LIVE: King Kohli falls to Hazlewood as Australia claim upper hand in Brisbane

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Australia duo Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood ripped through India's top-order to give the hosts the upper hand at lunch on day three of the third Test in Brisbane.

Starc combined with Mitchell Marsh in the field to dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) and Shubman Gill (1), before Hazlewood got in on the act to get the big wicket of Virat Kohli for just three and India reached 22/3 at lunch after Australia were all out for 445 earlier in the day.

It was an inspired opening spell from the experienced Australian pair, with India only crawling to lunch when rain hit the Queensland captail and brought about an early break.

Earlier, India quick Jasprit Bumrah finished with superb figures of 6/76 as the hosts lost their final three wickets for just 40 runs on a vital day at the Gabba.

Keeper Alex Carey was the last player out when he fell to Akash Deep (1/95) for 70, with fast bowler Mitchell Starc (18) also finding some quick runs on a rain-affected day in Brisbane.

Inclement weather washed out much of the opening day's play on Saturday and showers are once again expected in Brisbane throughout Monday as both Australai and India look to claim the advantage in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.

Australia and India are locked at 1-1 in the five-match series, with both teams still to this point in the running for a World Test Championship Final spot, to be played at Lord's in June 2025.

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Day Two Report

India might have dominated the first hour of the day, dismissing Australia's top three but little went their way after that as Australia closed Day 2 with 405 runs, still three wickets in hand.

The dangerous pair of Travis Head and Steve Smith ensured the hosts dug their selves out of the hole they had fallen in. The duo went on to score centuries as Australia dominated the second day's play despite a lone wolf display from Jasprit Bumrah with the ball.

The Indian pace spearhead had removed both the Australian openers before Marnus Labuschagne was removed by Nitish Kumar Reddy, but Australia's fourth-wicket stand meant the hosts took control of Day 2 in Brisbane.

The duo took their time to settle the innings, playing smart cricket as India bowlers toiled uselessly. Neither fast bowling nor spin was effective against the pair. Jasprit Bumrah's early dominance fizzled out and none of the other bowlers could create any openings. Both batters raced to their respective fifties.

Just before the end of the second session, Head brought up his ninth Test century, his second successive in the ongoing series. And Smith, who was content to play second fiddle to Head at the beginning came into his own and registered his 33rd Test ton in the third session.

It was the Australian talisman's 10th hundred against India in the longest format, tying him alongside Joe Root for most Test centuries against them.

The massive 241-run stand was finally broken by Bumrah not long after the second new ball was taken. It was Bumrah's third wicket of match, a sharp catch at first slip by India captain Rohit Sharma, dismissing Smith for 101.

With the Australian middle-order duo settled in middle, having stitched together 231 runs for the fourth wicket, Bumrah got rid of both batters against the run play.

The 31-year-old went on to claim Mitchell Marsh to complete his five-wicket haul, his second in the ongoing series.

Earlier, Khawaja had fell after he nicked one to wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant off the bowling of Bumrah, who then claimed fellow opener Nathan McSweeney, inducing his outside edge that was safely grasped by Virat Kohli in the cordon.

Both batters fell in the extra scheduled time added to the morning session to make up for a rain-marred Saturday.

Australia XI: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood

India XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj