NAGPUR, India (Reuters) – Australia were all out for 177 in their first innings on day one of the opening test against India in Nagpur on Thursday.
Marnus Labuschagne topscored for the tourists with a gritty 49, while Steve Smith (37), Alex Carey (36) and Peter Handscomb (31) lost their wickets after making solid starts.
Ravindra Jadeja was pick of the Indian bowlers claiming 5-47 while fellow spinner Ravichandran Ashwin returned 3-42.
Delhi, Dharamsala and Ahmedabad host the other matches of the four-test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)