Incumbent Australian Test opener Sam Konstas has rocketed back into form with a brilliant century in the first session for Australia A against India A on the opening day of a tour match in Lucknow.

On the day Tasmania pulled off a thrilling win over NSW in Sydney to launch the domestic one-day season, Konstas’ summer began about 10,000 kilometres away against an India A attack led by fast bowler Prasidh Krishna — the man who dismissed him in his last Test innings on Australian soil at the SCG in January.

This time, the teenager had the answers. On a rain-interrupted opening day of play, Konstas put his name up in lights with an excellent hundred in a stand that steadied Australia after they won the toss and batted. Konstas was eventually bowled by Harsh Dubey, playing a slog sweep for 10

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