Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal run-out mix gets Australia's momentum going in the fourth Test

Jaiswal's first innings scores of nil, nil and four in this series have not made for nice reading, but his entertaining 82 on Friday provided a solid platform for his team.

On a day when Rohit Sharma (3) missed the ball again and the pressure on the visiting captain further intensified after his torrid form, Jaiswal was set for another three-figure score before being sent back by a ball-watching Kohli at the nun -the strikers end.

Jaiswal clipped a ball to middle and took off to run. Although it was Jaiswal's decision, the ball was hit in front of the wicket. Kohli was not interested and reached back to place his bat in the crease. Australia took the bails with both batsmen stranded on one side.

It ended a 102-run partnership, leaving India in a perilous position at 3-153. Shortly afterwards, with 15 minutes left in the day, Kohli pushed a Scott Boland delivery through to Alex Carey, killing him for 36. Boland, the hometown hero, ran on with a big grin on his face as more than 85,000 supporters recognized what was potentially happening. series running wicket.

Boland also removed nightwatchman Akash Deep for a 13-ball duck, capping off a productive day for Australia.

Lyon said there was no doubt in his mind that Kohli, India's main antagonist on the first day after a physical confrontation with debutant Sam Konstas, was the man who made the mistake in the run-out.

It was probably one of the best barbecues I've seen, to be honest, Lyon said after the play on ABC Radio. It came out of the blue. They did it quite easily, busy doing funny things. Stupid runouts are coach killers, aren't they? It was quite special.

Smith said the moment changed the momentum of the match.

“I thought we were going to get a bit of a masterclass there,” Smith said. I ran in quite excited. It was a nice wicket. It was a huge last hour for us. That was a big play in the context of the day.

Earlier, Smith more than doubled his total of 68 on the night to record his seventh highest score in Australia and best since a knock of 200 not out against the West Indies in Perth two summers ago.

For a time on Friday, Smith seemed ready to bring up his 10,000 test run. He started his innings needing 191 to equal a feat achieved by only three Australians: Allan Border, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.

That wasn't to be, but if Smith can make 51 in his next four innings, he will become the fifth fastest in history and reach the magic five-figure mark.

To hit some milestones along the way, that's cool, but it's not the reason I play, Smith said. I've played the game long enough now to know that you can have your ups and downs.

Since the 2019 Ashes, Smith has made hundreds in consecutive Tests in the same series.

Smith's century in Brisbane was scratchy as he tinkered with his technique on the run and found strength by simply surviving.

On Friday there was a big outside edge off Jasprit Bumrah that took him from 70 to 74. Then an unflappable Smith walked down the field at Deep and pulled off a glorious square drive for a boundary.

It was a shot with minimal foot movement to a ball well outside the stump, but the speed of Smith's hands and impeccable timing were proof enough to show that the 35-year-old still has a few good years left in him.

Smith now has 264 runs for the series, second to Travis Head (409) on the list of Australian run-scorers with an average of 44, after being caught twice down the leg.

He brought up his 11th hundred against India and 34th in Tests with a delightful cover drive that perfectly pierced the infield.

Only six players have more Test hundreds Sachin Tendulkar (51), Jacques Kallis (45), Ricky Ponting (41), Kumar Sangakkara (38), Joe Root (36) and Rahul Dravid (36).

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Konstas didn't bat or bowl on Friday, but TV cameras still followed the 19-year-old sensation all day. As Smith and Cummins brought up Australia's first seventh-wicket partnership of more than 100 runs in eight years, the broadcasters wanted constant shots from Konstas in the dugout the day after his stunning 60 on debut.

With 100,000 more Instagram followers, Konstas was humiliated when he misplayed a ball early in India's innings.

The nerves had subsided in the final session as Konstas stretched his arms out on the boundary line and had sun-drenched fans imitate him as if he were Merv Hughes in the 1980s.

As Lyon came to Kohli to bowl, Konstas clapped overhead to get spectators going in Bay 13. The energy was high all day.

Australia went wicketless for 26 overs late in the day before the three dramatic late wickets decided the match.