Why did Australia continue to play without declaring?

Sowmiya Sriram
Why did australia continue to play without declaring?
Australia is expected to declare in the third Test against india, but they are continuing to play. Both teams have won one match each in this five-match Test series. Thus, the third Test match is considered very important. cricket experts have said that whoever wins this match has a high chance of winning the series. In this context, the Meteorological Department has warned that there is a possibility of rain in brisbane for all 5 days. It has been reported that only the second day of these five days will be free of rain and the next three days are likely to be affected by rain.
In this situation, it was expected that the Australian team would declare after crossing 350 runs and put india in to bat. But the Australian team players are continuing to play. Now, facing 102 overs, the Australian team has scored 405 runs for the loss of seven wickets and ended the second day. In this situation, let's see what is the reason behind Australia's decision. Since there will be rain, the Australian team will not try to bat for the second time. Australia's idea is to score about 500-600 runs first and then make india bat on the remaining day and give the follow-on.
Australia has taken this plan because even if the rain interferes, it is very easy to take down 20 wickets of india in three days. Due to this, india is facing an innings defeat. In this situation, if india wants to avoid defeat in this match, the indian batsmen must data-face more overs and avoid follow-on. Only if follow-on is avoided, there is a chance that this match will go towards a draw.
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