'He's under their skin' - Konstas riles India again

Australia opener Sam Konstas has affected Test opponents India by getting "under their skin", according to team-mate Scott Boland.

The teen was progressive successful a fiery decision to time 1 of the 5th Test successful Sydney connected Friday.

Konstas, 19, exchanged words with bowler Jasprit Bumrah successful the last implicit erstwhile India complained Australia were wasting time.

After Bumrah dismissed Usman Khawaja 2 balls later, helium and assorted India team-mates moved to observe adjacent to Konstas astatine the non-striker's end.

"He's playing with a batch of flair and decidedly he's nether their skin, you tin spot that successful the past fewer moments there," Boland said connected Fox Cricket.

"Hopefully helium tin spell time and bat big."

Australia, who pb 2-1 and request to debar decision successful Sydney to triumph the series, had to look 3 overs precocious successful the day, having dismissed India for 185.

With the timepiece moving towards the close, India complained erstwhile Khawaja appeared to hold successful an effort to guarantee determination was not clip for immoderate further overs.

As Bumrah protested, Konstas responded with words to the satellite fig 1 bowler, and the umpire had to measurement successful to halt the pair's heated discussion.

"They wanted to discarded immoderate time," India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant said.

"I consciousness that was the crushed helium had a speech with Jassy [Bumrah].

"He said something, I didn't perceive it, but I consciousness that's the lone happening which helium wanted to bash to discarded immoderate clip truthful we don't vessel 1 much over."

After dismissing Khawaja, Bumrah instantly turned to look Konstas though helium checked his celebration.

Bowler Prasidh Krishna and erstwhile skipper Virat Kohli ran to observe passionately successful the vicinity of the teen earlier the players near the tract with Australia 9-1.

The speech came aft Konstas clashed with India's players portion making his debut during past week's 4th Test successful Melbourne, won by Australia.

Although helium played and missed aboriginal connected there, helium caught the oculus by ramping Bumrah for 2 fours and a six successful making 60 successful his archetypal planetary innings.

During the knock, helium was progressive successful an altercation with Kohli, who was fined for what was deemed a enarthrosis barge successful the middle.

In Sydney, Konstas repeated his attacking batting approach, charging the archetypal shot of the innings bowled by Bumrah and aboriginal backing distant successful an attempted chopped successful the last over.

Former Australia manager and batter Darren Lehmann told ABC Grandstand helium hoped Konstas was not "getting caught up successful the hype".

"I don't caput each of the backing up your players and the bravado," Lehmann said. "But you can't win. Australia didn't triumph - they mislaid the wicket of Usman.

"I anticipation Sam is not getting caught up successful the hype due to the fact that I person seen him play truly bully innings – Test-match innings with bully defence."

Australia debutant Beau Webster said: "Sammy, he's a precise assured young man.

"That's what they bash these days these youngsters, they benignant of get in, get aft it and enactment themselves retired there. And you know, he's got each the skills and each the endowment to backmost it up - truthful hopefully helium has a truly bully time day and puts a fewer runs connected the committee and gets america into a decent position."