The crowd erupts as the Indian hero emerges from the dugout like a man on a mission.

He wasn’t up to it in the first innings but can he make amends against this beaten and busted Australian attack?

Wowee. Straight after the break, Hazlewood rumbles in around the wicket, gets a hint of movement away and finds the outside edge of Devdutt Padikkal.

Maybe he went a little harder at it, or maybe it’s the effect of the harder new ball, but this time it carries to Steve Smith at second slip. Although still only just.

Can he find something with this new ball?

Does the absence of Australia’s bowling coach go some way to explaining he struggles with the ball the past two days?

More than 100 runs in that session, another utterly dominant one from the Indian batters.

Australia look absolutely flat.

There seems to be very little energy out there in the middle, very little enthusiasm to handle the sizable task at hand, and very little clue on how to take any wickets.

The new ball has not helped much, if any, with the ball flying off the bat towards the ropes.

India will want to bat and bat and bat and bat to grind this creaking bowling attack into the dust – so unless Australia can pull something out of the fire, expect more of the same for the rest of the day.

Last over before lunch on day three.

FOUR! Padikkal slashes that through backward point for another boundary! Wide from Starc, Padikkal was onto it like a flash and the Indian batters are just doing it too easy at the moment.

BEATEN! Good follow up from Starc. Pacy. Bouncy. Too good for Padikkal to strike at.

Good yorker, Padikkal digs it out.

Driven through cover point for three – a nice half volley for Padikkal to chop away with an expansive shot.

Outside off, left alone by Jaiswal this time.

Onto the pads, sliding down leg side though to end the over and an utterly dominant session for the Indians.

Good defence from Padikkal.

Now that’s a decent one, hitting the thigh pad, drawing a much-needed bit of excitement in the team out on the field.

Another ball gets trapped on the pads, this time Padikkal just lets it drop.

He fends the next.

Hazlewood, from around the wicket, is looking much better to the left hander.

Padikkal drives to cover now and takes a single – nicely played and nicely run, keeping that scoreboard ticking over.

Solid defence from Jaiswal to end the over.

FOUR! Sumptuous drive from Jaiswal! Full ball, just a hint of swing away, and he his just thumped back down the ground for a boundary. What a statement of intent.

Outside off, left alone by Jaiswal as Starc hits 138kph.

There’s an appeal as Jaiswal looks to work the ball down the leg side, the appeal is muted so it must have been pad.

Wide outside off, Jaiswal is more than tempted to have a go at that, but decides against it.

Better from Starc, just off the outside edge along the ground to McSweeney at gully.

Good yorker, swinging out a bit by Starc, Jaiswal does very well to keep it out. There was a bit of late movement there for the Aussie quick. Will it be enough?

Josh Hazlewood has a brand new cherry in his paws.

And Padikkal defends solidly.

FOUR! Down the leg side, swinging away from Carey, who dives, gets a hand to it, but not enough to slow its progress sufficiently for it to get to the rope. Mitch Starc at wide fine leg did not make much of an effort to stop it, it must be said.

Good ball, nice line, left on length by Padikkal.

Three slips and a gully, a point a little deeper, Padikkal defends solidly.

FOUR BYES! Down the leg side, Carey nowhere near it this time and this is sloppy from Hazlewood, who is ill-disciplined from around the wicket. Lots of swing there, but that was poor.

Outside off, just the eight byes from the over.

Jaiswal pushes to long on for a single first up.

That’s the 250 up for India.

Leg side, Padikkal clips off his pads for a single.

That’s the 50 partnership

It’s come off 99 balls. It’s been effortless.

Jaiswal clips away for a couple to deep cover.

Now he pushes an easy single to long off.

Solid defence from Padikkal.

Padikkal clips the last away for an easy single to midwicket.

A touch short, Padikkal pushes to midwicket for no run, the tumbling fielder ensures that.

Solid defence from Padikkal – lovely drift and shape from Lyon, but he’s not been threatening at all really.

Too short, Padikkal steps back and cuts but picks the fielder at point. He cries out in anguish at the missed opportunities.

Solid defence from Padikkal.

Over the wicket now from Lyon, and Padikkal clips away through midwicket with a flourish of his wrists, and they will run two. Nicely played.

Solid defence to end the over.

I’d rather Head than Marnus to be honest.

Jaiswal defends as Head comes around the wicket.

Now he can’t get the ball away, despite his best efforts.

Solid defence this time from Jaiswal, a big stride out from the youngster.

Very wide from Head, who gets away with it despite the ball almost missing the strip.

More solid defence from Jaiswal.

CHANCE! Another slapped drive through cover from well outside off flies just over the head of short cover!

Meanwhile, Kohli has taken his helmet off.

Padikkal is watchful to Lyon for the first couple of deliveries.

He attempts the swish the third delivery away for a single to mid on but there is no run.

Now he fends to point – there is no run after a sharp shout in the negative.

Padikkal defends solidly to see out a maiden.

Glenn McGrath is grumpy in the ABC commentary box.

“The horse has bolted here. Australia would have hoped to get two or maybe three before the new ball and make some inroads into the Indian batting line-up,” he says.

Jaiswal gets an easy single first.

Padikkal ducks away from the next one, a bouncer.

FOUR! Rank full toss, dispatched with ridiculous ease by Padikkal.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. It’s trash.

There is rough outside the off stump – ideal for a leg spinner – which Labuschagne nominally is.

It is beyond comprehension.

Padikkal leaves the next one, and the next.

Padikkal takes a single to farm the strike.

So what is the point of this?

“I’m wondering why. What is the purpose? You’ve got three quicks who could do a lot more damage,” says former Australian quick, Glenn McGrath.

“I’d rather see Marnus come in and bowl his leggies just for something different.

“He hasn’t been that effective, they (India’s batters) haven’t looked that worried.

“Maybe they’re using that tactic of, ‘I’m too embarrassed to get out to this guy’.”

Jaiswal watches outside off, a slip and a short cover in place.

Jaiswal punches an orthodox off drive for a single to a wide-ish mid off.

Bat pad comes in and Padikkal defends.

Padikkal pushes to mid off and takes a single.

Jaiwal cuts hard outside off and there is no run this time. It’s a fiercely struck shot but there is no run.

Now he gets a single past short cover.

It’s too easy.

Just to eat up a few overs before the new ball I think.

Goodness me, what on earth was that? A very short, very wide delivery first up and he’s called for a wide. That’s trash.

Jaiswal pushes the ball away for a single, Marnus bowling at 128kph.

BEATEN! Now he’s up at 130kph and Padikkal attempts to cut and misses.

Bouncer, Padikkal ducks under it.

Now Padikkal cuts to backward point for no run.

Marnus is bowling all over the place here.

Another trash delivery from Marnus, short angled towards where leg slip would be standing if he had been given one.

Another bouncer – goodness knows how many that was for the over – and it’s finally over.