He came to the crease when Australia were in a spot of bother at 75/3 and went on to forge an impressive unbroken partnership of 156 runs with Steve Smith, who is batting on 64 off 146 balls.
India started the day on a good note with Jasprit Bumrah getting openers Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney in the first five overs of the day. Marnus Labuschagne’s horror series continued as he managed only 12 runs before edging one off Nitish Kumar Reddy.
However, Head came out with an attacking mindset, while Smith has held on to one end.
At tea on Day 2, Australia were 234/3 in 20 overs. On Day 1, rain played spoil sport as only 13.2 over were bowled and Australia was 20/0.