The Kotla wicket will only get tougher to bat on: Smith

Its about surviving first and then scoring runs. For me,its about watching the ball as hard as I can and then play my shots against the spin. The first couple of overs is the easiest time to bat on. When spin comes into play,thats probably the toughest period. As the ball gets little bit softer,it becomes little bit easier for us.

On the pitch

Its not the Day One wicket I am used to playing on. It has broken up pretty early. It will get tougher and tougher to bat throughout this match. Spin has played a big role on this wicket. Its pretty tough to score runs a lot of times. The wicket has already worn out.

On the Hughes bouncer

Its not too often we see on the first day of a Test match the ball going like that and hitting a player in his grill. Thats probably shaken him up; it has also shaken me up.

On his teams position

Two hundred and thirty one at the end of day one is not bad day for us. Hopefully,we can add another 50 runs to our score tomorrow. Its going to be a competitive first-innings score. A bit more though will be good for us.

On Australias batting woes

All the guys had their game plans. But in these conditions,its tough to bat. Sometimes your game plans do not work.

On lessons from the tour

The more balls you face,it becomes easier for you. Thats one thing we need to take from this tour. Try to find a way to play as many balls and then it does get easier.