Melbourne: Captain Steven Smith crushed a splendid 192 - his third progressive century - as Australia were rocked the bowling alley out for a mammoth 530 in their first innings at tea on day two of the third Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Saturday.
India's idiocy at evacuating the tail at the end of the day cost them dear as pacer Ryan Harris ravaged 74 off 90 balls and together with his captain included 106 runs for the eighth wicket.
Mohammed Shami was the pick of the bowlers taking four wickets while Umesh Yadav anad Ravichandran Ashwin got three each.
Captain Steven Smith scored his seventh Test century, his third progressive hundred in the arrangement.
Proceeding with his mind boggling structure in the arrangement, Smith (batting 128), first with wicketkeeper Brad Haddin (55) and afterward with Mitchell Johnson (28) set up vital organizations to put his group in a prevailing position. Ryan Harris was batting on 10 with Smith at lunch.
Continuing the day at 259 for five, overnight unbeaten batsmen Smith and Haddin started unquestionably with the manager batsman being more forceful of the two. India peppered him with a great deal of short balls, planning to shake him up and uncovering his apparent shortcoming to bouncers.
Anyway Haddin was equivalent to the assignment and was eager to tackle what was offered him, pulling and snaring joyfully to score runs at a quick cut, arriving at his half-century of 75 balls.
Smith then again started all the more steadily. He took as much time as required to get going yet easily arrived at his third hundred of the arrangement, flicking a more full length ball fine on the leg side to achieve the deed.
His hundred fell off 191 balls with nine fours and a six, making him the first Australian commander to score hundreds of years in each of his initial two Tests as captain and fourth generally after South Africa's Jackie Mcglew, India Vijay Hazare and England's Alastair Cook.
The signs were unfavorable for India as their bowlers neglected to gain from their slip-ups and kept knocking down some pins short, making it simpler for Smith and Haddin to score openly.
The twosome soon set up their 100-run organization and was searching useful for additional. Yet Haddin wss rejected totally against the run of play when he delayed to play or leave a Mohammed Shami conveyance, succeeding just to edge it to wicket attendant Mahendra Singh Dhoni. It was Shami's third wicket of the innings.
Anyhow Smith proceeded with the run feast with Mitchell Johnson (28) to lead Australia to a considerable first innings complete.
