Rohit Sharma's decision to promote himself over KL Rahul as opener backfired, as he fell for a five-ball three just minutes into India's innings on day two of the Boxing Day Test. However, the ploy did not work as Rohit succumbed to yet another low score: in his last eight innings now, he has managed a total of 59 runs, including scores of 3, 6, 10 and 3 in the series so far. Rohit now averages 25.29 in Australia after ten Tests, with the average being 29.20 against Australia overall.