India, Nov. 2 -- THINGS WERE LOOKING UP for India even before they took to the field. The team's tormentor-in-chief on the tour, Josh Hazlewood, had left the series to prepare for the Ashes, and with Adam Zampa missing from the line-up as well, there was truly no one to anchor Australia's bowling attack. There was a buzz before the game about Glenn Maxwell returning to the side after recovering from the fractured wrist, and perhaps balancing things out with the bat, but he too found himself on the bench in a further boost to India's confidence.

And to top it off, India finally won their first coin toss of the tour (with skipper Suryakumar Yadav celebrating with double fist pumps), and elected to bowl on a gorgeous day at Hobart. With Aus...