Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood shared his views on day three of the ongoing Perth Test against India and he said it was a tough day for them as a team. The right-arm fast bowler shared that certain stages of the day at the Optus Stadium were also massively challenging. Although Hazlewood was the most economical bowler for Australia, he wasn’t able to gain control of the contest.

Speaking at a presser after day three, Josh Hazlewood said, as quoted by Fox Sports: “It’s up there. I think it probably speaks for itself. They piled on the runs and had a couple of really big partnerships there. It was hard work out there bowling it at certain stages. There was a little bit in it at times. I guess the new ball probably has a little bit, but if you get through that, then it’s a bit easier batting. We saw a little bit up and down towards the end of the day, obviously, so that’ll be something the batters will be watching tomorrow.”

With Australia getting out for a poor 104 in their first innings, the New South Wales pace bowler hopes the batters can force India’s bowlers into more spells, given it’s a long series as well.

He added: “It’s (about) the batters sticking to their plans tomorrow (and) batting some time. It’s obviously a long series. It’s a five-match series. So if we can put some overs into their top quicks, I guess that’s probably (a) couple of goals that we need to tick off tomorrow. And if a couple of guys find some form and score, you know, an 80 or 90 or even 100, that’s probably (one of) the positives we can take out of it.”