Chris De Silva

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has voiced his concern for the state of Australia's Test team, suggesting a lack of depth behind the first-choice batters is contributing to a poor run of form from its top six.

Jasprit Bumrah is an enigma from the moment he turns at the end of his bowling mark. It's an enigma that few Australian batters have managed to crack.

Conversations surrounding cricket since the introduction of the shorter formats of the game have been dominated by the balance of power between the bat and ball.

Australia is desperate for an improved showing against India in the day-night pink-ball Test at Adelaide Oval after their first Test thrashing.

Mitchell Starc recorded career-best figures with the ball as Australia rolled India's top order, before the lights went out in the final session at Adelaide Oval.

Marnus Labuschagne broke out of a lengthy slump as Virat Kohli and Mohammed Siraj both lost their cool at different points under the hot Adelaide sun on day two of the second Test.

Australia looks for a swift conclusion to India's second innings as it looks to level the Border-Gavaskar series on the third day of the second Test in Adelaide.

Pat Cummins offered a timely reminder of his class with the ball and his teammates wasted no time clapping back at criticism, while Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj settled a mini feud.

How quickly everything can change after a couple of days of Test cricket. After India comprehensively beat down Australia in Perth, premature obituaries were being written about the home side daily.

Just six Tests ago, Ravichandran Ashwin was running through England's line-up with match-winning spells. Now his career is over. The rapid end to his career should be a cautionary tale to elder statesmen from both India and Australia.