Australia vs India 2018-19, Second Test: 5 Talking Points from Day 1 

#5 India's strategy against the tail holds the key

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Apart from having the host-advantage among others, the Australian tail-enders have one other point to benefit from - them being better with the bat compared to their Indian counterparts.

Australia lost their fifth wicket at 251 runs, after which Tim Paine and Pat Cummins saw through a fiery late spell by Jasprit Bumrah, who maintained a tight line and length. The duo has also accumulated an unbeaten 26 so far and will look to add to it tomorrow.

After them, we'll see the likes of Starc and Lyon, who have also been solid with the bat, as displayed in many previous encounters.

Starc once scored 99 against India while Lyon nearly took Adelaide's contest in favour of the Kangaroos.

Australia thus have a better lower-order compared to that of India's, and the game may witness a unique battle in terms of their batting, in the days to come.

Meanwhile, reports from the venue point towards a modifying behaviour from the pitch surface, with indications of quickening up, providing more assistance to bowlers on Day 2.

Kohli and co. may thus look to use that to their advantage, and clean up the Australian tail as early as possible, given how ominous they can possibly turn out to be