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Josh Hazlewood’s five-wicket haul spearheaded an Australian fightback in the second Test, with India out for 408 at lunch on day two in Brisbane.

Hazlewood was unable to bowl late on day one due to whole-body cramps, team physio Alex Kountouris explaining the debutant “just couldn’t function”.

But the NSW paceman immediately returned to the attack on day two, swinging the ball well to remove Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin and MS Dhoni.

In the final over before lunch, substitute Marnus Labuschagne snaffled a diving catch at short leg to dismiss Varun Aaron off the bowling of Nathan Lyon.

Thursday’s meal break was delayed as the hosts hunted for the 10th wicket, which Lyon delivered in his next over when Umesh Yadav holed out.

Hazlewood finished with figures of 5-68, becoming the 33rd Australian to snare a five-for on Test debut.

Dhoni and Ashwin put on a 57-run stand, but India otherwise offered little resistance after resuming day two on 4-311.

Hazlewood fired in his second over, Rahane edging a near-unplayable delivery to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin.

Haddin finished with a record-equalling six catches.

Shane Watson replaced Hazlewood after his initial four-over spell at the Stanley Street End, striking with his second ball to dismiss Rohit Sharma for 32.

Sharma drove and edged a wide ball he could have left, with stand-in skipper Steve Smith diving low to his right and flinging out one hand to complete the dismissal.

Mitch Marsh (hamstring) did not field, however Australia are hopeful he will be ok to bat in the match.

Starc (back and ribs) was able to bowl, but the left-armer struggled with both line and length.

Whether it was confidence or condition, Starc’s three-over spell in the morning session went for 27 runs and his speed was down.

In the 99th over, he twice dug in a bouncer far too short and Marais Erasmus signalled wide.

Dhoni’s fancy footwork and hard-hitting strokeplay underlined his score of 33, but the knock started in stoic fashion.

The captain proved a glutton for pain, refusing to play a shot and standing perfectly still as a Hazlewood bouncer smacked his upper arm.

Dhoni adopted a similar approach to a short ball from Mitchell Johnson, which thudded in to his back.

Dhoni tried to scamper through for three leg-byes, only for Erasmus to rule he did not offer a shot.

The pair then had an animated discussion.

“It went on for longer than it probably should have … at the end I sensed there was a bit of heat in the debate,” Mark Taylor said while calling the game for the Nine Network.

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