Adelaide: India lost Rohit Sharma for 37 runs but Cheteshwar Pujara (46 not out) ensured that the visitors kept fighting as they headed for tea at 143-6.
Pujara remains unbeaten with Ravichandran Ashwin (5 not out) at the other end.
Both Nathan Lyon and Josh
Hazlewood picked up a couple of wickets each as the second session too belonged to the hosts despite an Indian fightback.
Rishabh Pant was also dismissed during the session as he was caught behind by Tim Paine off Lyon’s delivery.