Lucknow, Sept. 23 -- Captain Nathan McSweeney's resolute 74 and Jack Edwards' scintillating 88 fuelled Australia A to 350/9 against India A after the end of the opening day of the second unofficial Test in Lucknow. While Australia A thrived on moments of individual brilliance, India A found solace in its left-arm spinner Manav Suthar's five-wicket haul, which kept the hosts in the contest.

Shades of last year's Border-Gavaskar Trophy rivalry unfurled in the opening hour when Mohammed Siraj charged at Australia's teenage Test batter Sam Konstas, trading blows. While Siraj kept Konstas quiet while relentlessly pursuing his wicket, Prasidh Krishna lured Campbell Kellaway to give away a thick outside edge, which flew straight to Sai Sudharsa...