AUSTRALIA V INDIA SECOND TEST SNAPSHOT:
STATE OF PLAY: Australia 6-277 at stumps on day one at Perth Stadium
MAN OF THE DAY: Marcus Harris. The opener made sure his homecoming would be one to remember, scoring 70 off 141 balls and combining with Aaron Finch for an important 112-run opening stand. He was eventually undone when spinner Hanuma Vihari hit a crack and Harris fended the leaping ball to slip
KEY MOMENT: Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant dropping Shaun Marsh. Australia would have been reduced to 5-186 if Pant had held onto Marsh's edge off spinner Hanuma Vihari. Marsh was on 24 at the time, and went on to make 45 as Australia moved to 4-232.
STAT OF THE DAY: 112 - Australia's opening partnership. It's only the second time this year Australia's openers have put on a triple-figure stand in Test ranks
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's a gamble from India not to play a frontline spinner." - Former Test batsman Mike Hussey was surprised India went in with an all-out pace attack.
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