Mitch Marsh’s position in the Test side has become almost untenable.

The feelgood story of Australian cricket of the past 18 months, Marsh has become the all-rounder who is not contributing with the bat or the ball.

Marsh falls to Jasprit Bumrah.Credit: Getty Images

Marsh’s scores this series - 6, 47, 9, 5, 2, 4, 0 for an average of 10.43 - are those of a walking wicket, and he has offered little with the ball since the Perth Test.

The Australians attributed his light bowling load in Brisbane to the numerous rain delays keeping their frontline quicks fresh but as this match turned on the third day Marsh contributed just seven largely non-threatening overs out of 119.

It meant Pat Cummins, Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc, the latter showing signs of wear, shouldered a heavier load, sapping them of the zest needed to extract the zing from the MCG track.

Notably, India’s quicks, refreshed by two nights of sleep, had the energy to have the ball rearing to make life uncomfortable for Australia’s batters.

Marsh himself was undone by the extra bounce found by Jasprit Bumrah, India’s talisman who has bewitched the No.6 and most of........

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