Between rain pauses, India's top order gets a reality check

Jaiswal, Gill and Kohli fall to poor shots as hosts take control of the third Test at the Gabba on a stop-start Day 3

- ASHISH MAGOTRA

BRISBANE: Between the grey skies, rain, sunshine and 33.1 overs, India found a way to slip up on Day 3 of the Brisbane Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

The day started with a short shower start of play was delayed by a brief spell of rainand ended due to bad light and a light drizzle but Australia used all the time at their disposal to push India into a difficult position at the Gabba.

After Australia worked their way to 445 in the morning session, the visitors slipped to 51/4 on a day that saw as many as seven rain interruptions. If people were hanging around at the stadium, it was only because India's fragile batting gave them reason to. At close, KL Rahul (33) and skipper Rohit Sharma (0) were at the crease.

The day started off with Australia choosing to bat on even as India, in a bid to catch up with their over-rate, had Ravindra Jadeja operating from one end.

The left-arm spinner wasn't quite able to get his act together on Monday either. He had struggled on Day 2, and even though he got through his overs quickly, his final figures, 23-295-0, were an apt illustration of how ineffectual he was.