Australian Alex Carey on ABC: “The game is on the line, it’s exciting Test cricket in fast forward mode.
“The pitch hasn’t calmed down, I haven’t seen that much bounce at the SCG in a while. Let’s see if we can take four early and see how we do.
“250 would be a lot, we will back ourselves to take those four, we are creating chances and we haven’t seen the wicket go out. These two batters have proven difficult to get out of this series, but there are enough of them there, if we can get them out and get their bowlers in, then hopefully we can overcome them.
“I thought Beau’s innings were fantastic, he jumped on anything full – he’s a big boy and he killed the move.”
Glenn McGrath, former Australian fast bowler, on ABC: “There’s enough in this ground that if you go bowling you can knock down two, three or four wickets very quickly.
“Without Pant’s innings, India would be in big trouble. If you’re just looking to defend on this pitch, your name is on it. You have to try and put pressure on the bowlers, you have to find a way to score runs, if you’re just looking to survive then it’s all over.
