India grind Australia on day two of third Test as Cheteshwar Pujara stars

Dropped gets, India's strength and a meek pitch have intensified Australia's hopelessness at the MCG, where the sightseers have announced at 443-7 late on day two of the Boxing Day Test before driving Australia's openers to explore a precarious six over spell before stumps.

A record 170-run remain between Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara laid the stage for one more day of drudge for the hosts' ritzy assault.

Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins conveyed a joined 93.4 overs in sweltering conditions as the temperature hit 37.4C, in an innings that traversed 169.4 overs, the longest at the MCG since 1983, when Australia hit 555 against Pakistan off 189.3 overs.

It was a mindful day's play with India's first innings proceeding in tempered mold, as Pujara and captain Kohli continued at 215-2, including 78 additional keeps running before Kohli gloved one to Finch off the knocking down some pins of Mitchell Starc.

Ajinkya Rahane then succumbed to a conveyance from Nathan Lyon after tea that kept low, guaranteeing there were at any rate a bigger number of wickets on day two than the very first moment, in spite of the fact that the spinner was awful not to guarantee more scalps, as his colleagues grassed two gets off his rocking the bowling alley.

Rohit Sharma completed 63 not out, but rather was given an actual existence on 15 when substitute defender Peter Siddle - just on the field for one finished - dropped a sitter.

Rishabh Pant was additionally dropped on 15 by Pat Cummins in the profound amid the 159th over, before smacking a brisk fire 39.

Emotions flared late in the day, with Starc seething after Pant apparently rushed toward the bowler while running between the wickets.

Gasp and Sharma scored openly in the last half hour of play and Kohli at last ruled against compelling Australia to bowl for a third-back to back day, rather selecting to attempt and take a fundamental wicket of two.

Be that as it may, Aaron Finch and Marcus Harris endure a testing couple of overs, with the main harm to Australia being an awful hit to the protective cap for Harris off the knocking down some pins of Jasprit Bumrah.