Australia v India RECAP: KL Rahul joins Yashasvi Jaiswal as opening partnership grows; Mitchell Starc left fuming after dropped catch

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A commanding lead for India heading into day three, but you can never write the Aussies off given the amount of class and firepower in the lineup.

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India batting:

• Yashasvi Jaiswal - 90*
• KL Rahul - 62*

Australia bowling:

• Josh Hazlewood 0-9 off 10
• Mitchell Marsh 0-27 off 6
• Nathan Lyon 0-28 off 13
• Mitchell Starc 0-43 off 12
• Pat Cummins 0-44 off 13

Labuschagne finishes off the day for the Aussies with his skiddy medium pace, sending them through at a decent pace with plenty of bounce.

"I'll tell you what, they are not too bad these - very handy," Michael Vaughan said.

India finish the day 0-172 with a lead of 218 runs heading into day three.

Jaiswal is winding down the clock towards stumps, getting some attention from the team staff, including a timely dosage of pickle juice.

"I wonder how long the umpires will give them," Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket.

Jaiswal sends the ball over mid-on and into the stands for six runs as he edges closer towards a century in the first Test.

"He has been dying to do that all innings," Mark Waugh said.

Another bowling change for the Aussies with part-time spinner Head into the attack.

It didn't pay off and we're going back to Lyon as the visitors crack 150 without loss.

"The pitch has flattened right out, but India's batting has been disciplined and patient," Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket.

Starc is sent over the rope by Jaiswal, who plays a flick shot off his pads for six runs.

Rahul decides to get in on the action with a lovely square drive for a boundary as well.

The opener brings up a half-century as this first wicket partnership continues to grow.

"It has been a very patient innings ... he is setting himself up for a big one and he has just got so much confidence," David Warner said on Fox Cricket.

Marsh re-enters the attack and Jaiswal takes advantage, slashing a cut shot behind point for a boundary to give the Indian fans even more to cheer about.

The young gun is receiving high praise from the commentary team.

"There's a bit of Brian Lara about his bat lift," Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket.

Jaiswal edges it off Starc in, but the ball drops short of Khawaja at first slip.

Replays show the ball fell just before the veteran's fingers and potentially could have been taken according to Mark Waugh.

"That is catchable - you get a good look at it, you've got to move forward," he said.

"I'm putting that down as a catch by anyone's standards. He had time, it went slowly.

"I think he should have caught that ... but I know it's difficult to move forward at slip."

A massive mix-up the next ball between Rahul and Jaiswal almost results in a run-out, but a poor throw allows India to survive.

Waugh takes another look at Khawaja's drop and describes it as a "clear chance".

Hazlewood is strangling India and almost taking the edge at least once an over, but both openers are managing to survive.

"Not much is going his way ... you can see the frustration on his face," Mark Waugh said.