The pitch is not good for the batsmen. Bowlers get good advantage. Also the batsmen can play a bit better in the first innings. Gradually the pitch became more bowling friendly. So I think the decision to bat will win the toss is right.
Australia quickly lost the wicket of their opener Marsh. The two batsmen at the crease, Warner and Smith, are also finding it difficult to score runs. Indian bowlers are bowling very well. Australia collected only 32 runs in 8 overs. But the Australian batsmen should now try to stay at the crease. If they don't lose quick wickets, they will be able to collect big. Australia can control the match if they provide a target of 280-300. But it is very difficult to give a target of more than 280 on this pitch.
Aussies are going with strategy. They are not going after bowlers and not giving away there wickets. After 16 overs Aussies are steady with 73/1, Warner and Smith are well set. India need wickets because if Smith and Warner kept going like that then there is possibility that Australia may give a huge target to India. India defiantly will not like a target above 300.
Australia was looking to save wickets and scoring at a low rate. But this strategy did not work for them well, as they kept losing wickets all along, making no chance of them going for the kill in the last part of the innings.
Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Ashwin, all of them dismantled the strong battling line of Australia. I am sure that India will get all the remaining wickets as there are only the last three wickets left for the Aussies.
It was obvious before the start of play that spinners would play a big part in this match but I never thought that Australia may be all out well under 200 runs.