New Delhi, Jan. 17 -- Taking stance is an opening batsman with a record three one-day double hundreds but an overseas Test average under 30. He is on the cusp of scoring consecutive fifties in Australia, which no Indian opener has managed this series. He has all the time in the world to get to it and much more, and had already belted Nathan Lyon once through point for a boundary. But he has a rush of blood. Lyon unleashes a flighted delivery, tempting a hoick over mid-on. It dips though, luring the batsman into a half-hearted chip. Parked in the deep exactly for this, Mitchell Starc makes no mistake. Another promising start is wasted. Another chance to seal the opener's spot goes abegging....