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Updates from the first day at Narendra Modi StadiumAny thoughts? Feel free to get in touch on email1st over: Australia 10-0 (Head 0, Khawaja 4) Australia off the mark… with a Mohammed Shami wide. But he soon gets it right zeroing in at Travis Head’s leg stump. A half-hearted appeal but only Shami was interested and Head runs a leg bye while he’s carrying on. Good gravy! The fourth ball from Shami starts wide, Khawaja gives it a wider berth and ended up being the widest wide of the series, piercing first and second slip and running away to the third man boundary. Khawaja takes a four of his own from the fifth, edging through the cordon. Lively start!Time for the anthems… ‘Advance Australia Fair’ first. The baggy green boys have their caps off and their arms around each other. Great to see Albo shoulder to shoulder with Smith singing his heart out. Now ‘Jana Gana Mana’ for India. No contact between the players and PM this time. They stand alone but together, arms by their side and, at its climax, with palms brought together in thanks. Continue reading...