas, during commentary, talked about Siraj's "aggression" which almost led to a civil war.

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“There is a bit of civil war on the field as Siraj's enthusiasm gets the better of him. He flung the ball so hard that it could have gone for four byes, but Jadeja gave him a right look. He must have said, ‘You almost broke my finger, pal. Take it easy,” Mark Nicholas was quoted as saying on air.

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Travis Head dominates the Indian attack

It is the third time in the four matches that he has played against India, Head scored a hundred to help the hosts lead during the second session in dominant fashion on the second day in the Gabba. The Pat Cummins-led side, who were on the back foot during the first session, where Jasprit Bumrah dismissed both the openers and then Nitish Reddy too continued the momentum, had scored 130 runs and didn't lose any wickets.

Head, who had scored a match-winning knock of 141 runs during the pink-ball Test match, went all-guns-blazing against the Indian bowlers, who were left clueless while facing him as he brought up his ninth Test hundred off 115 balls, in which he had smashed 13 fours. He also stitched a brilliant partnership of 159 runs for the fourth wicket along with Steve Smith, who too scored a hundred.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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