At the time of going to press, Australia were 292-3 before stumps with Head (125 not out) having added an unbroken 217 for the fourth wicket with star batsman Steve Smith (81 not out).

Earlier, as the sun burst through the clouds, conditions for batting eased and Head cashed in against some wayward deliveries from an attack without Ravichandran Ashwin after India decided against selecting the off-spinner, the world’s top-ranked Test bowler.

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By the time India tested Head with the short ball, he was well set and a pulled single off Mohammed Shami took the 29-year-old to a sixth Test hundred in just 106 balls, including 13 fours and a ramped six against the paceman.

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