First live test: Pant reaches six, rolls on the ground and leaves the commentators divided

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IND vs AUS 1st Test LIVE Score

: Mitchell Marsh has provided Australia with another breakthrough as he dismissed Washington Sundar for 4. Rishabh Pant has now been joined by Nitish Kumar Reddy as six-down India need a solid partnership from the duo. On the other hand, the Australian bowlers are eyeing more wickets, in order to maintain their dominance. India stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth. India have handed over the debut caps to pacer Harshit Rana and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. With four pace options, India have included Washington Sundar as the only spin option. Apart from him, Devdutt Padikkal has also been included in the Playing XI. (Live Scorecard)

Here are the LIVE Score Updates of India vs Australia 1st Test Match Day 1, Straight from Optus Stadium, Perth