<p>Brisbane: India’s animated celebrations after narrowly avoiding a follow-on at the Gabba on day four of the third Test surprised former and current Australian players including Nathan Lyon.</p>.<p>The Indian tail, led by Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah, put on a gritty 47-run stand for the final wicket to ensure Australia bat again in the game.</p>.<p>“After play, we spoke about that and we were surprised by some of their reactions, especially the way we’ve gone about this game and I think we can be extremely proud about the way we’ve gone about it,” Lyon told Fox Cricket.</p>.<p>"We’ve driven this game and to get it into the position we find ourselves in at the moment, we feel like that’s a pretty big message to us that they’re feeling confident in where they are in the game. But I honestly feel like there’s a lot of cricket left in this game," he said on the sidelines of day five.</p>.Had a lot of fun but it's over now: Ashwin announces international retirement.<p>Former wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and Brett Lee too expressed surprise at India's celebrations.</p>.<p>"That reaction surprised me; all they did was pass the follow-on, they’re still a long way behind in the game,” Haddin said.</p>.<p>“That would’ve fired me up actually, and I would’ve been saying in the change rooms: ‘Let’s get these guys out there to have a bat (in the second innings).” This effort denied Australian skipper Pat Cummins the chance to enforce a follow-on for the first time in over 13 years.</p>.<p>As Akash Deep scored a boundary through gully to achieve this milestone, the Indian dressing room erupted in joy, with the senior duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma visibly-ecstatic.</p>.<p>"I remember that’s what England said in 2005 when we played it out for the draw, when there was a bit of a celebration from us,” former Australian pacer Lee said.</p>
<p>Brisbane: India’s animated celebrations after narrowly avoiding a follow-on at the Gabba on day four of the third Test surprised former and current Australian players including Nathan Lyon.</p>.<p>The Indian tail, led by Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah, put on a gritty 47-run stand for the final wicket to ensure Australia bat again in the game.</p>.<p>“After play, we spoke about that and we were surprised by some of their reactions, especially the way we’ve gone about this game and I think we can be extremely proud about the way we’ve gone about it,” Lyon told Fox Cricket.</p>.<p>"We’ve driven this game and to get it into the position we find ourselves in at the moment, we feel like that’s a pretty big message to us that they’re feeling confident in where they are in the game. But I honestly feel like there’s a lot of cricket left in this game," he said on the sidelines of day five.</p>.Had a lot of fun but it's over now: Ashwin announces international retirement.<p>Former wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and Brett Lee too expressed surprise at India's celebrations.</p>.<p>"That reaction surprised me; all they did was pass the follow-on, they’re still a long way behind in the game,” Haddin said.</p>.<p>“That would’ve fired me up actually, and I would’ve been saying in the change rooms: ‘Let’s get these guys out there to have a bat (in the second innings).” This effort denied Australian skipper Pat Cummins the chance to enforce a follow-on for the first time in over 13 years.</p>.<p>As Akash Deep scored a boundary through gully to achieve this milestone, the Indian dressing room erupted in joy, with the senior duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma visibly-ecstatic.</p>.<p>"I remember that’s what England said in 2005 when we played it out for the draw, when there was a bit of a celebration from us,” former Australian pacer Lee said.</p>