1/29James O'Connor, Adam O'Connor and Resse Deaves weren’t going to let the weather get in the way of things on Saturday. Picture: Tom Huntley
Having a head for cricket
One needed to come prepared for the conditions at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
2/29Matthew Cruett, Belinda Lutze, Dylan and Mia came prepared on Saturday from Moonta. Picture: Tom Huntley
3/29The Saturday weather wasn’t going to spoil the fun for Adam Shepherd and Hannah Priest on the Oval hill. Picture: Tom Huntley
4/29Divia Rakkar, Sharan Kaur and friends flying the colours for India on Saturday. Picture: Tom Huntley
5/29Dhruva Ranganath came prepared on Saturday. Picture: Tom Huntley
6/29Hometown hero Travis Head was eventually our for 72 on Saturday. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
7/29Indian batsman KL Rahul provided some entertainment during his brief innings of 44 on Saturday. Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
8/29Sophie Radley, Ellie Bruce and Esther Bidstrup on the Village Green at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. Picture: SARAH REED
9/29Hometown hero Travis Head is congratulated by Pat Cummins on reaching his 50 on Friday. Australia struggled to reach India’s first innings score. Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP
10/29Golden Grove cricket club coach Justin Thomas with players Ethan, Sam, James, Clayton and Lily on Friday. Picture: Tom Huntley
11/29On the Village Green on Friday were Justine Buchanan with twin daughters Isobel and Pippa. Picture: SARAH REED
12/29"The Richies" out in force and in full song on Friday. Picture: SARAH REED
13/29On the Village Green on Friday were Josh Edwards, Mimi Long, Josephine Da Pra and Harry Abel Smith. Picture: SARAH REED
14/29India's Ravi Ashwin signing autographs for fans on Friday. He was India’s outstanding bowler. AP Photo/James Elsby
15/29Michaela Udina and Lucy Leaver on the Village Green on Friday. Picture SARAH REED
16/29This fan saw the game in an altogether colourful way on Thursday. Photo: PETER PARKS / AFP
17/29Indian fans at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Photo: PETER PARKS / AFP —
18/29The Indian flag helped protect one fan from the scorching sun on Thursday. Photo: PETER PARKS / AFP
19/29Fans arriving before the match on Thursday. Picture: SARAH REED
20/29Kurt Benjamin, Harris Shah, Jack Boxall, Russell Yee Loong and Karan Chandrasekhar cooling down on Thursday. Picture: SARAH REED
21/29Members of alternative rock band The Pencils at the match on Thursday. Picture SARAH REED
22/29The famous Adelaide Oval Hill was mostly empty as cricket fans took cover in the shade on Thursday. Picture: SARAH REED
23/29Members of the Swami Army at the ground on Thursday. AAP Image/Kelly Barnes
24/29The Swami Army was unfazed by the heat on Thursday. Picture: SARAH REED
25/29The heat meant there were many empty seats throughout the Oval on Thursday. Picture: SARAH REED
26/29It was only the brave who sat in the open at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Picture: SARAH REED
27/29Tate Davidson, Thomas Horn, and Joshua Bramham came from Cairns and Brisbane to watch the match on Thursday. Picture: SARAH REED
28/29There was also the cricket … Indian captain was out to a spectacular catch by Usman Khawaja very early on in a day of very ordinary batting by India on Thursday. Picture: Fox Sport
29/29Cheteshwar Pujara’s century helped India to salvage some respectability on Thursday. AP Photo/James Elsby
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