Australia in India, 4 Test Series, 2008 - IndiaVsAustralia
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur , 4th Test
Toss won by: India
India wins the 4 Test series 2-0
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Current Run Rate : 4.15 Full Scorecard |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
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| Cameron White | 26 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 53.06 | Batting |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | W | NB |
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Mitchell Johnson 209 / 50.2
Batting : Australia
Bowling : India
India have picked an emphatic 172-run victory over Australia in the Nagpur Test. With this win, the hosts have clinched the series 2-0 and also have regained the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy after three years. What a post-lunch session it was for India as their spinners did all the damage. Harbhajan and Amit Mishra scalped seven wickets between them to wrap up the Aussie innings. Hayden was the lone fighter with 77 runs to his name.
India were clearly the better team in all the departments during the series. They had a better bowling attack whereas their batting line-up performed exceptionally well. The young guns in the team ensured that the future of India is in great hands while the experienced players showed all their class to play a pivotal role in India's series victory. Only weak point for India in this series was the below par performance of Rahul Dravid.
For Australia, it was a disappointing series as nothing went in their favour. They lost their first Test series in three years after their 2005 Ashes loss to England. Plenty of things to worry in the 'Baggy Green' camp as they lack a quality spinner while their team composition doesn't look threatening. Even doubts and questions were raised on Ponting's captaincy during this series. But Shane Watson, Johnson and Jason Krejza have been the performers of the series for the Kangaroos.
But the series also witnessed the departures of two great Indian cricketers in Anil Kumble and Sourav Ganguly. At Delhi, it was 'Jumbo'who hung up his boots while it's 'Dada' farwell now after the Nagpur Test. What a great servant has Sourav Ganguly been for the Indian cricket team. He has been their most successful skipper. Scoring over 17000 runs in international cricket just justifies his status as a player. And it was a fitting end to his great career as Ganguly was part of the winning team that beat Australia to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Test debutant Jason Krejza picked up the Man of the Match award for scalping 12 wickets in his first match. What a brilliant debut for the off-spinner.
Ishant Sharma is declared Man of the Series for his tally of 15 wickets in the four Test matches. The tall pacer was at his very best throughout the series.
Both Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border hand the Trophy to MS Dhoni who calls Anil Kumble and the entire team to lift it. What a great gesture by 'Mahi' to call Kumble to lift the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Indian team poses gracefully for the picture with the Trophy.
I hope you had great time with us throughout the commentary of all the four Test matches which had all the drama in the world. We hope to see you soon when India next plays England in the one-dayers. Till then Bye and have a great time.
50.2 H Singh to Johnson, Johnson has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery and is trapped on the backfoot. The fielding side appeals for LBW. Umpire Dar raises the dreaded finger. Australia have been bowled out for 209. India wins by 172 runs. 209/10
50.1 H Singh to Johnson, Punched off the backfoot by Johnson for no runs. 209/9
49.6 A Mishra to White, White drives through the leg side. A dot ball yet again to end the over. 209/9
49.5 A Mishra to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 209/9
49.4 A Mishra to Johnson, Johnson plays a sweep shot very fine on the leg side. Three runs added to Johnson's account. 209/9
49.3 A Mishra to Johnson, Johnson flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 206/9
49.2 A Mishra to White, Played to the point region by White and a single is pinched by the batsman. 206/9
49.1 A Mishra to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. 205/9
48.6 H Singh to Johnson, Johnson lets the ball go outside his off stump. 205/9
48.5 H Singh to Johnson, Johnson shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball this time. 205/9
48.4 H Singh to Johnson, Johnson smashes it over the mid wicket region to pick up a boundary. Good hit by the tall tail-ender. 205/9
48.3 H Singh to Johnson, Johnson flicks it away with a wristy shot. Spirited effort by Ishant Sharma to save runs for his team. A couple of runs added to the total and 200 runs up for the Aussies. 201/9
48.2 H Singh to Johnson, Johnson leans forward and defend it. 199/9
48.1 H Singh to Johnson, Defended cautiously off the front foot by Johnson. 199/9
47.6 A Mishra to White, Defended off the front foot again by White. It's still 199-9. 199/9
47.5 A Mishra to White, Mishra flights and invites the batsman to drive it. White plays the ball well off the front foot. 199/9
47.4 A Mishra to White, White has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs on the leg side. 199/9
47.3 A Mishra to White, Defended nicely off the front foot by White. 199/9
47.2 A Mishra to White, White plays the ball tentatively off the front foot. 199/9
47.1 A Mishra to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 199/9
46.6 H Singh to Johnson, Driven through the off side by Johnson for no runs. 199/9
46.5 H Singh to Johnson, Left alone by Johnson. 199/9
46.4 H Singh to Johnson, Johnson has attempted to drive the ball but is beaten in the flight. The ball misses everyone and Dravid fields it well at slip. 199/9
46.3 H Singh to White, White flicks it away with a wristy shot to take a single. 199/9
46.2 H Singh to Johnson, Johnson rocks onto the backfoot and hits the ball hard on the off side for a single. 198/9
46.1 H Singh to Johnson, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Johnson chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 197/9
45.6 A Mishra to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs to end the over. 197/9
45.5 A Mishra to White, Mishre spins it viciously. White chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 197/9
45.4 A Mishra to White, White shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball compactly off the backfoot. 197/9
45.3 A Mishra to White, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for White. 197/9
45.2 A Mishra to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 197/9
45.1 A Mishra to White, White rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball hard through the off side region. Tendulkar gives the chase but the ball wins in the end as it crosses the rope. 197/9
44.6 H Singh to White, Full length delivery just outside off. White guides it to third man. Another single to end the over. 193/9
And Dhoni lets Ganguly take over the captaincy in the final moments of this game. What a tribute to 'Dada'.
44.5 H Singh to Johnson, Johnson drives the ball straight down the ground for a single. 192/9
Mitchell Johnson is the last Australian batsman out in the middle.
44.4 H Singh to B Lee, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT! The forward short leg snaps up an easy catch. Australia have lost their ninth wicket. Brett Lee goes for a duck! India inch closer to a victory... 191/9
44.3 H Singh to Lee, Lee has played it fine down the leg side. No run. 191/8
44.2 H Singh to White, Full length delivery on middle and off. White plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 191/8
44.1 H Singh to White, Defended off the back foot by White. No run. 190/8
43.6 A Mishra to Lee, Lee is beaten by the sharp spin of Mishra. 190/8
Brett Lee walks in the middle.
43.5 A Mishra to Krejza, Krejza comes down the track and is beaten in the flight. White misses it completely. That is an easy stumping for Dhoni. Australia have lost their eighth wicket. Mishra picks up his thir wicket. 190/8
43.4 A Mishra to White, Pushed to the cover region by White for a single. 190/7
43.3 A Mishra to White, An orthodox leg spinner from MIshra. Left alone by White. 189/7
43.2 A Mishra to White, Driven through the covers by White. Dot ball again. 189/7
43.1 A Mishra to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 189/7
42.6 H Singh to Krejza, The ball strikes Krejza very low on the pads but there is no appeal from the Indian team. 189/7
42.5 H Singh to Krejza, Played through mid-wicket by Krejza for no runs. 189/7
42.4 H Singh to Krejza, Krejza defends it well off the back foot. 189/7
42.3 H Singh to Krejza, Krejza has played that off the front foot but straight to the fielder for no runs. 189/7
42.2 H Singh to Krejza, Krejza has played that off the front foot for no runs. 189/7
42.1 H Singh to Krejza, Inside edge onto the pads of Krejza. But it falls short of the close-in fielder. 188/7
41.6 A Mishra to Krejza, Krejza flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 188/7
41.5 A Mishra to Krejza, Krejza chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 188/7
41.5 A Mishra to White, Punched firmly off the backfoot by White through the cover region. One run added to the total. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Bowden. 188/7
41.4 A Mishra to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. 186/7
41.3 A Mishra to White, White drives through the leg side for no runs. 186/7
41.2 A Mishra to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 186/7
41.1 A Mishra to Krejza, Full length delivery wide outside off. Krejza plays the Square-Cut to take a single. 186/7
40.6 H Singh to White, White has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No appeal from the fielding side. 185/7
40.5 H Singh to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 185/7
40.4 H Singh to White, Well flighted delivery from Harbhajan. White is beaten by the 'doosra' from Harbhajan. 185/7
40.3 H Singh to White, White plays a spanking sweep shot with the spin towards the square leg region. The ball races to the boundary. 185/7
40.2 H Singh to White, The ball hits the pads of White as he tries to defend it. 181/7
40.1 H Singh to White, White shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball well off the backfoot. 181/7
39.6 A Mishra to Krejza, Krejza defends it compactly off the back foot. 181/7
39.5 A Mishra to Krejza, Full length delivery just outside off. Krejza has played it through mid-wicket for a couple. 181/7
39.4 A Mishra to Krejza, Krejza has played that off the front foot. No runs again. 179/7
39.3 A Mishra to Krejza, Krejza has played that with the full face of the bat. A dot ball again. 179/7
39.2 A Mishra to Krejza, Defended solidly off the front foot by Krejza. No run. 179/7
39.1 A Mishra to White, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by White for a single. 179/7
38.6 H Singh to Krejza, Krejza defends it well off the back foot. No run. A successful over from 'Bhajji' comes to an end. 178/7
38.5 H Singh to Krejza, Krejza has played that off the front foot for no runs. 178/7
Jason Krejza is the new man in the middle.
38.4 H Singh to Watson, Watson has edged it as he tries to cut it. Easy catch for Dhoni behind the stumps. The fielding side appeals for caught behind. Umpire Dar raises his finger. Singh picks up his second victim and the Aussies look down the barrel. 178/7
38.3 H Singh to Watson, Defended well off the front foot by Watson. No run. 178/6
38.2 H Singh to White, Full length delivery just outside off. White flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 178/6
38.1 H Singh to White, Defended off the front foot by White. No run. 177/6
37.6 A Mishra to Watson, Watson rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball hard towards the cover region. End of the over. 177/6
37.5 A Mishra to Watson, Watson has punched the ball off the backfoot. A dot ball. 177/6
37.4 A Mishra to Watson, Defended well off the back foot by Watson. 177/6
37.3 A Mishra to White, Full length delivery wide outside off. White has played it to the point region for a single. 177/6
37.2 A Mishra to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 176/6
37.1 A Mishra to White, White has tickled it down the leg side for a quick couple of runs. 176/6
36.6 V Sehwag to Watson, Defended well off the front foot by Watson. 174/6
36.5 V Sehwag to White, It's been lofted over Mid-on by White. Only a single is conceded though! 174/6
36.4 V Sehwag to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. 173/6
36.3 V Sehwag to White, White plays a sweep shot and collects an easy couple of runs. 173/6
36.2 V Sehwag to S Watson, The ball has found the edge of the bat of Watson as he tries to defend it. Three runs taken by Watson courtesy of good running between the wickets. 171/6
36.1 V Sehwag to Watson, Watson drives through the covers for no runs. 168/6
It's Drinks. Indian spinners did well after Lunch to scalp the crucial wickets of Hussey, Hayden and Haddin.
35.6 H Singh to Watson, Full length delivery on middle. Watson plays a sweep shot to pick a single and end the over. 168/6
35.5 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot again. Fifth dot ball in a row. 167/6
35.4 H Singh to Watson, Driven through the off side by Watson for no runs. 167/6
35.3 H Singh to Watson, Watson defends it solidly off the back foot. 167/6
35.2 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot for no runs. 167/6
35.1 H Singh to Watson, Defended well off the front foot by Watson. 167/6
34.6 A Mishra to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. A dot ball to end the over. 167/6
34.5 A Mishra to White, Mishra spins it well. The ball strikes White very low on the pads as he tries to flick it. The ball goes towards the slip region. Lots of catch it cry but the ball falls safe. 167/6
34.4 A Mishra to White, Mishra flights it well. Whipped through mid-wicket by White. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. First of the innings for White. 167/6
34.3 A Mishra to Watson, Watson plays the Square-Cut but only picks a single for it. 163/6
34.2 A Mishra to Watson, Watson rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for no runs. 162/6
34.1 A Mishra to Watson, Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 162/6
33.6 H Singh to Watson, Watson works it down the leg side for a single to end the over. 162/6
33.5 H Singh to Watson, Watson plays it very nicely off the front foot. 161/6
33.4 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot for no runs. 161/6
33.3 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. A dot ball again. 161/6
33.2 H Singh to Watson, Watson has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 161/6
33.1 H Singh to Watson, Defended compactly off the front foot by Watson. 161/6
32.6 A Mishra to White, White gets a leading edge on that one as the ball turns sharply. Another wicket-taking over comes to an end. 161/6
100 Test catches for Tendulkar after he pouched Haddin at mid on.
32.5 A Mishra to White, White shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 161/6
With the Aussie wickets falling like a pack of cards, Cameron White joins Watson in the middle.
32.4 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin tries to loft it over mid on but doesn't connect it properly. That is easy pickings for Tendulkar at mid on. Australia have lost their sixth wicket and Mishra picks up his second wicket. Haddin ends his dismal series on a poor note. 161/6
32.3 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. 161/5
32.2 A Mishra to Haddin, The ball hits the pads of Haddin. No appeal from the fielding side. 161/5
32.1 A Mishra to Watson, Watson has flicked the ball off his pads to pick a single. 161/5
31.6 H Singh to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin for no runs. 160/5
31.5 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin plays a sweep shot in the air over the mid wicket region. Two runs added to the total as there is a fielder in the deep. 160/5
31.4 H Singh to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. 158/5
31.3 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played it fine down the leg side for a single. 158/5
31.2 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 157/5
31.1 H Singh to Haddin, Played to the point region by Haddin. Hesistancy between both the batsmen but a single is taken. 157/5
30.6 A Mishra to Watson, Watson has played that off the front foot for no runs. End of a maiden over by Mishra. 156/5
30.5 A Mishra to Watson, Watson plays it nicely off the front foot. 156/5
30.4 A Mishra to Watson, Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 156/5
30.3 A Mishra to Watson, Too fuller from Amit Mishra. Watson goes for the cut shot but fails to connect. 156/5
30.2 A Mishra to Watson, Watson has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 156/5
30.1 A Mishra to Watson, Defended well off the front foot by Watson. 156/5
29.6 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. End of a wicket-taking over by Harbhajan. 156/5
29.5 H Singh to Watson, Watson tucks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. Even Watson gets off the mark. 156/5
29.4 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin drives through the leg side for a single and to get off the mark. 155/5
29.3 H Singh to Haddin, Driven back to Harbhajan by Haddin for no runs. 154/5
With Australia looking down in dumps, Brad Haddin joins Watson in the middle.
29.2 H Singh to Hayden, Ball hits Hayden low on the pads as he tries to play it off the backfoot. The fielding side appeals for LBW. Umpire Bowden raises the dreaded finger. Hayden departs after a fine innings. 154/5
29.1 H Singh to Hayden, Short from Harbhajan. Hayden pulls it away over the mid wicket region for a boundary. 'Bhajji' has not looked upto the mark today. 154/4
28.6 A Mishra to Watson, Googly from Mishra. Watson defends it very tentatively off the back foot. End of a fantastic over by the wily Mishra. 150/4
28.5 A Mishra to Watson, Watson has played that showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. Dot ball. 150/4
Finally Dravid pouches a catch after dropping a couple in this Test match.
Shane Watson walks into bat after the dismissal of Hussey.
28.4 A Mishra to M Hussey, Mishra bowls a top-spinner. The ball bounces big and had found the edge of Hussey's bat. It's been taken easily in the slips by Dravid. Mishra strikes immediately and India will now smell the blood to go for the kill. 150/4
28.3 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. The ball strikes the pad. The fielding side appeals for LBW. Umpire Dar shows no interest in the appeal as the ball was clearly missing the leg stump. 150/3
28.2 A Mishra to Hayden, Pushed towards the mid on region by Hayden for a comforatble single. 150/3
28.1 A Mishra to Hussey, A Mishra bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. Guided down to fine leg by Hussey for a single. 149/3
Amit Mishra is brought into the attack finally. He will bowl his first over of the second innings. It will be a challenge for Mishra to bowl against an aggressive Hayden.
27.6 V Sehwag to Hayden, It's been lofted over mid-on by Hayden this time. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs as the fielder in the deep stops it. Another productive over for the Australians. 148/3
27.5 V Sehwag to Hayden, Hayden makes great use of his feet and just bludgeons it away over the mid wicket region for a six. Great hit by the Aussie southpaw. It was just sheer power executed by Hayden. 146/3
27.4 V Sehwag to Hayden, Driven through the leg side by Hayden. Great running by the two Aussies in the middle as couple of runs are conceded. 140/3
27.3 V Sehwag to Hayden, Played through mid-wicket by Hayden for no runs. 138/3
27.2 V Sehwag to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden. 138/3
27.1 V Sehwag to Hayden, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Hayden who leaves it alone. 138/3
26.6 H Singh to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside leg. The ball strikes Hayden very low on the pads as he tries to flick it. A single quickly taken as Dhoni struggles to pick it. Umpire Dar signals Leg Bye. 138/3
Dhoni and Umpire Bowden are seen discussing the field on the leg side. Dhoni was standing on the leg side of the stumps and as the rule says that only two fielders are allowed to stand beyond where the leg-umpire is standing.
26.5 H Singh to Hayden, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Hayden has punched the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball this time. 137/3
26.4 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden sweeps it well against the spin to pick back to back boundaries. So the sweep shot being very effective for Hayden. 137/3
26.3 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden goes for the slog sweep and connects it well to send the ball over the mid wicket region. The ball races to the boundary. Magnificent hit by 'Haydos'. 133/3
26.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side for yet another single in this over. 129/3
26.1 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden flicks it away with a wristy shot to chip a single. 128/3
25.6 Sehwag to M Hussey, Top edge as Hayden tries to sweep it away. Good ball by Sehwag. The ball is in the air but it falls safe of the fielder at short-fine leg. So it's apparent that the Aussies are prepared to take the risk. 127/3
25.5 V Sehwag to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hayden plays a paddle sweep shot to score a single. 127/3
25.4 V Sehwag to Hayden, Hayden shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball nicely off the backfoot. 126/3
25.3 V Sehwag to Hayden, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Hayden still goes after it. No contact made. 126/3
25.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey tries to sweep but fails to connect. Dhoni fails to gather it again. One run added to the total. Byes signalled by Umpire Bowden. 126/3
25.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Reverse sweep played by Hussey. A couple conceded towards the point region. 125/3
24.6 H Singh to Hayden, Reverse sweep played by Hayden. A dot ball to end the over. 123/3
24.5 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden plays a sweep shot and again picks a couple of runs. 123/3
Fifty for Hayden. He is the man to look out for if the Australians need to win this Test match.
24.5 H Singh to Hayden, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hayden to make any contact. Hayden leaves it. Wide signalled by Umpire Dar. The ball turned and bounced like crazy. 121/3
24.4 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden tries to sweep but fails to connect. Both the Aussie players out in the middle are sweeping it away after Lunch. 120/3
24.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays a sweep shot to take a single. 120/3
24.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 119/3
24.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey goes for the sweep but fails to connect it as the ball turns very sharply. 119/3
23.6 V Sehwag to Hayden, Hayden takes the risk by lofting it over the mid on region for a boundary to end the first over after Lunch. 119/3
23.5 V Sehwag to Hayden, Sehwag pitches it outside leg stump. Hayden tries flicking a ball that one but doesn't connect. Dhoni misses the ball too and it races to the boundary. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Bowden. 115/3
23.4 V Sehwag to Hayden, Hayden has played it through mid-wicket for no runs. A dot ball yet again. 111/3
23.3 V Sehwag to Hayden, Ball hits Hayden low on the pads as he tries to play it. Dot ball. 111/3
23.2 V Sehwag to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 111/3
23.1 V Sehwag to Hayden, Hayden has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. A dot ball to start the session after Lunch. 111/3
Welcome back for the second session on day 5 of the Nagpur Test. Hayden will face the first ball after Lunch.
Players have left the field for Lunch. Slow over-rate by the Indians who bowled only 21.3 overs in the session in which the Aussies scored 98 runs and lost three crucial wickets. The visitors have a difficult task of getting 271 runs more to win from the remaining 69 overs left in the day's play.
22.6 H Singh to Hussey, The final ball has been left alone by Hussey. Umpire signals Lunch... 111/3
22.5 H Singh to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside off. Hayden has punched the ball off the backfoot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 111/3
22.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey drives but the ball spins past his bat. Dhoni fails to collect it cleanly. One run taken by the batsmen. Byes signalled by Umpire Dar. 110/3
22.3 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle. Hussey plays the sweep shot for a couple of runs. 109/3
22.2 H Singh to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside off. Hayden plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. 107/3
22.1 H Singh to Hayden, This could be the final over before Lunch. Hayden lets the ball go outside his off stump. 106/3
21.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey this time. Dot ball again. 106/3
21.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played it straight to the man at point. No run. 106/3
21.4 Z Khan to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside off. Hayden drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 106/3
21.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Left alone by Hayden. No run. 105/3
21.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey. Good effort by Sehwag to save 3 runs for his team. Only 1 run conceded by Zaheer. 105/3
21.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Hussey. The ball has crossed the ropes at extra covers. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Bowden. 104/3
20.6 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden lets the ball go outside his off stump. No runs again. First maiden of the innings. 100/3
20.5 H Singh to Hayden, Left alone by Hayden this time. 100/3
20.4 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden has dug out that yorker at the last second. Great ball by Harbhajan. 100/3
20.3 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot again. 100/3
20.2 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden tries to sweep but fails to connect. 100/3
20.1 H Singh to Hayden, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hayden to make any contact. 100/3
19.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Driven straight to covers by Hussey. No chance of a run. 100/3
19.5 Z Khan to Hayden, Full toss wide outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Hayden. A long chase for the fielder. Three easy runs for Hayden. 100/3
19.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region. Poor effort by Sehwag to save runs for his team. One run added to the total. 97/3
19.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside off. Hayden drives through the leg side. One run conceded by Zaheer off the bat this time. 96/3
19.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Zaheer way off target again. Easy leave for Hayden. Umpire Bowden decides to give it a wide again. 95/3
19.2 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden leaves it alone outside his off stump again. 94/3
19.2 Z Khan to Hayden, Too wide outside off stump by Zaheer. Hayden leaves it alone. Umpire Bowden signals a wide. 94/3
19.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 93/3
18.6 H Singh to Hussey, The final ball has been defended off the front foot by Hussey. 93/3
18.5 H Singh to Hussey, Wide outside off stump
18.4 H Singh to Hayden, Full length delivery on middle and off. Hayden has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 93/3
Hayden dropped by Dravid at first slip on 35
18.3 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball on the off side. A couple of runs have been taken by the batsmen. 91/3
18.2 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery wide outside off. Hussey plays the Square-Cut. The batsmen have run through for a single. 90/3
18.1 H Singh to Hayden, Reverse sweep played by Hayden. That's dropped in the slips by Dravid. One run added to the total. 89/3
17.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has punched that ball but this time it goes straight to covers. 88/3
17.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Pushed to the man at covers by Hussey. No runs again. 88/3
17.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 88/3
17.3 I Sharma to Hussey, FOUR... Hussey plays the pull-shot and plays it well. The ball crashes into the deep mid-wicket fence. Umpire Bowden signals four runs. 88/3
17.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets this ball go outside his off stump. 84/3
17.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey. Dot ball. 84/3
16.6 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden guides it to the fielder at short third man. No chance of a run. 84/3
16.5 H Singh to Hayden, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hayden to make any contact. No run. 84/3
16.4 H Singh to Hayden, Wide outside off stump
16.3 H Singh to Hayden, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hayden to make any contact. 84/3
16.2 H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey this time. One more run has been added to the total. 84/3
16.1 H Singh to Hayden, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Hayden has driven it through the off side for a single. 83/3
15.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey fails to put bat on ball this time. 82/3
15.5 I Sharma to Clarke, Good length ball just outside off. OUT.. Clarke gets a thin edge to this one. Dhoni takes a straight forward catch behing the stumps. Ishant gets his second wicket. 82/3
15.4 I Sharma to Clarke, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Clarke's pads. No run. 82/2
15.3 I Sharma to Clarke, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR... Clarke has lofted that over mid off. The ball crashes into the fence. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Bowden. 82/2
15.2 I Sharma to Clarke, Clarke has played it through mid-wicket but straight to the fielder. No chance of a run. 78/2
15.1 I Sharma to Clarke, Clarke has attempted to put bat on ball but fails. No run. 78/2
14.6 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 78/2
14.5 H Singh to Hayden, Driven through the leg side by Hayden. No run. 78/2
14.4 H Singh to Hayden, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
14.3 H Singh to Clarke, Full length delivery wide outside off. Clarke has played it to the point region. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 74/2
14.2 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke defends it off the back foot. No run. 71/2
14.1 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 71/2
13.6 I Sharma to Hayden, Driven through the off side by Hayden. No run. 71/2
13.6 I Sharma to Clarke, Good length ball wide outside off. Clarke has top edged that one. One run conceded. 71/2
13.5 I Sharma to Clarke, Driven through the off side by Clarke but straight to covers. No chance of a run. 69/2
13.4 I Sharma to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 69/2
13.3 I Sharma to Clarke, Defended off the front foot by Clarke. 69/2
13.2 I Sharma to Clarke, Clarke drives through the leg side. 69/2
13.1 I Sharma to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 69/2
12.6 H Singh to Hayden, The ball is way outside the off stump
12.5 H Singh to Hayden, Wide outside off stump
12.4 H Singh to Hayden, Wide outside off stump
12.3 H Singh to Hayden, The ball is way outside the off stump
12.2 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden has edged it. Dhoni has dropped the catch. 69/2
12.1 H Singh to Hayden, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR
Harbhajan Singh comes into the attack.
The first drinks break of the day is being taken. Only 10.3 overs were bowled in the first hours play which was undoubtedly dominated by the Indians.
11.6 I Sharma to Clarke, Defended off the front foot by Clarke. No run. 65/2
11.5 I Sharma to Clarke, Left alone by Clarke. No run. 65/2
11.4 I Sharma to Clarke, Clarke has driven it through the off side. No run. 65/2
11.3 I Sharma to Hayden, Good length ball on middle and leg. Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat. One run added to the total. 65/2
11.2 I Sharma to Clarke, Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Clarke. One run added to the total. 64/2
11.1 I Sharma to Hayden, Good length ball on middle and leg. Driven through the leg side by Hayden. One run added to the total. 63/2
10.6 Z Khan to Clarke, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR
10.5 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 58/2
10.4 Z Khan to Clarke, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
10.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Good length ball wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Hayden. One run conceded. 54/2
10.2 Z Khan to Clarke, Good length ball on middle. Clarke shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. One run added to the total. 53/2
10.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Good length ball wide outside off. Hayden guides it to third man. One run conceded. 52/2
9.6 I Sharma to Hayden, Good length ball on middle. Hayden drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 51/2
9.5 I Sharma to Hayden, Hayden has driven it through the off side. No run. 50/2
9.4 I Sharma to Hayden, Pushed straight to the cover fielder. No run. 50/2
9.3 I Sharma to Hayden, Good length ball just outside leg. Hayden flicks it away with a wristy shot. Two runs added to the total. 50/2
9.2 I Sharma to Hayden, Hayden drives through the leg side but straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. 48/2
9.1 I Sharma to Clarke, Clarke has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded by Ishant. 48/2
8.6 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat. 47/2
8.5 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 47/2
8.4 Z Khan to Hayden, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Hayden still goes after it No run. 47/2
8.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Under-edge by Hayden. The ball goes through first and second slip and crosses the ropes at the third man fence. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 47/2
8.2 Z Khan to Clarke, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Clarke. One run conceded. 43/2
8.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Hayden. Three runs added to the total. 42/2
7.6 I Sharma to Clarke, Punched off the backfoot by Clarke. No run. 39/2
7.5 Sharma to Clarke, Full length delivery just outside off. Clarke has lofted it over Sharma. Two runs added to the total. 39/2
7.4 I Sharma to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. 37/2
7.3 I Sharma to Clarke, Driven through the off side by Clarke but straight to the fielder. 37/2
7.2 I Sharma to Clarke, Incutter from Sharma... Ball hits Clarke on the pads. A huge appeal from Ishant. Umpire Bowden shows no interest in the appeal. 37/2
7.1 I Sharma to Clarke, This one's left alone by Clarke. 37/2
Michael Clarke comes to the crease at the fall of his skipper's wicket
6.6 Z Khan to Ponting, OUT.. Ponting pushes the ball towards mid-off and takes off for a risky single. Direct hit by Mishra... looks out from here. The Third Umpire has been called for. Red signal sends Ponting back to the pavillion. 37/2
6.5 Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball on middle and leg. FOUR
6.4 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight to the man at mid-off. No chance of a run. 33/1
6.3 Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. 33/1
6.2 Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 33/1
6.1 Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Edge! The ball falls just inches short of Dravid at first slip and races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 33/1
5.6 I Sharma to Hayden, Hayden shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 29/1
5.5 I Sharma to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 29/1
Katich has been replaced at the crease by his skipper
5.4 I Sharma to S Katich, Ishant strikes! Katich pulls but the ball's taken the top edge of his bat and gone high up in the air. Dhoni takes a well judged catch running towards gully. Australia have lost their first wicket. 29/1
5.3 I Sharma to Hayden, Good length ball just outside leg. Hayden flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run has been added to the total. 29/0
5.2 I Sharma to Hayden, Hayden has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 28/0
5.1 I Sharma to Hayden, Driven through the off side by Hayden. No run. 28/0
4.6 Z Khan to Katich, Ball passes between the bat and body of Katich. 28/0
4.5 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has attempted to play that one but missed. No run. 28/0
4.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich fails to put bat on ball. No run. 28/0
4.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Full length delivery wide outside off. Played to the point region by Hayden. The batsmen have run through for a single. 28/0
4.2 Z Khan to Hayden, Pushed straight to the man at covers. No runs again. 27/0
4.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden fails to put bat on ball. Dot ball. 27/0
3.6 I Sharma to Katich, Katich goes after a wide one and misses. No run. 27/0
3.6 I Sharma to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. The ball is way outside the off stump
3.5 I Sharma to Katich, Good length ball on middle and leg. FOUR
3.4 I Sharma to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside off. Hayden has lofted it over covers. One run conceded. 22/0
3.3 I Sharma to Katich, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Katich. The batsmen have run through for a single. 21/0
3.2 I Sharma to Katich, The ball is too wide on the off side for Katich to make any contact. No run. 20/0
3.1 I Sharma to Hayden, Good length ball just outside leg. Hayden flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 20/0
2.6 Z Khan to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside off. Hayden drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 19/0
2.5 Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Katich. The batsmen have run through for a single. 18/0
2.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich plays and misses yet again. Great swing bowling by Zaheer. 17/0
2.3 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has driven it through the off side but straight to the fielder. No run. 17/0
2.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 17/0
2.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 17/0
Zaheer will joins Ishant in the attack from the oppsoite end.
1.6 I Sharma to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball has been square driven by Katich. Two runs conceded. 16/0
1.5 I Sharma to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 14/0
1.4 I Sharma to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Hayden. One run conceded. 14/0
Ishant comes in to bowl his remaining three balls
Welcome to the commentary of the fifth and final day of the final Test match between India and Australia. Australia have an improbable task to getting 369 runs more to win this match and square the series. Australia's approach in the opening session should decide as to where this match is heading.
It's Stumps on an eventful day 4. Australia have started their chase and are placed at 13 for no loss. They need 369 runs more to win. Thanks for being with us today. Join us back tomorrow for the final day as this dramatic Test series come to an end.
Light has been offered and Hayden takes it.
1.3 I Sharma to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden. Bad light brings an early end to the final over of the day. It's Stumps on day 4. Australia are placed at 13 for no loss. 13/0
1.2 I Sharma to Hayden, Wide outside off stump. Hayden leaves it alone. 13/0
This is the final over of the day.....
1.1 I Sharma to Hayden, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 13/0
0.6 Z Khan to Katich, Short outside leg stump. Katich drags it away with a pull-shot towards the fine leg region for back to back boundaries. An expensive start for Zaheer and India. 13/0
0.5 Z Khan to S Katich, The ball has found the edge of the bat but it races through the gully region. The ball races to the boundary. Even Katich gets off the mark with a boundary. 9/0
0.4 Z Khan to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden who goes for a quick single and gets it. 5/0
0.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Driven through the off side by Hayden for no runs. 4/0
0.2 Z Khan to Hayden, Short of length delivery wide outside leg stump. Hayden pulls it away towards the fine leg region for a boundary and to get off the mark. 4/0
Probably just two overs remaining in the day.
0.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Here we go.... Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Defended very cautiously off the front foot by Hayden. The ball just bounces over the wicket. 0/0
Batting : India
Bowling : Australia
A 108-run stand between Dhoni (55) and Harbhajan (52) changed the course of the match. India are bowled out for 295 runs as they have set a huge target of 382 runs for Australia to win. Krejza and Watson scalped four wickets to be the pick of the bowlers for the visitors. But it can be said that slow over rates blew the match away for the Aussies. Join us back shortly for the final innings of the match.
82.4 S Watson to Mishra, Good length ball just outside off which cuts back in. OUT! Mishra has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. India have been bowled out for 295 runs. Watson finishes with 4 wickets. 295/10
82.3 S Watson to Mishra, Wide outside the leg stump. Mishra leaves it alone. 295/9
82.2 S Watson to Mishra, Mishra is beaten outside his off stump. 295/9
82.1 S Watson to Mishra, Mishra edges the ball. The ball rolls along the ground and races to the boundary. Umpire Bowden signals four runs. 295/9
81.6 J Krejza to Sharma, Defended off the front foot by Sharma for no runs to end the over. 291/9
81.5 J Krejza to Sharma, Sharma drives through the covers. No run. 291/9
81.4 J Krejza to Sharma, Driven through the leg side by Sharma. No run. 291/9
81.3 J Krejza to Sharma, Sharma has driven it straight down the ground. Dot ball again. 291/9
81.2 J Krejza to Sharma, Sharma drives the ball straight down the ground for no runs. 291/9
81.1 J Krejza to Sharma, Defended well off the front foot by Sharma. 291/9
80.6 S Watson to Mishra, Mishra defends it well off the back foot. No run. 291/9
80.5 S Watson to A Mishra, Thick inside edge
80.4 S Watson to Sharma, Good length ball just outside off. Sharma flicks it away with a wristy shot to pick a single and get off the mark. 289/9
80.3 S Watson to Sharma, Bouncer agian from Watson. Sharma lets that bouncer go past his head uncomfortably. 288/9
80.2 S Watson to Sharma, Sharma ducks under the bouncer from Watson. Sharma does well to evade it. 288/9
Ishant Sharma is the last man in for India.
80.1 S Watson to H Singh, Good length ball just outside off which cuts back in. OUT! The off stump is uprooted. India have lost their ninth wicket as Watson picks up his third wicket. 288/9
79.6 J Krejza to Mishra, Mishra has played that off the front foot for no runs. 288/8
79.5 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Singh. One run added to the total. 288/8
79.4 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No run. 287/8
79.3 J Krejza to Mishra, Full length delivery on middle. Mishra plays the pull-shot for a single to get off the mark and score his first run in international cricket. 287/8
79.2 J Krejza to Khan, The ball has taken the glove of Khan as he tries to sweep it. Keeper Haddin has dived to his right and taken the catch as he takes it in three attempts. Krejza picks up his 4th wicket. 286/8
79.1 J Krejza to Khan, Full length delivery on middle and leg. The ball is way wide on the leg side. The keeper misses it too and the ball races to the boundary. Umpire indicates that it was Four Byes. 286/7
78.6 S Watson to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 282/7
78.5 S Watson to Khan, Good length ball just outside off. Khan has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 282/7
78.4 S Watson to Khan, Defended well off the back foot by Khan. No run. 281/7
78.3 S Watson to Z Khan, He stood up on his toes to play that one off the back foot. 281/7
78.2 S Watson to Khan, The ball strikes Khan very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 281/7
78.1 S Watson to Khan, Khan gets a bottom edge on that one. No run. 281/7
6th Test fifty for Harbhajan.
77.6 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery on middle. Harbhajan has driven it straight down the ground to pick up a single and score his fifty. 279/7
77.5 J Krejza to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat for a single. 278/7
77.4 J Krejza to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 278/7
77.3 J Krejza to Khan, Khan sweeps it away to pick a boundary on the leg side. 278/7
77.2 J Krejza to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 274/7
Zaheer Khan is the new batsman out in the middle.
77.1 J Krejza to MS Dhoni, The ball pops in the air as he tries to defend it. OUT! Brilliantly held by Hussey at silly point as he dives on his left. India have lost their seventh wicket. 274/7
76.6 S Watson to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Singh. No run. 274/6
76.5 S Watson to Singh, Singh has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 274/6
76.4 S Watson to Singh, That ball has taken the inside edge of Singh and thudded into his pads. No run. 274/6
76.3 S Watson to Singh, Defended off the front foot by Singh. No run. 274/6
76.2 S Watson to Singh, Defended off the back foot this time by Singh. No run. 274/6
76.1 S Watson to Singh, Defended well off the front foot by Singh. No run. 274/6
And finally a pacer is given the ball as Shane Watson comes in the attack.
75.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 274/6
75.5 J Krejza to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. 274/6
75.4 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery on middle. Singh plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 274/6
75.3 J Krejza to Singh, Driven crisply through the covers by Singh. The ball races to the boundary in quick time and India continue to march on. 273/6
75.2 J Krejza to Singh, Singh plays a sweep shot. No run. 269/6
75.1 J Krejza to Singh, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Singh's pads. No run. 269/6
74.6 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery just outside off. Singh works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 269/6
100-run stand between Dhoni and Harbhajan. With this stand, the Australians are completely kicked out of this match.
74.5 M Clarke to Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Dhoni. One run conceded. 268/6
74.4 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni charges down the wicket and whacks it away on the leg side for a boundary. 267/6
74.3 M Clarke to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 263/6
74.2 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery just outside off. Singh has played that off the front foot and into the ground. One run conceded. 263/6
74.1 M Clarke to Singh, Singh plays a glorious Square-Cut through the point region. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Bowden signals a boundary. 262/6
73.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 258/6
73.5 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery on middle. The ball strikes Singh very low on the pads Umpire Dar signals Leg Bye. One run added to the total. 258/6
73.4 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery as he tries to pad it deliberately. The fielding side appeals for LBW. Umpire Dar decides Singh is not out. 257/6
13th Test fifty for Dhoni off 74 balls.
73.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Dhoni. One run added to the total. 257/6
73.2 J Krejza to Singh, Driven with power through the covers by Singh. Three more valuable runs added to the total. 256/6
73.1 J Krejza to Singh, Singh offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 253/6
72.6 M Clarke to Dhoni, Played through mid-wicket by Dhoni. No run. 253/6
72.5 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 253/6
72.4 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery on middle. Singh plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total. 253/6
72.3 M Clarke to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 252/6
72.2 M Clarke to Singh, Straight on to the boots. That surely must be painful for Singh. No run. 252/6
72.1 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery on middle. Singh flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 252/6
71.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Played through mid-wicket by Dhoni. No run. 250/6
71.5 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side. No run. 250/6
71.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dhoni drives through the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 250/6
71.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, Played through mid-wicket by Dhoni. No run. 248/6
71.2 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 248/6
71.1 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery just outside off. Singh plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total. 248/6
70.6 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 247/6
70.5 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has punched that ball through the off side for no runs. 247/6
70.4 M Clarke to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 247/6
70.3 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 247/6
70.2 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 247/6
70.1 M Clarke to Dhoni, That's hit Dhoni on his pads. No runs conceded. 247/6
69.6 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 247/6
69.5 J Krejza to Singh, Singh lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 247/6
69.4 J Krejza to Singh, Singh offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 247/6
69.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside off. Dhoni rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 247/6
69.2 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery wide outside off. Driven through the covers by Singh. The batsmen have run through for a single. 244/6
69.1 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 243/6
68.6 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side. No run. 243/6
68.5 M Clarke to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 243/6
68.4 M Clarke to Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside leg. Dhoni plays a sweep shot. Two runs added to the total. 243/6
68.3 M Clarke to Singh, Played to the point region by Singh for a single. 241/6
68.2 M Clarke to Singh, Singh plays a sweep shot over the mid wicket region. The ball races away to the boundary. 240/6
68.1 M Clarke to Dhoni, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the off side by Dhoni for a single. 236/6
67.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Ball hits Dhoni low on the pads as he tries to flick it. One run conceded. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Dar. 235/6
67.5 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and off. Singh plays a sweep shot to pick a single. 234/6
67.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni plays a sweep shot to take a single on the leg side. 233/6
67.3 J Krejza to MS Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside off. You can't hit a better reverse sweep than that. Two runs more added to Dhoni's account. 232/6
67.2 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has punched the ball off the backfoot to pick a single again. 230/6
67.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni plays a sweep shot to take an easy single. 229/6
Now Dhoni is down on the ground with a cramp. More of time wasting out in the middle.
66.6 M Clarke to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs to end the over. 228/6
66.5 M Clarke to Dhoni, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dhoni has punched the ball off the backfoot for a single towards the mid off region. 228/6
66.4 M Clarke to Singh, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Singh for a single. 227/6
66.3 M Clarke to Singh, Singh plays a sweep shot for no runs. 226/6
66.2 M Clarke to Singh, Ball hits Singh low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 226/6
66.1 M Clarke to Singh, M Clarke bowling from over the wicket. Singh has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 226/6
65.6 J Krejza to Singh, Pushed towards the point region by Singh for a single. 226/6
65.5 J Krejza to Dhoni, Full length delivery wide outside off. Dhoni has pushed it to the cover region for a single again. 225/6
65.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dhoni plays a sweep shot. Two runs added to the total as Johnson does the fielding in the deep. 224/6
65.3 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery on middle. Ball hits Singh low on the pads as he goes for the sweep. One run conceded. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Dar. 222/6
65.2 J Krejza to Singh, Singh offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. Dot ball. 221/6
65.1 J Krejza to Singh, Singh plays a sweep shot with the spin toward the deep square leg region for a boundary. 221/6
64.6 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has driven it straight down the ground. A dot ball yet again. 217/6
64.5 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has punched the ball off the backfoot. A dot ball. 217/6
64.4 M Clarke to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni for no runs. 217/6
64.3 M Clarke to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot for no runs. 217/6
50-run stand between Dhoni and Harbhajan. It's probably the partnership that has taken the game away from Australia.
64.2 M Clarke to Dhoni, A half-tracker from Clarke. Dhoni whacks it away through the mid wicket region for a boundary. 217/6
64.1 M Clarke to Singh, Singh drives through the covers for a single. 213/6
And finally Michael Clarke is brought into the attack. A wicket is desperately needed for Australia.
63.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has punched the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball again. 212/6
63.5 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 212/6
63.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 212/6
63.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has driven it straight back to Krejza who fields it well. 212/6
63.2 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni whacks a poor delivery from Krejza over the mid wicket region for a boundary. Australians are clearly looking unfocused. 212/6
63.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, J Krejza bowling from round the wicket. Dhoni has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs on the off side. 208/6
62.6 M Hussey to Singh, Singh plays it nicely off the front foot but for no runs. 208/6
62.5 M Hussey to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 208/6
62.4 M Hussey to Singh, Defended well off the front foot by Singh. 208/6
62.3 M Hussey to Singh, The ball is too wide on the off side for Singh to make any contact. Singh leaves it alone. 208/6
62.2 M Hussey to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 208/6
62.1 M Hussey to Singh, Driven through the covers by Singh for no runs. 208/6
61.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has driven it straight down the ground. A dot ball to end the over. 208/6
61.5 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery wide outside off. Singh guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. 208/6
61.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni plays a sweep shot to pick a single this time. 207/6
61.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has top edged that one as he tries to sweep that one. Lucky for Dhoni as the ball flies over the slip fielder. Two runs added to the total. 206/6
61.2 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side for no runs. 204/6
61.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni plays a sweep shot to great effect as the ball races away to the boundary. All important runs for India. 204/6
60.6 M Hussey to Singh, Defended well off the front foot by Singh. 200/6
60.5 M Hussey to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 200/6
60.4 M Hussey to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 200/6
60.3 M Hussey to Singh, Singh chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 200/6
60.2 M Hussey to Singh, Defended well off the back foot by Singh. 200/6
60.1 M Hussey to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 200/6
59.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Defended cautiously off the front foot by Dhoni. 200/6
59.5 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball hit him on the pads as he offers no stroke. 200/6
59.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot. A dot ball again. 200/6
59.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni drives through the leg side for no runs. 200/6
59.2 J Krejza to Singh, Good length ball on middle and off. Singh has played it fine down the leg side for a single and 200 runs on the board for India. 200/6
59.1 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 199/6
58.6 M Hussey to Singh, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Singh for a single again to end the over. 199/6
58.5 M Hussey to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 198/6
58.4 M Hussey to Singh, Defended well off the front foot by Singh. 198/6
58.3 M Hussey to Dhoni, Driven through the off side by Dhoni to take a single. 198/6
58.2 M Hussey to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. 197/6
58.1 M Hussey to Dhoni, Dhoni plays the square cut but straight to the fielder for no runs. 197/6
57.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Full length delivery on middle. Dhoni sweeps it away for a single towards the fine leg region. Johnson throws from the deep and Krejza misfields. The ball goes for an overthrow boundary. Australia seems to have lost focus after Tea. 193/6
57.5 J Krejza to Singh, Singh flashes at the ball outside the off stump. The ball flies over the point region for a single. 192/6
57.4 J Krejza to Singh, Singh plays a sweep shot but the fielder at short-fine stops it. 191/6
57.3 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 191/6
57.2 J Krejza to Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside off. Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 191/6
57.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No appeal from the fielding side. 190/6
56.6 M Hussey to Dhoni, Good length ball wide outside off. Dhoni has driven it through the off side for a single. 190/6
56.5 M Hussey to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 189/6
56.4 M Hussey to Dhoni, Pushed to the cover region by Dhoni. Dot ball again. 189/6
56.3 M Hussey to Dhoni, Punched off the backfoot by Dhoni for no runs. 189/6
56.2 M Hussey to Dhoni, The ball is too wide on the off side for Dhoni to make any contact. Dot ball. 189/6
56.1 M Hussey to Dhoni, M Hussey bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 189/6
Michael Hussey comes into the attack. It's obviously apparent that the Australians were warned for slow over rate.
55.6 J Krejza to Singh, Singh defends it nicely off the back foot. A maiden over to the name of Krejza. 189/6
55.5 J Krejza to Singh, Defended well off the front foot by Singh. 189/6
55.4 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has driven it through the off side for no runs. 189/6
55.3 J Krejza to Singh, Left alone by Singh. 189/6
55.2 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 189/6
55.1 J Krejza to Singh, The ball hits the pads of Singh asw he pads it away. 189/6
India have looked good after Tea so far as 23 runs are scored in no time.
54.6 C White to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot again by Dhoni. 189/6
54.5 C White to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 189/6
54.4 C White to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Singh plays a sweep shot to pick another single in this over. 189/6
54.3 C White to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 188/6
54.2 C White to Dhoni, Dhoni flicks it away with a wristy shot to take a single again. 188/6
54.1 C White to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Delicate glance by Singh through the fine leg region for a single. 187/6
53.6 J Krejza to Singh, Delicate glance by Singh through the fine leg region for a single. 183/6
53.5 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 186/6
53.4 J Krejza to Singh, Harbhajan plays a glorious cover drive. The ball cruises to the boundary. Driven through the covers by Singh. The ball races to the boundary. Harbhajan poses as he hits the boundary. 186/6
53.3 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 182/6
53.2 J Krejza to Singh, Full length delivery on middle. Singh tries to sweep and the short leg fielder stops it. 182/6
53.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Full length delivery on middle. Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 181/6
52.6 C White to Singh, Singh has slammed it through point to pick a couple of runs. End of an expensive over by Krejza who concedes 12 runs from it. 180/6
52.5 C White to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and picks a quick single. 178/6
52.4 C White to Singh, Good length ball on middle. Singh sweeps it towards the fine leg region for a single. 177/6
52.3 C White to Dhoni, Dhoni cuts the ball through the cover region for a single. White is looking very nervous with the ball in the hand. 176/6
52.3 C White to Dhoni, White bowls a very wide delivery on the leg side. Dhoni tries flicking the ball but doesn't connect. The ball goes pass keeper for a boundary. Umpire Bowden has signalled five wides. 175/6
52.2 C White to Dhoni, Dhoni has cut the ball through the point region to pick couple of runs. 170/6
52.1 C White to Dhoni, C White bowling from over the wicket. Dhoni has played that off the front foot for no runs. 168/6
Now Cameron White comes into the attack.
51.6 J Krejza to Singh, Defended well off the back foot by Singh to end the over. 168/6
51.5 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. He pads it off. 168/6
51.4 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played the paddle sweep but the short leg fielder stops it. 168/6
51.3 J Krejza to Singh, Driven through the leg side by Singh. Dot ball. 168/6
51.2 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 168/6
51.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni plays a sweep shot to pick a single. 168/6
50.6 M Johnson to Singh, Singh chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. End of a tidy over by Johnson. 167/6
50.5 M Johnson to Singh, Defended well off the back foot by Singh. 167/6
50.4 M Johnson to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 167/6
50.3 M Johnson to Singh, Singh has pushed it to the cover region for no runs. 167/6
50.2 M Johnson to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 167/6
The final session today will decide where the match is heading.
50.1 M Johnson to Singh, M Johnson bowling from over the wicket. Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 167/6
49.6 J Krejza to Singh, Singh plays a sweep shot to take a single and get off the mark. Indian innings get underway after Tea. 167/6
Welcome back after the Tea break. A crucial session lied ahead of us.
What an unbelievable session it was for the Australians as they picked six wickets for just 68 runs. Krejza and Watson were the stars with the ball as they scalped a couple of wickets each. India are struggling at 166-6 with a lead of 252 runs to their name. The match is definitely on. Join us back shorty after Tea.
49.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays it off the front foot and goes for a single. Dhoni decides against the run. Tendulkar is left stranded in the middle. White makes the throw and Tendulkar is run out. It's Tea. India are in trouble at 166-6. 166/6
49.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni drives through the leg side for an easy single. 166/5
49.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. A slight cry of catch it from the Aussies. Dot ball. 165/5
49.2 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has played it through mid-wicket for no runs. 165/5
49.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. He pads it off. 165/5
48.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar again lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of the over and only a single from it. One over more probably before Tea is possible. 165/5
48.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump with some doubt in his mind. 165/5
48.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended nicely off the front foot by Tendulkar. 165/5
48.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. 165/5
48.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 165/5
48.1 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni works it down the leg side to pick a single. 165/5
WIth just five minutes remaining into Tea, Aussies will hope for one more quick wicket.
47.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot again. End of a fantastic and high-caliber over by Krejza. 164/5
47.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it tentatively off the back foot. 164/5
47.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 164/5
47.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, J Krejza bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads to survive the hat-trick ball
MS Dhoni is the new man and will face the hat-trick ball.
Jason Krejza is on a hat-trick for the second time in this match. What a disappointing final innings for Ganguly who gets out to a first ball duck. What a shame as 'Dada' couldn't believe it and makes a long walk back. And by the way 10 wickets in his debut Test match for Krejza.
47.2 Krejza to S Ganguly, J Krejza bowling from round the wicket. Out! Leading edge as Ganguly tries to flick it. Krejza dives forward and has taken a catch off his own bowling. Ganguly deaprts for a duck in his final Test innings. 163/5
Sourav Ganguly walks in the middle to a standing ovation. Remember it's Dada's last ever innings in Test cricket.
47.1 Krejza to VVS Laxman, Well flighted outside the off stump by Krejza. OUT. The ball spins viciously and sneaks between the bat and pad. It's a deceptive off spinner. Krejza gets his man as the middle stump is rattled. India have lost their fourth wicket. 163/4
46.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Tendulkar. 163/3
46.5 M Johnson to Laxman, Played towards the backward point region by Laxman to pick a quick single. 163/3
46.4 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs yet again. 162/3
The Aussies will look for a wicket or two more before the Tea break. They need to break the current partnership quickly.
46.3 M Johnson to Laxman, Played to the point region by Laxman for no runs. 162/3
46.2 M Johnson to Laxman, Cut through the point region where Hussey fields it. 162/3
46.1 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side for no runs as the mid off fielder stops it. 162/3
45.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end a tidy over by Krejza. 162/3
45.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar who judges the spin of the ball well. 162/3
45.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar for no runs. 162/3
45.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, This time the ball turns very sharply and that too without pitching in the rough. The ball misses the keeper too and a couple of runs as byes are conceded. 161/3
45.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 160/3
45.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 160/3
Bowling change again as an expensive Jason Krejza comes back in the attack.
44.6 M Johnson to Laxman, M Johnson bowling from round the wicket. The ball is too wide on the off side for Laxman to make any contact who leaves it alone. 160/3
44.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside leg. Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 160/3
44.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 159/3
44.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, The ball is too wide on the off side. Tendulkar doesn't make any contact as he leaves it. 159/3
44.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Driven through the leg side by Tendulkar. No run. 159/3
44.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Wide outside off stump
Mitchell Johnson comes back into the attack.
43.6 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for a dot ball to end the over. 159/3
43.5 B Lee to Laxman, The ball is way outside the off stump
43.4 B Lee to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman for no runs. 159/3
43.3 B Lee to Laxman, Defended very tentatively off the front foot by Laxman. 159/3
43.2 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 159/3
43.1 B Lee to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 159/3
Michael Clarke goes off the field as Siddle comes in for him.
42.6 S Watson to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside off. Tendulkar works it down the leg side to pick an easy couple. 159/3
42.5 S Watson to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 157/3
42.4 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 157/3
42.3 S Watson to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. 157/3
42.2 S Watson to Tendulkar, Ball hits Tendulkar low on the pads. No run. 152/3
42.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 152/3
41.6 B Lee to Laxman, Wide outside the leg stump. Laxman leaves it alone. 152/3
41.5 B Lee to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman for no runs. 152/3
41.4 B Lee to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside off. Tendulkar has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded. 152/3
41.3 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the ball nicely showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 151/3
41.2 B Lee to Tendulkar, Fast and short from Lee. Ball strikes Tendulkar on his hand as he takes his eyes off it. It doesn't look that nasty of a hit. 151/3
41.1 B Lee to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. 151/3
40.6 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for a yet another dot ball. 151/3
40.6 S Watson to Laxman, Short of length delivery wide outside off. Laxman would have needed a ladder to play at that. Umpire Bowden signals a wide. 151/3
40.5 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side for no runs. 150/3
40.4 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman leans forwards and dabs it nicely. 150/3
40.3 S Watson to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 150/3
40.2 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot again. Dot ball yet again. 150/3
40.1 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 150/3
39.6 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. Two runs from it. 150/3
39.6 B Lee to Tendulkar, Good length ball wide outside off. Wide outside off stump. Tendulkar lets it go. Umpire Dar signals a No Ball. 150/3
39.5 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 149/3
39.4 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the ball nicely off the front foot. 149/3
39.3 B Lee to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 149/3
39.2 B Lee to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Tendulkar. 149/3
39.1 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side with ease to pick a single. 149/3
It's drinks. Australia have done well to pick three wickets in the first hour after Lunch.
38.6 S Watson to Tendulkar, Good length ball on middle and off. Tendulkar whips it away off his pads to pick a couple on the leg side and end the over. 148/3
38.5 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. A dot ball again. 146/3
38.4 S Watson to Tendulkar, Bouncer from Watson. Tendulkar ducks very quick to let it go. 146/3
38.3 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman tickles the ball around the corener to pick a single. 146/3
38.2 S Watson to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 145/3
38.1 S Watson to Laxman, Pushed to the cover region by Laxman for no runs. 145/3
37.6 B Lee to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot this time by Tendulkar. End of a maiden over by Lee. 145/3
37.5 B Lee to Tendulkar, Defended well this time off the front foot by Tendulkar. 145/3
37.4 B Lee to Tendulkar, Left alone very cautiously by Tendulkar. 145/3
37.3 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar is beaten by an away cutter from Lee. Lee bowling very well in the current spell. 145/3
37.2 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. 145/3
37.1 B Lee to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 145/3
36.6 S Watson to Tendulkar, Good length ball on middle and off. Delicate glance by Tendulkar through the fine leg region. One run conceded. 145/3
36.5 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has nudged the ball fine down the leg side for a single. 144/3
36.4 S Watson to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for no runs. 143/3
36.3 S Watson to Laxman, Lee bowls it quick and swings it away from Laxman who leaves the ball tentatively. 143/3
36.2 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 143/3
Brett Lee is the highest wicket-taker for Australia in Test matches against India. He has now 53 wickets in 12 Tests against India.
36.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, Delicate glance by Tendulkar through the fine leg region to take a single. 143/3
35.6 B Lee to Laxman, Defended cautiously off the back foot by Laxman. End of a wicket-taking maiden over by Lee. 142/3
35.5 B Lee to Laxman, Pushed to the cover region by Laxman. Fifth dot ball in this over. 142/3
35.4 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 142/3
35.3 B Lee to Laxman, Left alone again by Laxman. The Aussies will now definitely have their tails up. 142/3
35.2 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 142/3
VVS Laxman is the new man in the middle. India losing quick wickets after the Linch break. The whole tempo of the game will change now as Sehwag gets out.
35.1 B Lee to Sehwag, Lee bowls it on the leg stump towards the rib cage area. Sehwag gets a thin edge to it as he tries to fend. Haddin has dived to his left and taken a brillaint diving catch. Lee appeals and umpire raises his finger. Sehwag departs as he just misses out on his ton. Lee strikes immediately in his new spell. 142/3
Brett Lee comes back into the attack.
34.6 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball follows the boundary. 142/2
34.5 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar leans into it and drives the ball excellently through the mid off region to pick a boundary and get off the mark. 142/2
34.4 S Watson to Tendulkar, Driven through the leg side by Tendulkar. Fourth dot ball in a row. 138/2
34.3 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar ducked in time to let that bouncer from Watson go over him. 138/2
34.2 S Watson to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar for no runs. 138/2
34.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 138/2
33.6 J Krejza to Sehwag, The ball hits the pads of Sehwag as he tries to defend it. Huge appeal from Krejza. Umpire Dar shows no interest in the appeal and hands Krejza his cap. 138/2
33.5 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. A dot ball again. 138/2
33.4 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 138/2
33.3 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag plays the pull-shot to pick an easy couple of runs. 138/2
33.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag works it down the leg side off the backfoot for no runs. 136/2
33.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Full toss from Krejza. Sehwag thumps it away to send the ball racing to the boundary. Sehwag is into his nineties now. 136/2
Little Master Sachin Tendulkar has come out to bat in the middle.
32.6 S Watson to Dravid, Watson pitches it up outside his off stump. Dravid has knicked that one. Easy catch for Haddin behind the stumps. Watson strikes again as Dravid departs cheaply. A dismal end to series for Darvid personally. 132/2
32.5 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid ducked in time to let that bouncer go over him. Expect a fullish length delivery next up. 132/1
32.4 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid plays the ball compactly off the backfoot. 132/1
32.3 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. A dot ball. 132/1
32.2 S Watson to Dravid, Defended well off the front foot by Dravid. 132/1
32.1 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag drives through the leg side for a single. 132/1
31.6 J Krejza to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. A dot ball to end the over. 131/1
31.5 J Krejza to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. Dravid has played it through mid-wicket for an easy couple. 131/1
31.4 J Krejza to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 129/1
31.3 J Krejza to Dravid, Dravid has played it through mid-wicket for no runs. 129/1
31.2 J Krejza to Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. A Dot ball. 129/1
31.1 J Krejza to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 129/1
30.6 S Watson to Sehwag, Watson bowls it towards the rib cage area. Sehwag glances it away towards the fine leg region for a boundary. 129/1
30.5 S Watson to Dravid, Played to the point region by Dravid who pinches a single and gets off the mark in this match. 125/1
30.4 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 124/1
30.3 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag has stood up on his toes to play that one and take a single. 124/1
30.2 S Watson to Sehwag, Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag who goes for a quick single. Overthrow results in two runs. 123/1
30.1 S Watson to Sehwag, Driven through the off side by Sehwag for no runs. 121/1
29.6 J Krejza to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 121/1
29.5 J Krejza to V Sehwag, Sehwag takes a wild swing at the ball. The ball is in the air as it takes the top edge of the bat. The ball falls in no man's land and a single is conceded. 121/1
29.4 J Krejza to Sehwag, Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag for no runs. 120/1
29.3 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten by the sharp off spinof Krejza. 120/1
29.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has played it through mid-wicket to pick back to back couple of runs. 120/1
29.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has played it to the point region for a couple. 118/1
28.6 S Watson to Dravid, Pushed to the cover region by Dravid. A dot ball to end a successful over by Watson. 116/1
28.5 S Watson to Dravid, Played through mid-wicket by Dravid for no runs. 116/1
28.4 S Watson to Dravid, Defended well off the front foot by Dravid. 116/1
28.3 S Watson to Dravid, Dravid has driven it straight back to bowler. 116/1
The man with plenty of pressure to perform comes out to bat. It's Darvid replacing Vijay in the middle. 'The Wall' is on a pair.
28.2 S Watson to Vijay, The ball strikes Vijay very low on the pads as he tries to flick it. Huge appeal by Watson and Co. Umpire Bowden raises his finger. Vijay will be disappointed as he misses out on a fifty. 116/1
28.1 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay drives the ball gloriously through the covers for a boundary. Even Vijay starts off with a boundary after Lunch. 116/0
27.6 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has played it fine down the leg side for an easy couple of runs. 114/0
27.5 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag comes down the track and smashes it hard over Krejza's head for a boundary. An aggressive start after Lunch by Sehwag. 112/0
27.4 J Krejza to Sehwag, Defended well off the back foot by Sehwag. 106/0
27.3 J Krejza to Sehwag, Punched off the backfoot by Sehwag to pick couple of runs. 106/0
27.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag dances down the track and clobbers the ball for a massive six over the long off region. It's just the matter of time when the Indians will start to accelerate. 104/0
27.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Driven through the covers by Sehwag for no runs. 98/0
Welcome back after the Lunch break. Can the Australians finally get the breakthrough.
India are in the position of domination as they are placed at 98 for no loss at Lunch on day 4. Sehwag (59*) and Vijay (37*) looked very sound and compact in their stroke-play this morning. The hosts now have extended their lead to 184 runs. Join us back after 40 minutes for the second session.
26.6 S Watson to Vijay, Defended steadily off the front foot by Vijay. And it's Lunch on day 4. India are cruising on 98 for no loss and they lead by 184 runs. 98/0
26.5 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. A dot ball yet again. Last before Lunch coming up. 98/0
26.4 S Watson to Vijay, Defended well off the front foot by Vijay. 98/0
26.3 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag has stood up on his toes to play that one off the backfoot and pinch a single. 98/0
26.2 S Watson to Vijay, Good length ball wide outside off. Vijay has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 97/0
26.1 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay rocks onto the backfoot and punches the 96/0
25.6 J Krejza to Sehwag, Defended well off the front foot by Sehwag. 96/0
25.5 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag plays the Square-Cut with plenty of grace and class. The ball races to the boundary quickly. 96/0
25.4 J Krejza to Vijay, Delicate glance by Vijay through the fine leg region for a single. 92/0
25.3 J Krejza to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Sehwag for a single. 91/0
25.2 J Krejza to Vijay, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Vijay. One run conceded. 90/0
25.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, It's been lofted over Mid-on by Sehwag but he doesn't connect it properly. The ball falls short of long on and a single is conceded. 89/0
24.6 S Watson to Vijay, Defended nicely off the front foot by Vijay. 88/0
24.5 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay edges it through the slip region. Two runs added to the total as the fielder at third man stops it. 88/0
24.4 S Watson to Vijay, Bouncer from Watson. Vijay ducked in time to let that one go over him. 86/0
24.3 S Watson to Vijay, Left alone by Vijay. 86/0
24.2 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay has punched the ball off the backfoot but in the hands of the fielder for no runs. 86/0
24.1 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 86/0
23.6 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. He pads it away. 86/0
23.5 J Krejza to Vijay, Played to the point region by Vijay for a single. 86/0
23.4 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 85/0
23.3 J Krejza to Vijay, The ball thuds in to the pads of Vijay as he offers ni stroke. The fielding appeal for LBW. Umpire Dar decides that Vijay is not out. 85/0
23.2 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot for no runs. 85/0
23.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot to take a comfortable single. 85/0
22.6 S Watson to Vijay, Defended nicely off the front foot by Vijay to end the over. 84/0
22.5 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 84/0
22.4 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 84/0
22.3 S Watson to Vijay, Defended very compactly off the front foot by Vijay. No run. 84/0
22.2 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay does well to leave that bouncer from Watson. A stare exchanged between Watson adn Vijay. 84/0
22.1 S Watson to Vijay, Defended well off the back foot by Vijay. No run. 84/0
21.6 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot for no runs. 84/0
21.5 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 84/0
21.4 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay comes down the track and connects and the ball hard over the mid on region. The ball races to the boundary once again in this over. 83/0
21.3 J Krejza to Vijay, Defended well off the front foot by Vijay. 79/0
21.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 79/0
17th Test fifty for Sehwag. The Indian opener has looked great with the bat in this series.
21.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag whacks the ball over the mid wicket region to score a boundary and bring up his fifty. 78/0
20.6 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay has played it through mid-wicket. A dot ball to end Watson's first over. 74/0
20.5 S Watson to Vijay, Driven through the off side by Vijay for no runs. 74/0
20.4 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag ticks it down the leg side for a single this time. 74/0
20.3 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag works it down the leg side for an easy couple of runs. 73/0
20.2 S Watson to Sehwag, Defended well off the front foot by Sehwag. 71/0
20.1 S Watson to Vijay, S Watson bowling from over the wicket. Vijay works it down the leg side for a single. 71/0
Shane Watson comes into the attack now.
19.6 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. A dot ball to end the over. 70/0
19.5 J Krejza to Vijay, Full length delivery on middle. Vijay has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 70/0
19.4 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay cuts the ball very delicately throguh the backward point region for a boundary. 69/0
19.3 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay goes on the backfoot and defends it nicely. 65/0
19.2 J Krejza to Vijay, Defended well off the front foot by Vijay. 65/0
19.1 J Krejza to Vijay, The ball spins sharply after pitching. Wide outside the leg stump. Vijay leaves it alone. 65/0
18.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Wide outside off stump. Sehwag lets it go. 65/0
18.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Defended compactly off the back foot by Sehwag. No run. 65/0
18.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Driven through the leg side by Sehwag. No runs again. 65/0
18.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag. A dot ball. 65/0
18.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside leg. Sehwag has played it through mid-wicket for an easy couple. 65/0
18.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot for no runs. 63/0
17.6 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay defends it off the back foot again. 63/0
17.5 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay defends it solidly off the back foot. 63/0
17.4 J Krejza to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. It's been lofted over Mid-on by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single as there is fielder in the deep. 63/0
17.3 J Krejza to Sehwag, That's hit Sehwag on his pads as he tries to defend it. Huge appeal from Krejza. Umpire Dar isn't interested in the appeal. 62/0
17.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag defends it well off the back foot. 62/0
17.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has just thrown his bat at the ball as he picks it from outside the off strump. The ball races to the boundary. Sehwag has always shown an aggressive instent against the spinners. 62/0
16.6 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay has played it to the point region for no runs. Tidy over from Johnson comes to an end. 58/0
16.5 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 58/0
16.4 M Johnson to Vijay, Defended well off the front foot by Vijay. 58/0
16.3 M Johnson to Vijay, Defended very strongly off the front foot by Vijay. 58/0
16.2 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay plays the ball very nicely off the front foot. 58/0
16.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot to take a single on the leg side. 58/0
15.6 J Krejza to Vijay, Played through mid-wicket by Vijay. A dot ball to end the over. 57/0
15.5 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay flicks it away with a wristy shot. No runs again. 57/0
15.4 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dor ball. 57/0
15.3 J Krejza to Vijay, Short and wide from Krejza again. Vijay has cut the ball gloriousl through the off side region for a boundary. 57/0
15.2 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay flicks it away with a wristy shot. Katich at short leg gets a hand on it. 53/0
15.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Short and it spins back into Sehwag who punchea the ball hard off the backfoot. Three runs added to Sehwag's account. 53/0
14.6 M Johnson to Vijay, Played to the point region by Vijay. Another dot ball to end the over. 50/0
50-run stand between Sehwag and Vijay. Both the Indian openers are gaining momentum with this steady partnership.
14.5 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 50/0
14.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle. Sehwag thumps it through the off side. But only a single is conceded. 50/0
14.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Wide outside off stump. Sehwag leaves it alone this timw instead of chasing it. 49/0
14.2 Johnson to Sehwag, Johnson bowls it wide again. Sehwag goes after a wide one but fails to connect. 49/0
14.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Johnson bowls it wide outside the off stump. Sehwag chooses to leave the ball. 49/0
Drinks Trolley is on the field. India are continuing to build on a sizeable lead.
13.6 J Krejza to Sehwag, Krejza flights it well. Sehwag gets a leading edge on that one as he tries to flick it. The ball is in the air but it falls short of Lee at mid off. And one run is added to the total. 49/0
13.5 J Krejza to Vijay, Driven swiftly through the covers by Vijay. Three runs more added to the total. 48/0
13.4 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has tickled it through mid-wicket for a single. 45/0
13.3 J Krejza to Vijay, Played through mid-wicket by Vijay for a single. 44/0
13.2 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay leans forward and defends it soundly. 43/0
13.1 J Krejza to Vijay, Defended well off the back foot by Vijay. 43/0
12.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has driven it through the off side. A dot ball to end the over. 43/0
12.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, The ball is too wide on the off side for Sehwag to make any contact. He leaves it. 43/0
12.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has punched the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball. 43/0
12.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Sehwag to pick couple of runs again in this over. 43/0
12.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot for no runs. 41/0
12.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played it through mid-wicket for an easy couple. 41/0
11.6 J Krejza to Vijay, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Vijay for a couple of runs. 39/0
11.5 J Krejza to Vijay, Defended nicely off the front foot by Vijay. 37/0
11.4 J Krejza to Vijay, Left alone by Vijay. 37/0
11.3 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay defends it well off the back foot. 37/0
11.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball spins sharply and thuds in to the pads of Sehwag. One run added to the total. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Dar. 37/0
11.1 J Krejza to Vijay, J Krejza bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Delicate glance by Vijay through the fine leg region for only a single. 36/0
First bowling change of the morning as Jason Krejza replaces Lee in the attack.
10.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 35/0
10.5 Johnson to Sehwag, Johnson pitches it wide again. Sehwag goes after it and misses to connect. 35/0
10.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Driven through the off side by Sehwag for no runs. 35/0
10.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Left alone by Sehwag. 35/0
10.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag lets the ball go outside his off stump. 35/0
10.1 Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Johnson. Appeal for caught behind by the Aussies. Umpire Bowden isn't interested in the appeal. 35/0
9.6 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball toi end an expensive over from Lee. 35/0
9.5 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for a single this time. 35/0
9.4 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag whips the ball through the mid wicket region to pick back to back boundaries. 34/0
9.3 Lee to Sehwag, Full toss from Lee. Sehwag thumps the ball over Lee's head. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 30/0
9.2 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads. Dot ball again. 26/0
9.1 B Lee to Sehwag, Driven through the off side by Sehwag for no runs. 26/0
8.6 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 26/0
8.5 M Johnson to Vijay, Wide outside the leg stump. Vijay leaves it alone. No run. 26/0
8.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag guides it to third man for only a single this time. 26/0
8.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Short and wide from Johnson. Sehwag plays a spanking square-cut. It races to the boundary. Indian openers looking good this morning. 25/0
8.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Hit towards the point region. Same result again as it's a dot ball. 21/0
8.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag for no runs. 21/0
7.6 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag has stood up on his toes to play that one off the backfoot and to scamper a single. 21/0
7.5 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag plays the ball very solidly showing the full face of the bat. 20/0
7.4 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag has played it to the point region. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs towards the third man region. 20/0
7.3 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball. 18/0
7.2 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 18/0
7.1 B Lee to Sehwag, A sharp bouncer from Lee. Sehwag does well to leave it. 18/0
6.6 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball to end the over. 18/0
6.5 M Johnson to Vijay, Wide outside the leg stump. Vijay leaves it alone. 18/0
6.4 M Johnson to Vijay, Defended well off the front foot by Vijay. 18/0
6.3 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay lets the ball go outside his off stump. 18/0
6.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag to take a single. 18/0
6.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played it to the point region for no runs. 17/0
5.6 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay plays a leg glance to fine leg to pick an easy couple to end the over. 17/0
5.5 B Lee to Vijay, Defended nicely off the front foot by Vijay. 15/0
5.4 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 15/0
5.3 B Lee to Vijay, Defended solidly off the front foot by Vijay. 15/0
5.2 B Lee to Vijay, Driven through the leg side by Vijay. Dot ball again. 15/0
5.1 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay drives through the leg side for no runs. 15/0
Play is halted as there is some problem with the shape of the ball.
4.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end a tidy maiden over. 15/0
4.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 15/0
4.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten outside his off stump by a seaming delivery from Johnson. 15/0
4.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag drives through the leg side for no runs again. 15/0
4.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball. 15/0
4.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Driven through the leg side by Sehwag for no runs. 15/0
3.6 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay smartly guides the ball towards the third man region. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. First boundary for Vijay in the second innings. 15/0
3.5 B Lee to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag to take a single. 11/0
3.4 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag has punched the ball off the backfoot but there is a fielder and it's a dot ball. 10/0
3.3 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag defends it compactly off the back foot. 10/0
3.2 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag has pushed it to the cover region. Dot ball again
3.1 B Lee to Sehwag, Driven through the off side by Sehwag for no runs. 10/0
2.6 M Johnson to Vijay, Defended off the back foot this time by Vijay. End of a decent over by Johnson. 10/0
2.5 M Johnson to Vijay, Defended well off the front foot by Vijay. 10/0
2.4 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Vijay looks very compact when he defends the ball. 10/0
2.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag guides it to third man to pick an easy single. 10/0
2.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag carresses the ball through the covers. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 9/0
2.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 5/0
1.6 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay has played it through mid-wicket. An easy couple to end the first over of the day. 5/0
1.5 B Lee to Vijay, LLe bowls a quick bouncer. Vijay lets that bouncer go past his head. 3/0
1.5 B Lee to Vijay, Full length delivery on middle and off. Vijay has driven it straight down the ground. No Ball signalled by Umpire Dar. 3/0
1.4 B Lee to Sehwag, Dabbed off the front foot by Sehwag who pinches a quick single. Now 'Viru' gets off the mark. 2/0
1.3 B Lee to Sehwag, Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag for no runs. 1/0
1.2 B Lee to Sehwag, Defended well off the front foot by Sehwag. 1/0
1.1 B Lee to Vijay, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Vijay has driven it straight down the ground to pick a single. Vijay gets off the mark straight away. 1/0
Brett Lee to start the proceedings on day 4. Debutant Murali Vijay to face the first ball.
Hello and Good Morning to the commentary of day 4. Today the question is that can India set a healthy target for Australia to chase or will the visitors pull the rabbit of the bag and rattle the hosts's second innings quickly? Let's check out all the action.
It's Stumps on day 3. India didn't get off the mark in the one over that they faced. The hosts lead by 86 runs after dismissing the visitors for 355 runs in the first innings. I hope you had a good time today. Join us back tomorrow for an exciting day four.
0.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag defends the ball to survive the final ball of the day. And it's Stumps on day 3. India are yet to get off the mark in the second innings. 0/0
0.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has stood up on his toes to play that one nicely. Last ball coming up. 0/0
0.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Defended well this time off the back foot by Sehwag. 0/0
0.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Johnson cuts the ball back in to Sehwag. A nothing shot from Sehwag. Ball passes between the bat and body of the Indian opener. 0/0
0.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has punched that ball through the offside for no runs. 0/0
India only have to bat for this one over today. Can Australia pick up a wicket in this over? Let's see.
0.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, M Johnson bowling from over the wicket. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Sehwag still goes after it. No contatc made. 0/0
Batting : Australia
Bowling : India
India have done extremely well to bowl out Australia for 355 runs and they now have a healthy lead of 86 runs. Harbhajan picked three wickets while Ishant Sharma and Mishra chipped in with a couple of wickets each. Join us back shortly as India will bat for a single over only on day 3.
134.4 A Mishra to Johnson, Johnson dances down the track and hits it high in the air. Khan pouches the catch on the boundary line. Australia have been bowled out for 355 runs. Mishra picks up his second wicket. 355/10
134.3 A Mishra to Lee, Driven hard through the off side by Lee for a single and to get off the mark. 355/9
134.2 A Mishra to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot for no runs. 354/9
134.1 A Mishra to Johnson, Whipped through mid-wicket by Johnson for a single only. 354/9
133.6 H Singh to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat as he survives the last ball. End of a wicket-taking over by Harbhajan. 353/9
133.5 H Singh to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 353/9
133.4 H Singh to Johnson, Full length delivery just outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Johnson to take a single. 353/9
133.3 H Singh to Johnson, Driven through the covers by Johnson for no runs. 352/9
Brett Lee is the last Aussie batsman in the middle. It's Lee's birthday today. A very many happy returns of the day to the Aussie speedster.
133.2 H Singh to White, White has lofted it in the air but doesn't connect the ball well. It's been taken at the boundary by Sehwag. Australia have lost their ninth wicket as Cameron White departs for 46 runs. 352/9
133.1 H Singh to White, White sweeps the ball with the spin to pick a boundary towards the square leg region. 352/8
132.6 A Mishra to Johnson, Johnson has played that off the front foot for no runs to end the over. 348/8
132.5 A Mishra to Johnson, Johnson has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 348/8
132.4 A Mishra to Johnson, Johnson has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 348/8
132.3 A Mishra to Johnson, Played through mid-wicket by Johnson for no runs. 348/8
132.2 A Mishra to Johnson, Ball turns sharply and hits Johnson low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Dar decides Johnson is not out as the ball was missing the leg stump. 348/8
132.1 A Mishra to Johnson, Johnson drives the ball straight back to the bowler for no runs. 348/8
131.6 H Singh to White, White plays it nicely to finish a tidy over from Harbhajan. 348/8
131.5 H Singh to White, White plays it well showing the full face of the bat. 348/8
131.4 H Singh to White, Haarbhajan flights it well. White has played that off the front foot yet again. 348/8
131.3 H Singh to White, White has played that off the front foot. Third dot ball in a row. 348/8
131.2 H Singh to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 348/8
131.1 H Singh to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 348/8
130.6 I Sharma to Johnson, Defended well off the front foot by Johnson. 348/8
130.5 I Sharma to White, Played through mid-wicket by White for a single. 348/8
130.4 I Sharma to White, Left alone by White. 347/8
130.3 I Sharma to White, White gloriously drives the ball through the covers. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 347/8
130.2 I Sharma to White, White goes after a wide one and misses as he tries to drive it. 343/8
130.1 I Sharma to White, White chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 343/8
129.6 H Singh to White, Driven through the leg side by White for a single to end the over. 343/8
129.5 H Singh to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 342/8
129.4 H Singh to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 342/8
129.3 H Singh to White, White shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 342/8
129.2 H Singh to White, White has driven it straight down the ground. Dot ball. 342/8
129.1 H Singh to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 342/8
Harbhajan Singh comes back into the attack with 30 minutes remaining in the day.
128.6 I Sharma to White, Good length ball just outside off. White works it down the leg side to finish the over for a single. 342/8
128.5 I Sharma to White, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for White. 341/8
128.4 I Sharma to Johnson, Johnson guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through only for a single. 341/8
128.3 I Sharma to Johnson, Ball hits Johnson low on the pads as he tries to hit it on the leg side. 340/8
128.2 I Sharma to White, White has played it to the point region to score a single. 340/8
128.2 I Sharma to White, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended well off the front foot by White. No-ball signalled by the Umpire. 339/8
128.1 I Sharma to White, Sharma pitches it outside the off stump. Left alone by White. 338/8
127.6 Z Khan to Johnson, Johnson works it down the leg side for no runs. 338/8
127.5 Z Khan to Johnson, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Johnson fails to put bat on ball. No run. 338/8
127.4 Z Khan to Johnson, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Bouncer again from Zaheer. Johnson does well to evade it by ducking. 338/8
127.3 Z Khan to Johnson, Johnson ducks under the bouncer from Zaheer Khan. 338/8
127.2 Z Khan to Johnson, Left alone by Johnson. 338/8
127.1 Z Khan to White, Good length ball on middle. White drives through the leg side for a single. 338/8
126.6 I Sharma to Johnson, Ishant angles the ball across Johnson. Johnson is beaten by an fiery Ishant who ends a successful over. 337/8
126.5 I Sharma to Johnson, Johnson chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 337/8
126.4 I Sharma to Johnson, Pitched outside off again. Left alone by Johnson. 337/8
126.3 I Sharma to Johnson, The ball is too wide on the off side for Johnson who leaves it alone. 337/8
126.3 I Sharma to Johnson, Johnson fails to put bat on ball as he is beaten by a ripper of a delivery. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 337/8
126.2 I Sharma to Johnson, Good length ball on middle. The ball takes the edge of the bat of Johnson. Thats dropped in the slips by Laxman. And two runs are added to the total. This is the second catch dropped in the slips by the Indians. 336/8
126.2 I Sharma to Johnson, Good length ball on middle and off. Johnson is beaten by the extra pace and bounce of Ishant. No Ball signalled by Umpire Dar and a big no ball too by Ishant. 334/8
Mitchell Johnson is the new man in the middle. Brett Lee might be the last man as his fingers on left hand are hurt.
126.1 I Sharma to Krejza, A full pitched dleivery from Ishant. That's hit Krejza on his pads as he is trapped because of lack of footwork. Appeal from Ishant an Co. Umpire Dar declares Krejza OUT. 333/8
125.6 Z Khan to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 333/7
125.5 Z Khan to White, White has driven it straight back to Zaheer who fields it well. 333/7
125.4 Z Khan to White, Yet another bouncer from Zaheer Khan. White leaves it well this time. 333/7
125.3 Z Khan to White, Another bouncer from Zaheer. White ducks under that one. 333/7
125.2 Z Khan to White, White does well to leave that bouncer from Zaheer Khan. 333/7
125.1 Z Khan to Krejza, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Krejza has played it towards the third man region for a single. 333/7
As expected Zaheer Khan comes back in the attack.
124.6 I Sharma to White, White has punched the ball hard off the backfoot towards the point region. Two runs added to the total. 332/7
124.5 I Sharma to White, Left tentatively alone by White. 330/7
124.4 I Sharma to White, White has played it to the point region for no runs. 330/7
124.3 I Sharma to Krejza, Good length ball on middle and off. Krejza works it down the leg side for an easy single and to get off the strike. 330/7
124.2 I Sharma to Krejza, The ball cuts back in sharply. Ball hits Krejza low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 329/7
124.1 I Sharma to White, Played through mid-wicket by White for a single. 329/7
Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack and he straight away asks for the second new ball.
123.6 H Singh to Krejza, Krejza has played that off the front foot for no runs. 328/7
123.5 H Singh to Krejza, Krejza tries to defend it off the front foot. Inside edge onto the pads of Krejza but the silly point fielder fails to catch it. Close call for Krejza. 328/7
123.4 H Singh to Krejza, Krejza has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 328/7
123.3 H Singh to Krejza, The ball hits the pads of Krejza. No appeal again from the Aussies. 328/7
123.2 H Singh to Krejza, The ball thuds in to the pads of Krejza and pops in the air. The short fielder gathers it. 328/7
123.1 H Singh to Krejza, Flighted and full pitched. Krejza has played it well. Krejza has shown great technique till now. 328/7
Drinks called on the field. India will look to scalp the remaining three wickets quickly.
122.6 V Sehwag to Krejza, Driven through the leg side by Krejza. Another single to end the over. 328/7
122.5 V Sehwag to White, Full length delivery just outside leg. White drives through the leg side for a single. 327/7
122.4 V Sehwag to White, White has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 326/7
122.3 V Sehwag to White, White plays a sweep shot but to no effect as it a dot ball. 326/7
122.2 V Sehwag to White, The ball hits the pads of White. No appeal though! 326/7
122.1 V Sehwag to White, White flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 326/7
121.6 A Mishra to White, White works it down the leg side to end the over with a single. 326/7
121.5 A Mishra to White, White shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 325/7
121.4 A Mishra to White, Mishra turns the ball viciously from round thw wicket. The ball strikes White very low on the pads. No appeal from the bowler. 325/7
121.3 A Mishra to White, White drives the ball straight back to the bowler for no runs. 325/7
121.2 A Mishra to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. No run. 325/7
121.1 A Mishra to White, Played to the point region by White for no runs. 325/7
120.6 V Sehwag to Krejza, Defended nicely off the front foot by Krejza. 325/7
120.5 V Sehwag to White, Driven through the leg side by White for a single this time. 325/7
120.4 V Sehwag to White, White flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 324/7
120.3 V Sehwag to White, Defended well off the back foot by White. No run. 324/7
120.2 V Sehwag to White, White shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 324/7
120.1 V Sehwag to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 324/7
119.6 A Mishra to Krejza, Krejza plays the Square-Cut but straight to the fielder for no runs. 324/7
119.5 A Mishra to Krejza, That's hit Krejza on his pads as he tries to sweep it. 324/7
119.4 A Mishra to Krejza, Krejza has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 324/7
119.3 A Mishra to White, Pushed nicely to the cover region by White for a single. 324/7
119.2 A Mishra to White, White reads the turn of the ball and plays the ball well. 323/7
119.1 A Mishra to White, White tries to pad the ball. He offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No runs. 323/7
118.6 V Sehwag to Krejza, Krejza plays it compactly off the front foot. 323/7
118.5 V Sehwag to Krejza, Krejza has played that well off the front foot. 323/7
118.4 V Sehwag to Krejza, Krejza has played that off the front foot for no runs. 323/7
118.3 V Sehwag to White, White works it down the leg side to take a single. 323/7
118.2 V Sehwag to White, White has played that off the front foot again. A dot ball again. 322/7
118.1 V Sehwag to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 322/7
117.6 A Mishra to Krejza, Defended well off the front foot by Krejza. 322/7
117.5 A Mishra to Krejza, Krejza works it down the leg side to chip in with couple of runs. 322/7
117.4 A Mishra to White, White works it down the leg side for a single. 320/7
117.3 A Mishra to White, The ball strikes White very low on the pads. No runs conceded. 319/7
117.2 A Mishra to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 319/7
117.1 A Mishra to White, White offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No appeal though! 319/7
116.6 V Sehwag to White, White flicks it away with a wristy shot to pick a single on the final ball. 319/7
116.5 V Sehwag to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball yet again. 318/7
116.4 V Sehwag to White, Driven through the off side by White for no runs. 318/7
116.3 V Sehwag to White, Driven through the off side by White. Dot ball again. 318/7
116.2 V Sehwag to White, Played through mid-wicket by White for no runs. 318/7
116.1 V Sehwag to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. 318/7
115.6 A Mishra to Krejza, Driven through the off side by Krejza for no runs. End of a good over by Mishra. 318/7
Jason Krejza walks in the middle replacing Haddin.
115.5 A Mishra to B Haddin, The ball takes the kiss of the bat as he tries to leave it cautiously. It's been taken in the slips by Dravid who dropped Katich in the morning. Mishra picks his first wicket of the match. 318/7
115.4 A Mishra to Haddin, The ball strikes Haddin very low on the pads No run. 318/6
115.3 A Mishra to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin. No run. 318/6
115.2 A Mishra to Haddin, That's hit Haddin on his pads. No runs conceded. 318/6
115.1 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. He pads it. 318/6
114.6 V Sehwag to White, Ball hits White low on the pads as he tries to sweep. Huge appeal by Sehwag. Umpire Dar shows no interest in the appeal as it was very wide of the leg stump. 318/6
114.5 V Sehwag to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 318/6
114.4 V Sehwag to White, White tries to sweep but miscues it in the air. The ball falls safe and two runs are taken in the deep. 318/6
50-run stand between Haddin and White.
114.3 V Sehwag to White, Full length delivery just outside leg. White plays a sweep shot. Two runs conceded. 316/6
114.2 V Sehwag to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 314/6
114.1 V Sehwag to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. One run conceded. 314/6
113.6 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin works it down the leg side to finish the over with a single. 313/6
113.5 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended very carefully off the front foot by Haddin. 312/6
113.4 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has played it through mid-wicket for no runs again. 312/6
113.3 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended steadily off the front foot by Haddin. 312/6
113.2 A Mishra to White, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by White. One run added to the total. 312/6
113.1 A Mishra to White, Defended showing the full face of the bat off the front foot by White. 311/6
Brad Haddin and Cameron White take an unschedule drinks break. This might frustrate the Indians who are looking to take quick wickets.
112.6 V Sehwag to Haddin, Defended off the back foot again by Haddin. 311/6
112.5 V Sehwag to Haddin, Defended very nicely off the back foot by Haddin. 311/6
112.4 V Sehwag to White, V Sehwag bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. White has played it through mid-wicket for another single in this over. 311/6
112.3 V Sehwag to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin for a single. 310/6
112.2 V Sehwag to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 309/6
112.1 V Sehwag to Haddin, Short outside the off stump. Punched hard off the backfoot by Haddin. Ganguly gives a tiring chase. Marvellous running between the wickets as four runs are taken. 309/6
111.6 A Mishra to White, Defended compactly off the front foot by White. A tidy over from Mishra comes to an end. 305/6
111.5 A Mishra to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 305/6
111.4 A Mishra to Haddin, Driven through the covers by Haddin to pick a single. 305/6
111.3 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has played it to the point region. Dot ball again. 304/6
111.2 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. 304/6
111.1 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 304/6
110.6 I Sharma to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 304/6
110.5 I Sharma to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. No run. 304/6
110.4 I Sharma to White, White thumps the ball straight down the ground. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. It was a cracking hit by White. 304/6
110.3 I Sharma to White, White lets the ball go outside his off stump. 300/6
300 runs on the board for Australia.
110.2 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has driven it through the mid off region for a single. 300/6
110.1 I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin is beaten by the pace of the delivery outside the off stump. 299/6
Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack. India still not opting for the second new ball. The current ball is 110 overs old.
109.6 V Sehwag to White, White leans forward and defends it nicely. 299/6
109.5 V Sehwag to White, White drives through the leg side for no runs. 299/6
109.4 V Sehwag to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. 299/6
109.3 V Sehwag to White, White has played that off the front foot. A dot ball again. 299/6
109.2 V Sehwag to White, Defended compactly off the front foot by White. 299/6
109.1 V Sehwag to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 299/6
108.6 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. 299/6
108.5 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 299/6
108.4 A Mishra to Haddin, Driven gloriously through the covers by Haddin. The ball beats in the fielder in the deep as Haddin picks up back to back boundaries. 299/6
108.3 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin makes good use of his feet and lofts the ball over the bowler's head. Harbhajan in the deep couldn't get it and that's a boundary. 295/6
108.2 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended well off the back foot by Haddin. No run. 291/6
108.1 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 291/6
107.6 V Sehwag to White, Defended solidly off the front foot by White. 291/6
107.5 V Sehwag to White, White is beaten by the low bounce and spin of Sehwag. Close call for White. 291/6
107.4 V Sehwag to White, White has played that off the front foot. Dot ball again. 291/6
107.3 V Sehwag to White, Driven through the leg side by White for no runs. 291/6
107.2 V Sehwag to White, White takes the risk and has lofted it over Mid-on. The ball falls safe and races to the boundary. 291/6
107.1 V Sehwag to White, White has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 287/6
106.6 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 287/6
106.5 A Mishra to Haddin, A well flighted delivery by Mishra which turns too. Haddin is beaten and Dhoni knocks the bails off quickly. Third Umpire has been called who sugnals Haddin is just in the crease. 287/6
106.4 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. 287/6
106.3 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin drives through the covers. It's in the air for slight a moment but it falls safe. Dot ball. 287/6
106.2 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has played it to the point region for no runs. 287/6
106.1 A Mishra to Haddin, Left alone by Haddin. 287/6
105.6 V Sehwag to White, White works it down the leg side for no runs. 287/6
105.5 V Sehwag to White, The ball thuds in to the pads of White as he tried to defend it. 287/6
105.4 V Sehwag to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 287/6
105.3 V Sehwag to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle and off. Haddin works it down the leg side for a single. 287/6
105.2 V Sehwag to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. 286/6
105.1 V Sehwag to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 286/6
104.6 A Mishra to White, White drives it on the up but doesn't get a single. 286/6
104.5 A Mishra to White, White has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 286/6
104.4 A Mishra to White, Flighted well outside the off stump. Left alone by White. 286/6
104.3 A Mishra to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 286/6
104.2 A Mishra to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. 286/6
104.1 A Mishra to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin to pinch a single. 286/6
103.6 V Sehwag to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. 285/6
103.5 V Sehwag to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin for a single. 285/6
103.4 V Sehwag to Haddin, Haddin plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the pleasure. 284/6
103.3 V Sehwag to White, White has flicked the ball off his pads to take a single. 284/6
103.2 V Sehwag to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 283/6
103.1 V Sehwag to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. 283/6
102.6 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin lets the ball go outside his off stump. 283/6
102.6 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Dar. 283/6
This is the time for Haddin to prove his mettle in the series. It has been a very ordinary series for the Aussie wicket-keeper.
102.5 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended off the front foot again by Haddin. 282/6
102.4 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. 282/6
102.3 A Mishra to Haddin, Left alone by Haddin. 282/6
102.2 A Mishra to White, White works it down the leg side to take a single again. 282/6
102.1 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin and he takes a quick single. Australian innings get underway after Tea. 281/6
A warm welcome to the final session on day 3 of the Nagpur Test. Amit Mishra to start the proceedings after Tea.
It' Tea on day 3 of the Nagpur Test. What a session it was for the Indian team as they scalped three crucial wickets of Hussey (90), Michael Clarke (8) and Watson (2). Australia are placed at 280-6 and they still trail by 161 runs. Join us back shortly.
101.6 V Sehwag to White, White has played that off the front foot for no runs. It's Tea on day 3. Australia are still in a spot of bother at 280-6. 280/6
101.5 V Sehwag to White, White lets the ball go outside his off stump with ease. 280/6
101.4 V Sehwag to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. 280/6
101.3 V Sehwag to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat to pick a single. 280/6
101.2 V Sehwag to Haddin, Well flighted by Harbhajan. Haddin dances down the track and does well to block the ball. 279/6
101.1 V Sehwag to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. 279/6
100.6 A Mishra to White, White offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 279/6
100.5 A Mishra to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle. Haddin works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 279/6
100.4 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin drives through the covers. No run. 278/6
100.3 A Mishra to White, Full length delivery just outside off. Edged by White. One run added to the total. 278/6
100.2 A Mishra to Haddin, Full toss Haddin drives the ball straight down the ground. The batsmen have run through for a single. 277/6
100.1 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 276/6
99.6 H Singh to White, Full length delivery just outside off. Edged by White. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 276/6
99.5 H Singh to White, Defended off the front foot by White. No run. 274/6
99.4 H Singh to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 274/6
99.3 H Singh to Haddin, Full length delivery just outside off. Haddin works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 274/6
99.2 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 273/6
99.1 H Singh to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle. Haddin has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs conceded. 273/6
98.6 A Mishra to White, Pushed to the cover region by White. No run. 271/6
98.5 A Mishra to Haddin, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Haddin. One run added to the total. 271/6
98.4 A Mishra to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin. No run. 270/6
98.3 A Mishra to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run. 270/6
98.2 A Mishra to Haddin, Haddin fails to put bat on ball. No run. 270/6
98.1 A Mishra to White, Full length delivery just outside off. White has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 270/6
97.6 H Singh to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin. No run. 269/6
97.5 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 269/6
97.4 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 269/6
97.3 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin lets the ball hit him on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Bowden isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 269/6
97.2 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 269/6
97.1 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 269/6
96.6 A Mishra to White, Defended off the front foot by White. No run. 269/6
96.5 A Mishra to White, Defended off the front foot by White. No run. 269/6
96.4 A Mishra to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 269/6
96.3 A Mishra to White, Defended off the front foot by White. No run. 269/6
96.2 A Mishra to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 269/6
96.1 A Mishra to White, A Mishra bowling from over the wicket. White has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 269/6
95.6 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 269/6
95.5 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 269/6
95.4 H Singh to White, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by White. The batsmen have run through for a single. 269/6
95.3 H Singh to White, White has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 268/6
95.2 H Singh to White, White has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Bowden shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 268/6
95.1 H Singh to White, White has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 268/6
94.6 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 268/6
94.5 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 268/6
94.4 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 268/6
94.3 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 268/6
94.2 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 268/6
94.1 Z Khan to Haddin, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Haddin drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 268/6
93.6 H Singh to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball to end the over. 268/6
93.5 H Singh to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 268/6
93.4 H Singh to White, Played through mid-wicket by White for no runs. 268/6
93.3 H Singh to White, Defended nicely off the front foot by White. 268/6
93.2 H Singh to White, White tries to sweep the ball. The ball takes the edge of the glove and flies in the air. The ball falls safe and a couple is conceded. 267/6
93.1 H Singh to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. No run. 266/6
92.6 Z Khan to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin gor no runs to end the over. India are back into this game. 266/6
92.5 Z Khan to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin for no runs. 266/6
92.4 Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot. Dot ball again. 266/6
92.3 Z Khan to Haddin, Pushed to the cover region by Haddin for no runs. 266/6
92.2 Z Khan to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. 266/6
92.1 Z Khan to Haddin, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Wide outside the leg stump. Haddin leaves it alone. 266/6
91.6 H Singh to White, Defended well off the front foot by White. 266/6
91.5 H Singh to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 266/6
Cameron White walks in the middle replacing Watson.
91.4 H Singh to Watson, Harbhajan flights the ball well. Watson has dragged the ball back on to the stumps as he tries to defend. The bails are dislodged. Harbhajan strikes as Australia looks in dire-straits. 266/6
91.3 H Singh to Watson, Watson defends it cautiously off the back foot. 266/5
91.2 H Singh to Watson, Defended nicely off the front foot by Watson. 266/5
91.1 H Singh to Watson, Watson defends it well off the back foot. 266/5
90.6 Z Khan to Watson, Watson drives through the leg side for a single to end the over. 266/5
90.5 Z Khan to Watson, Defended nicely off the front foot by Watson. No run. 265/5
90.4 Z Khan to Watson, Watson has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 265/5
90.3 Z Khan to Watson, Defended well off the front foot by Watson. 265/5
90.2 Z Khan to Watson, Watson has pushed it to the cover region for no runs. 265/5
90.1 Z Khan to Watson, Defended well off the back foot by Watson. 265/5
89.6 H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs. End of a successful over for India. 265/5
Brad Haddin is the new man.
89.5 H Singh to Hussey, Punched off the backfoot by Hussey who tries to take a single. Nice work by Vijay who uses great reflexes who throws it back to Dhoni who rips the bails apart. Appeal from fielding side. The Third Umpire has been called for by Umpire Bowden who signals Red Light. 265/5
89.4 H Singh to Hussey, Singh pitches it outside again. Left alone by Hussey. No run. 265/4
89.3 H Singh to Hussey, Flighted well by Harbhajan. Left alone by Hussey. 265/4
89.2 H Singh to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. No run. 265/4
89.1 H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey has punched the ball off the backfoot to pick an easy couple. 265/4
88.6 V Sehwag to Watson, Pitched short and turnd in to Sehwag. Watson shows the full face of the bat and defends it very well. 263/4
88.5 V Sehwag to Watson, Defended off the back foot again by Watson. 263/4
88.4 V Sehwag to Watson, Defended solidly off the back foot by Watson. 263/4
88.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played it through mid-wicket to pinch a single. 263/4
88.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side and goes for two runs quickly and he gets it comfortably. 262/4
88.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey tries to sweep but fails to connect. No run. 260/4
For the first time in the day, Sehwag comes to bowl.
87.6 H Singh to Watson, Defended well off the back foot by Watson. 260/4
87.5 H Singh to Hussey, Punched off the backfoot by Hussey to take a single. 260/4
87.4 H Singh to Hussey, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hussey to make any contact. No contact made. 259/4
87.3 H Singh to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. 259/4
87.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 259/4
87.1 H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Hussey defends it well off the back foot. 259/4
Drinks trolley called on the field. India got the wicket of Michael Clarke in the one hour after Lunch.
86.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey as he continues to pluck singles. 259/4
86.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Wide outside off stump yet again. Hussey leaves it as he has been doing it the whole morning. 258/4
86.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone again by Hussey. 258/4
86.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 258/4
86.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 258/4
86.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Ishant strays on the leg side. Hussey works it down the leg side for a quick couple. 258/4
85.6 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again to end the over. 256/4
85.5 H Singh to Watson, Watson lets the ball go outside his off stump. 256/4
85.4 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 256/4
85.3 H Singh to Watson, Nicely flighted delivery from Harbhajan outside the off stump. Watson has played that very compactly. Dhoni shouts from behind "Nice ball Bhaj" 256/4
85.2 H Singh to Watson, Watson has played that very confidently off the front foot. 256/4
85.1 H Singh to Watson, Wide outside off stump. Watson leaves it alone. 256/4
84.6 I Sharma to Watson, Guided towards the third man region by Watson. One run conceded and Watson gets off the mark. End of a successful over by Ishant. 256/4
84.5 I Sharma to Watson, Watson lets his first ball go outside his off stump. 255/4
Shane Watson joins Hussey in the middle.
84.4 I Sharma to Clarke, That was a peach of a delivery from Ishant as it pitches and cuts away from Clarke who gets a thin edge on it. Dhoni takes an easy catch. Ishant strikes to pick his first wicket since the Mohali Test. 255/4
84.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Hussey. One run added to the total. 255/3
84.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Pitched outside the off stump again. Hussey leaves it with ease. 254/3
84.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Another delivery outside the off stump by Ishant as he continues to challenge Hussey to drive him. 254/3
83.6 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. End of the Bhajji over as five runs came of it. 254/3
83.5 H Singh to Clarke, Pushed firmly to the cover region by Clarke but there is a fielder at covers and no runs are conceded. 254/3
83.4 H Singh to Clarke, Defended well off the front foot by Clarke. 254/3
83.3 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 254/3
83.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays a sweep shot to pick a single. 254/3
83.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays the cover drive with immense force to pick up a boundary after a long time. 253/3
82.6 I Sharma to Clarke, Wide outside off stump again. Clarke leaves it comfortably. 249/3
82.5 I Sharma to Clarke, Wide outside off stump. Clarke leaves it alone. 249/3
82.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Hussey plays the Square-Cut. But there is fielder in the deep and a single is conceded. 249/3
82.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. 248/3
82.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Cut hard through the point region by Hussey. Good effort by Test debutant Vijay to save runs for his team. 248/3
82.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey is beaten outside his off stump by Sharma. The ball slightly beats the edge of the bat of Hussey. 248/3
81.6 H Singh to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey. Another single to end the over. 248/3
81.5 H Singh to Clarke, Played to the point region by Clarke to pick a single. 247/3
81.4 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played it through mid-wicket for no runs. 246/3
81.3 H Singh to Clarke, Harbhjan flights it well. Clarke dances down the track and does well to block the ball. 246/3
81.2 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot for no runs. 246/3
81.1 H Singh to Clarke, Defended well off the back foot by Clarke. 246/3
80.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey. No run. 246/3
80.5 I Sharma to Hussey, The ball is way outside the off stump
80.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. No run. 246/3
80.3 I Sharma to Hussey, The ball is way outside the off stump
80.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey. No run. 246/3
80.1 I Sharma to Hussey, The ball is way outside the off stump
Ishant Sharma is brought back into the attack.
79.6 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 246/3
79.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads to tickle a single around the corner. 246/3
79.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 245/3
79.3 H Singh to Clarke, Full length delivery on middle and off. Clarke tickles it around the corner to pick a single. 245/3
79.2 H Singh to Clarke, Defended solidly off the front foot by Clarke. 244/3
79.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side for a single. 244/3
78.6 Z Khan to Clarke, Defended well off the front foot by Clarke. 243/3
78.5 Z Khan to Clarke, Driven through the leg side by Clarke for no runs. 243/3
78.4 Z Khan to Clarke, Left alone by Clarke. 243/3
78.3 Z Khan to Clarke, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Clarke this time. 243/3
78.2 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke has played it through mid-wicket for no runs. 243/3
78.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for a single. 243/3
77.6 H Singh to Clarke, Defended off the front foot by Clarke. Another dot ball to end the over. 242/3
77.5 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 242/3
77.4 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke defends it well off the back foot. No run. 242/3
77.3 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Hussey. One run conceded. 242/3
77.2 H Singh to Hussey, Defended nicely off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 241/3
77.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 241/3
76.6 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 241/3
76.5 Z Khan to Clarke, Defended confidently off the front foot by Clarke. 241/3
76.4 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke plays it nicely off the front foot but doesn't get a single. 241/3
76.3 Z Khan to Clarke, Driven through the off side by Clarke for no runs. 241/3
76.2 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot. Dot ball. 241/3
76.1 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot for no runs. 241/3
75.6 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke works it down the leg side to pinch a single. 241/3
75.5 H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot for no runs. 240/3
75.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey sweeps this time to pick a comfortable single. 240/3
75.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 239/3
75.2 H Singh to M Hussey, Hussey improvises and hits the reverse sweep shot. Dravid gives the chase but the bal races to the boundary. You can't hit a better reverse sweep than that. 239/3
75.1 H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the back foot by Hussey. 235/3
74.6 Z Khan to Clarke, Played through mid-wicket by Clarke for no runs to end the over. 235/3
74.5 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke drives it swiftly straight down the ground. Lack of committment by Harbhajan Singh to save runs for his team but the ball goes under his body for a boundary. Dismal stuff by Harbhajan. 235/3
74.4 Z Khan to Clarke, Left alone by Clarke. 231/3
74.3 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke shows the full face of the bat and defends it solidly off the backfoot. No run. 231/3
74.2 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot for no runs. 231/3
74.1 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke has driven it straight down the ground back to Zaheer. 231/3
73.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has driven it straight back to the bowler and that's the end of first over after Lunch. 231/3
73.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Five dot balls in a row. 231/3
73.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 231/3
73.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball solidly off the front foot. 231/3
73.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has been hit on the pads again as he goes for the sweep against the turn. Harbhajan trying to spin it from the leg stump towards off. 231/3
73.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey tries to sweep but fails to connect. The ball hits on his hand. Dot ball to start. 231/3
Welcome back after the Lunch break.
A very defensive first session on day 3 comes to an end as only 42 runs were scored in it. The Indian pacers played the waiting game throughout the morning and they finally got the breakthrough when Zaheer dismissed Katich (102) LBW. But Hussey (64*) is still in the middle with Michael Clarke (1*) at the other end. Join us back after Lunch as Australia resumes their innings at 231-3.
72.6 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke drives towards the mid on region. A dot ball and it's Lunch on day 3. Australia are nicely placed at 231-3. 231/3
72.5 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke drives through the leg side for no runs. 231/3
72.4 Z Khan to Clarke, Zaheer angles it across Clarke. Left alone by Clarke. 231/3
72.3 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot. Dot ball again. 231/3
72.2 Z Khan to Clarke, Defended well off the front foot by Clarke. 231/3
72.1 Z Khan to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot for no runs. 231/3
71.6 H Singh to Clarke, Driven through the leg side by Clarke to pinch a single and get off the mark quickly. 231/3
71.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot to pick a single. 230/3
71.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 229/3
71.3 H Singh to Hussey, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Hussey who lets it go. 229/3
71.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads. Dot ball. 229/3
71.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 229/3
Michael Clarke walks in the middle after the dismissal of Katich.
70.6 Khan to Katich, Very full and yorker length from Zaheer. The ball strikes Katich on his boot. The fielding side appeals in unison for LBW. Umpire Dar raises the dreaded finger quickly. Zaheer gives the first breakthrough of the morning. It is also thr first wicket picked by an Indian pacer since the Mohali Test. 229/3
70.5 Z Khan to Katich, That ball has taken the inside edge of Katich and thudded into his pads. A slight appeal from Zaheer. No reaction shown by the umpire. 229/2
70.4 Z Khan to Katich, Driven through the covers by Katich. No run. 229/2
70.3 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played it to the point region for no runs. 229/2
70.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey to pick a single this time. 229/2
70.1 Z Khan to Hussey, The ball has been square driven by Hussey for an easy couple. 228/2
69.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 226/2
69.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays a sweep shot very fine. Ishant Sharma in the deep does the fielding and a single is conceded. 226/2
69.4 H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the back foot by Hussey. 225/2
69.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 225/2
69.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has been hit on the forearms as he tried to sweep that one. Dot ball though! 225/2
69.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it compactly off the back foot. 225/2
68.6 Z Khan to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 225/2
68.5 Z Khan to Katich, Driven through the off side by Katich for no runs. 225/2
68.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Wide outside the off stump. Hussey stretches and gets his bat on it. He scampers through for a quick single. Ishant Sharma with tired legs does the fielding. 225/2
68.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. 224/2
68.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region for no runs. 224/2
68.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 224/2
Change of ends for Zaheer Khan as he replaces Ishant.
67.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 224/2
67.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 224/2
150-run stand between Hussey and Katich.
67.4 H Singh to Katich, The ball is way wide on the leg side. Katich still goes after it trying to sweep it. Thr ball goes pass Dhoni for a boundary. Umpire Bowden indicates that it was Four Byes. 224/2
67.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich works it down the leg side for no runs. 220/2
67.2 H Singh to Katich, A peach of a delivery from Harbhajan. Katich is beaten all ends up by that delivery as the ball spins viciously. 220/2
67.1 H Singh to Katich, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Katich works it down the leg side for no runs. Vijay at short leg fields it. 220/2
And finally, we see some spin on day 3 as skipper MS Dhoni brings in Harbhajan into the attack. A big chat between Sachin, Dhoni and Bhajji regarding the field setting.
66.6 I Sharma to Hussey, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hussey to make any contact. He leaves it alone. 220/2
66.5 I Sharma to Katich, Ball hits Katich low on the pads. One run conceded. Leg byes given by Umpire Dar. 220/2
66.5 I Sharma to Katich, The ball is too wide on the off side for Katich to make any contact. A no ball signalled by the umpire. A big no ball by Ishant. 218/2
66.4 I Sharma to Katich, The ball is too wide on the off side for Katich to make any contact. No run. 218/2
66.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground for no runs. 218/2
66.2 I Sharma to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 218/2
66.1 I Sharma to Katich, A slower delivery from Sharma. Katich is decieved as he chips it in the air. The ball falls short and no runs are conceded. 218/2
65.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey. Another dot ball to end a maiden over from Zaheer. 218/2
65.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey. Good fielding by Vijay at covers. 218/2
65.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs again. 218/2
65.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 218/2
65.2 Z Khan to Hussey, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Hussey yet again. 218/2
65.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. 218/2
64.6 I Sharma to Katich, That ball has struck Katich on the thigh-pad. Dot ball to end the over. 218/2
64.5 I Sharma to Katich, The ball is too wide on the off side for Katich to make any contact. He leaves it alone again. 218/2
64.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich again lets the ball go outside his off stump. Sharma keeps it tight outside the off stump. 218/2
64.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has driven it through the off side for no runs. 218/2
64.2 I Sharma to Katich, Wide outside off stump. Katich leaves it alone. 218/2
64.1 I Sharma to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. 218/2
63.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. A decent over by Zaheer comes to an end. 218/2
63.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 218/2
63.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey drives through the leg side for no runs. 218/2
63.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Wide outside off stump. Hussey leaves it alone. 218/2
63.2 Z Khan to M Hussey, Full length delivery wide outside off. Hussey goes for the drive but it takes the edge again and race to the boundary. A huge cry by Zaheer Khan as he is disappointed as the ball didn't fly to the fielders. 218/2
63.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for no runs. 214/2
62.6 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs to end the over. 214/2
62.5 I Sharma to Katich, Driven through the off side by Katich for no runs as Katich loudly calls WAIT! 214/2
62.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. 214/2
62.3 I Sharma to Katich, Left alone again by Katich. 214/2
62.2 I Sharma to Katich, Left alone by Katich. 214/2
62.1 I Sharma to Katich, Full of length from Sharma. Some bounce as the ball gets big on it. Edged by Katich. The ball falls just short of Laxman at second slip. Katich has looked very defensive this morning despite the ton. 214/2
And it's Drinks on day 3. Long spell by both the Indian pace bowlers this morning. Moments in the first hour of the day are ton from Katich, Hussey's fifty and the drop catch by Dravid.
61.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 214/2
61.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 214/2
61.4 Z Khan to Hussey, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hussey who leaves it. Dhoni blunders and fails to gather the ball. It races to the boundary. Umpire Bowden indicates that it was Four Byes. 214/2
61.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 210/2
61.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot. Dot ball. 210/2
61.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 210/2
60.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey for a single again to end the over. 210/2
60.5 I Sharma to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich for an easy single. 209/2
60.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 208/2
60.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for a single. 208/2
60.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. No run. 207/2
60.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Short delivery from Sharma. Hussey goes for the pull but misses it completely. Lack of bounce in the wicket beats Hussey. 207/2
59.6 Z Khan to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich for no runs. 207/2
59.5 Z Khan to Katich, Wide outside off stump
59.4 Z Khan to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run. 207/2
59.3 Z Khan to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich. No run. 207/2
59.2 Z Khan to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run. 207/2
59.1 Z Khan to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 207/2
58.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. A maiden over again to the name of Ishant. 207/2
58.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 207/2
58.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey gets a bottom edge on the ball. Dhoni gathers it nicely on the bounce. 207/2
58.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 207/2
58.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 207/2
58.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 207/2
57.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region for a single. 207/2
57.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Wide outside the off stump again. Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 206/2
57.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Outside the off stump again. Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 206/2
57.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Now Zaheer persists outside the off stump. Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 206/2
57.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey again. 206/2
57.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 206/2
56.6 I Sharma to Katich, Katich is beaten outside his off stump by Ishant. A good delivery to end a tidy over by Sharma. 206/2
56.5 I Sharma to Katich, Left alone by Katich. 206/2
56.4 I Sharma to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 206/2
56.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 206/2
56.2 I Sharma to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 206/2
56.1 I Sharma to Katich, Ishant continues to keep it outside the off stump. Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 206/2
55.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 206/2
55.5 Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball wide outside off. Katich plays the Square-Cut. The batsmen have run through for a single. 206/2
55.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. 205/2
55.3 Z Khan to Katich, Played to the point region by Katich for no runs. 205/2
55.2 Z Khan to Katich, Left alone by Katich. 205/2
55.1 Z Khan to M Hussey, Good length ball wide outside off. The ball has found the edge of the bat. The batsmen have run through for a single. 205/2
54.6 I Sharma to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run. 204/2
5th Test ton for Simon Katich. It has been a well-compiled innings for the left-hander who scored his first century of the series. Last time Katich was in Nagpur in 2004, he missed his ton by a solitary run.
54.5 I Sharma to Katich, The ball takes the edge of Katich's bat. It races through the slip region for a boundary and a well deserved century for Katich comes up. 204/2
54.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 200/2
54.3 I Sharma to Katich, Ishant bowls it outside the off stump. Katich leaves it again. India working to a plan this morning as their bowlers persist outside the off stump. 200/2
54.2 I Sharma to Katich, Sharma keeps it outside the off stump. Left alone by Katich. 200/2
54.1 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 200/2
53.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for no runs. Another maiden to Zaheer. 200/2
53.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 200/2
53.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Zaheer cuts it back into Hussey who lets the ball go again. 200/2
53.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey lets it go outside his off stump. 200/2
53.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 200/2
53.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump with ease. 200/2
52.6 I Sharma to Katich, Left alone for the fourth time in this over by Katich. A maiden over to Ishant. 200/2
52.5 I Sharma to Katich, Katich again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 200/2
52.4 I Sharma to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. 200/2
52.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has pushed it to the cover region. Dot ball. Ishant is consistent with his line today which is outside the off stump. 200/2
52.2 I Sharma to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. 200/2
52.1 I Sharma to Katich, Driven through the covers by Katich for no runs. 200/2
51.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for no runs to end the over. 200/2
51.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 200/2
12th Test fifty for Michael Hussey. He has been the Mr.Consistent for his team in this series.
51.4 Z Khan to M Hussey, The ball has found the edge of the bat an it races through the slip region for a boundary. And that's Hussey's fifty and 200 runs on the board for Australia. 200/2
51.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 196/2
51.2 Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball just outside leg. Katich has played it to the point region for an easy single. 196/2
51.1 Z Khan to Katich, Played to the point region by Katich for no runs. 195/2
50.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Ishant bowls outisde the off stump again. Left alone by Hussey. End of a not so good over from Ishant. 195/2
50.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 195/2
50.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Wide outside off stump. Hussey leaves it alone. Wide again and signalled by Umpire Dar. 195/2
50.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 194/2
50.3 I Sharma to Katich, Pitched outside off stump. This time Katich has a go at it. The ball takes the edge of the bat and that's dropped in the slips by Dravid . A single is taken. An easy chance grassed by Dravid who doesn't have things going his way. 194/2
50.2 I Sharma to Katich, Left alone again by Katich. 193/2
50.1 I Sharma to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 193/2
50.1 I Sharma to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. The ball is too wide on the off side. Katich leaves it alone. Umpire Dar has signalled a wide. 193/2
Pace from the other end too as Ishant Sharma comes to bowl.
49.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of first over from Zaheer on day 3. 192/2
49.5 Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball wide outside off. Katich plays the square-cut through the point region. One run conceded. 192/2
49.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 191/2
49.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey to pick a single. Even Hussey gets underway on day 3. 191/2
49.2 Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball just outside off. Katich has pushed it to the cover region to pick an easy single as there is protection in the deep. 190/2
49.1 Z Khan to Katich, Zaheer from over the wicket. Left alone by Katich. Dot ball. 189/2
Simon Katich to face the first delivery from Zaheer Khan on day 3.
Hello and Good Morning to the commentary of day 3. An exciting day lies ahead in prospect as the fate of the Nagpur Test may depend upon it. If Australia bats like they did yesterday, the visitors may build a healthy first innings lead. The hosts will expect their spinners to grab quick wickets in the morning session to build pressure. Stay tuned....
It's Stumps on day 2. Australia gave a strong reply as they are placed at 189-2 and trail India by 252 runs. After Ponting (24) was dismissed by Harbhajan, Katich (92*) and Hussey (45*) forged a brilliant unbeaten 115-run stand. Can the visitors continue to proceed in the same manner tomorrow? Join us to see it. I hope you enjoyed today's commentary. Bye!!!!
48.6 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. Hussey survives the last ball and it's Stumps on day 2. Australia are doing well at 189-2. 189/2
48.5 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side for no runs. Last ball coming up. 189/2
48.4 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball again. 189/2
48.3 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot. Dot ball again. 189/2
48.2 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 189/2
48.1 A Mishra to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Katich for an easy single. 189/2
47.6 H Singh to Hussey, Singh spins it away from the batsman. Left alone by Hussey. Last over of the day coming up. 188/2
47.5 H Singh to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich for a single. 188/2
47.4 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 187/2
47.3 H Singh to Katich, Left alone by Katich. 187/2
47.2 H Singh to Katich, Driven through the off side by Katich. Dot ball yet again. 187/2
47.1 H Singh to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich for no runs. 187/2
46.6 S Tendulkar to Katich, Katich has flicked the ball off his pads for another single to end the over. 187/2
46.5 S Tendulkar to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey for a single. 186/2
46.4 S Tendulkar to Hussey, Full toss wide outside leg. Hussey dances down the track and smacks it over the mid wicket region for a boundary. 185/2
46.3 S Tendulkar to Hussey, Hussey has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. He pads it away. 181/2
46.2 S Tendulkar to Katich, Katich takes it on the full and sweeps it away on the leg side. One run conceded. 181/2
46.1 S Tendulkar to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 180/2
45.6 H Singh to Hussey, Defended nicely off the back foot by Hussey. 180/2
45.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 180/2
45.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 180/2
45.3 H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the back foot by Hussey. No run. 180/2
100-run stand between Hussey and Katich. The duo has certainly batted beautifully to lead the Aussie fightback.
45.2 H Singh to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich for a single. 180/2
45.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 179/2
44.6 S Tendulkar to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot solidly. End of an ordinary over by Tendulkar. 179/2
44.5 S Tendulkar to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for no runs. 179/2
44.4 S Tendulkar to Hussey, Hussey defends it well off the back foot. 179/2
44.3 S Tendulkar to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich for a single again in this over. 179/2
44.2 S Tendulkar to Hussey, Driven through the leg side by Hussey for a single. 178/2
44.1 S Tendulkar to Hussey, S Tendulkar bowling from over the wicket. Short and dismal delivery by bTendulkar. Hussey pulls it hard on the leg side to pick an easy boundary. 177/2
Sachin Tendulkar is given the ball. He replaces Mishra in the attack.
43.6 H Singh to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 173/2
43.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 173/2
43.4 H Singh to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run. 173/2
43.3 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey dabs the ball off the backfoot and takes a quick single. 173/2
43.2 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it well off the back foot. 172/2
43.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot to chip a single. 172/2
Harbhajan Singh replaces Sehwag in the attack.
42.6 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey has driven it straight back to the bowler. Mishra ends an ordinary over. 171/2
42.5 A Mishra to Katich, Full Guided down to fine leg by Katich to pick a single. 171/2
42.4 A Mishra to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 170/2
42.3 A Mishra to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 170/2
42.2 A Mishra to Katich, Driven swuftly through the off side by Katich. The ball beats Ishant Sharma and races to the boundary. 170/2
42.1 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey plays a sweep shot to pick an easy single. 166/2
41.6 V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 165/2
41.5 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey defends it well off the back foot. No run. 164/2
41.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 164/2
41.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 164/2
41.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Punched off the backfoot by Hussey. No run. 164/2
41.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 164/2
40.6 A Mishra to Katich, Full length delivery just outside leg. Katich tries to sweep but fails to connect. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Dar. 164/2
40.5 A Mishra to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich. No run. 160/2
40.4 A Mishra to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 160/2
40.3 A Mishra to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 160/2
40.2 A Mishra to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 160/2
40.1 A Mishra to Katich, Katich shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 160/2
39.6 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey defends it well off the back foot. 160/2
39.5 V Sehwag to Hussey, Punched off the backfoot by Hussey for no runs. 161/2
39.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey is beaten by the sharp turn from Sehwag. 160/2
39.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for no runs. 160/2
39.2 V Sehwag to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich has lofted it over Mid-on. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 160/2
39.1 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 157/2
38.6 A Mishra to Hussey, Defended well off the back foot by Hussey. 157/2
38.5 A Mishra to Hussey, Short from Mishra. Hussey tries to pull it but miscues it in the air. The ball falls safe and two runs are conceded. 157/2
38.5 A Mishra to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and off. Hussey works it down the leg side. No Ball signalled by Umpire Dar. 155/2
38.4 A Mishra to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Katich plays a leg glance to fine leg to chip a single. 154/2
38.3 A Mishra to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey for a single. 153/2
38.2 A Mishra to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 152/2
38.1 A Mishra to Katich, Katich has flicked the ball off his pads to pick a single. 152/2
37.6 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot. End of a maiden over by Sehwag. 151/2
37.5 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Fifth dot ball in the row. 151/2
37.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 151/2
37.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for no runs again. 151/2
37.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 151/2
37.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Defended well off the back foot by Hussey. 151/2
36.6 A Mishra to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 151/2
36.5 A Mishra to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 151/2
36.4 A Mishra to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and off. Hussey plays a sweep shot to pick only a single. 151/2
36.3 A Mishra to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and off. Katich drives through the leg side for a single. 150/2
36.2 A Mishra to Katich, The ball thuds in to the pads of Katich. No appeal from the fielding side. 149/2
36.1 A Mishra to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single. 149/2
35.6 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs to end the over. 148/2
35.5 V Sehwag to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 148/2
35.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side to pick a single. 148/2
35.3 V Sehwag to Katich, Full length delivery just outside leg. Katich works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 147/2
35.2 V Sehwag to Katich, The ball hits the pads of Katich. No run. 146/2
35.1 V Sehwag to Katich, Wide down the leg side
34.6 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy couple. 146/2
34.5 A Mishra to Hussey, The ball hits the pads of Hussey. No runs conceded. 144/2
34.4 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 144/2
34.3 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 144/2
34.2 A Mishra to Hussey, That's hit Hussey on his pads as he offers no stroke. 144/2
34.1 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 144/2
33.6 V Sehwag to Katich, Driven through the off side by Katich. Dot ball to end the over. 144/2
33.5 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 144/2
33.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey plays a sweep shot to pick a single. 144/2
33.3 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 143/2
33.2 V Sehwag to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey for no runs. 143/2
33.1 V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 143/2
32.6 A Mishra to Katich, A Mishra bowling from round the wicket. Played through mid-wicket by Katich for no runs. 143/2
32.5 A Mishra to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey for an easy single. 143/2
32.4 A Mishra to Katich, Short from Mishra. Katich plays a leg glance towards the fine leg region. Ganguly gives the chase but three runs are conceded. 142/2
32.3 A Mishra to Katich, Katich has played it fine down the leg side for an easy couple. 139/2
32.2 A Mishra to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single. 137/2
32.1 A Mishra to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 136/2
31.6 V Sehwag to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey. A single again conceded in this over. 136/2
31.5 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 135/2
31.4 V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey for a single. 134/2
31.3 V Sehwag to Katich, Driven through the off side by Katich for a single. And now Katich reaches his highest score of the series- 67 runs. 133/2
31.2 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 132/2
31.1 V Sehwag to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 132/2
Virender Sehwag who took five wickets in the Kotla Test is brought into the attack.
30.6 A Mishra to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run. 132/2
30.5 A Mishra to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Driven through the leg side by Katich. One run added to the total. 132/2
30.4 A Mishra to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey for a single. 131/2
30.3 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 130/2
30.2 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey intentionally guides it to third man. Two runs added to the total. 130/2
30.1 A Mishra to Katich, Katich has played it to the point region for a single. 128/2
29.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Khan strays on the leg side. Delicate glance by Hussey through the fine leg region for a boundary. End of a productive over for Australia. 127/2
29.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 123/2
29.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 123/2
29.3 Z Khan to Hussey, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Hussey still goes after it. No contact made. 123/2
29.2 Z Khan to Katich, Pushed hard towards the cover region by Katich. Three runs more to Katich's account. 123/2
29.1 Z Khan to Katich, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Katich still goes after it. No contatc made. Dhoni fails to gather the ball and it hits the helmet lying behind. Umpire signals five runs awarded as penalty. 115/2
28.6 A Mishra to Hussey, Defended solidly off the front foot by Hussey. 115/2
28.5 A Mishra to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 115/2
28.4 A Mishra to Hussey, Defended off the front foot this time by Hussey. No run. 115/2
28.3 A Mishra to Hussey, Defended well off the back foot by Hussey. No run. 115/2
28.2 A Mishra to Katich, Katich has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 115/2
28.1 A Mishra to Katich, A Mishra bowling from over the wicket. Defended well off the front foot by Katich. Mishra introduced very late in the attack. 114/2
Drinks trolley called on the field. Katich is going well in the middle.
27.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 114/2
27.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball through the off side. Three runs more added to the total. 114/2
27.4 H Singh to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 111/2
27.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 111/2
27.2 H Singh to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 111/2
27.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey drives through the covers for a single. 111/2
26.6 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has driven it through the off side for no runs. 110/2
26.5 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has flicked the ball off his pads. Ganguly gives the chase and only a couple is conceded. 110/2
26.4 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey plays a leg glance to fine leg area for a single only. 108/2
26.3 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey defends it well off the back foot. 107/2
26.2 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 107/2
26.1 Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 107/2
25.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 107/2
25.5 H Singh to Katich, Driven through the covers by Katich for no runs. 107/2
25.4 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 107/2
25.3 H Singh to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich for a couple. 107/2
25.2 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and off. Hussey works it down the leg side for a single. 105/2
25.1 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays the Square-Cut but it is in the air. The ball goes pass Tendulkar at point for a boundary. 104/2
24.6 Z Khan to Katich, Played to the point region by Katich. No run. 100/2
24.5 Z Khan to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for another couple in this over. 100/2
11th Test fifty for Katich. It is Katich's 3rd fifty of the series.
24.4 Z Khan to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich for a couple as he brings up his half-century. 98/2
24.3 Z Khan to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 96/2
24.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot. Dot ball. Katich is just one short of his fifty. 96/2
24.1 Z Khan to Katich, Driven through the leg side by Katich for no runs. 96/2
Zaheer Khan is brought back into the attack.
23.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads. Dot ball again to end the over. 96/2
23.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 96/2
23.4 H Singh to Katich, Driven through the leg side by Katich for a single. 96/2
23.3 H Singh to Katich, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Katich's pads. The ball pops in the air but is wide of the short leg fielder. 95/2
23.2 H Singh to Katich, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Katich. The ball goes pass the slip fielder. Two runs conceded. 95/2
23.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. 93/2
22.6 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey to end the over. 93/2
22.5 Z Khan to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 93/2
22.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played it through mid-wicket to pick a single. 92/2
22.3 Z Khan to Katich, Whipped through mid-wicket region by Katich. The ball beats the fielder and races to the boundary. Katich closing in on his fifty. 92/2
22.2 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 88/2
22.1 Z Khan to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich. No run. 88/2
21.6 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 88/2
21.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot. Dot ball. 88/2
21.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 88/2
21.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for an easy couple. 88/2
21.2 H Singh to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. He calls for a quick single and gets it. 86/2
21.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 85/2
20.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey again lets the ball go outside his off stump. Ishant continue to maintain the off stump line. 85/2
20.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 85/2
20.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played it through mid-wicket for no runs. 85/2
20.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey. No run. 85/2
20.2 I Sharma to Katich, Driven through the leg side by Katich for a single. 85/2
20.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball just outside leg. Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads to pick a single. 84/2
19.6 H Singh to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 83/2
19.5 H Singh to Katich, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
19.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 79/2
19.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs. 78/2
19.2 H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. 78/2
19.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich drives through the mid on region. That's an excellent chase by Sharma who dives and prevents a boundary. Three runs only added to the total. 78/2
18.6 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 75/2
18.5 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 75/2
18.4 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 75/2
18.3 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 75/2
18.2 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 75/2
18.1 I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. 75/2
17.6 H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. Aussies batting at 75-2. 75/2
17.5 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it off the back foot. No run. 74/2
17.4 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 74/2
17.3 H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 74/2
17.2 H Singh to Hussey, Michael Hussey walks in to bat at the fall of Ponting's wicket. He plays the first ball off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 74/2
Michael Hussey is the new man at the crease.
300th Test wicket for Harbhajan Singh and 200th in India!
17.1 Singh to R Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT! Ponting is beaten by the spin as he tries for a late cut. The bails get clipped and Australia have lost their second wicket. Crucial breakthrough for India. 74/2
16.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. Three more runs added to the total. Good over for the visitors. 74/1
16.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Driven through the leg side by Ponting - and he repeats Katich's feat of the previous over. Consecutive fours for the Aussie captain! 71/1
16.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Ponting has played the square drive and the ball's run away to the boundary ropes. 67/1
16.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended off the back foot by Ponting. No run. 63/1
16.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 63/1
16.1 I Sharma to Ponting, The Indians will be hoping to break the Katich-Ponting partnership. First ball of Ishant's over and it's left alone by Ponting. No run. 63/1
15.6 H Singh to Katich, Katich has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. Australia are cruising along at 63-1. 63/1
15.5 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Katich as he drives through the off side. The left-hander is looking very comfortable in the middle now. 63/1
15.4 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR! Katich has edged the ball and it's racing away to the fence. Umpire Bowden signals four. 59/1
15.3 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Ponting. Another single added to the total. 55/1
15.2 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich works it down the leg side for a single. 54/1
15.1 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 53/1
14.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot but no runs scored. Maiden over by Ishant keeps Australia at 53-1. 53/1
14.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting drives through the leg side. Dot ball. 53/1
14.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Another one played through mid-wicket. No run. 53/1
14.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 53/1
14.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. 53/1
14.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting plays it to the point region. No run. 53/1
13.6 H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. Dot ball. Australia are at 53-1. 53/1
13.5 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 53/1
13.4 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting drives through the leg side for a single. Brings Katich on strike. 53/1
13.3 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 52/1
13.2 H Singh to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting but no run scored. 52/1
13.1 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting works it down the leg side. No run. 52/1
Fifty up for Australia in 13 overs!
12.6 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. Australia are at 52-1. 52/1
12.5 I Sharma to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Katich has driven it through the off side and that's a beautiful shot for a boundary! Australia bring up their 50. 52/1
12.4 I Sharma to Katich, Left alone by Katich. The dot balls continue. 48/1
12.3 I Sharma to Katich, Katich decides to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 48/1
12.2 I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 48/1
12.1 I Sharma to Katich, Ishant Sharma bowls from the other end. Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 48/1
11.6 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Ponting plays the slog sweep for his first boundary. Australia are at 48-1. 48/1
11.5 H Singh to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run. 44/1
11.4 H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Ponting. Dot ball. 44/1
11.3 H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. Katich has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 44/1
11.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 43/1
11.1 H Singh to Katich, First ball after Tea. Harbhajan bowling from round the wicket. Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 43/1
Welcome back to the final session on Day 2.
It's Tea on day 2 of the Nagpur Test. Australia started off well until the run out of Hayden (16). The visitors are placed at 43-1 and they still trail the hosts by 398 runs. Earlier, India were bowled out for 441 runs after debutant Jason Krejza scalped 8 wickets. Join us back shortly.
10.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Pushed firmly through the cover region by Ponting. Two runs are conceded and that's Tea on day 2. Australia are placed at 43-1. 43/1
10.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended well off the back foot by Ponting. Last ball coming up before Tea. 41/1
10.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played it through mid-wicket for an easy couple. 41/1
10.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 39/1
10.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 39/1
10.1 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting. 39/1
9.6 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has pushed it to the cover region to pick a single and to keep the strike for the last over before Tea. 39/1
9.5 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has driven it through the off side for no runs again. 38/1
9.4 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot for no runs. 38/1
9.3 H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Punched off the backfoot by Ponting. The ball hits the fielder at silly point. 38/1
9.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 38/1
9.1 H Singh to Katich, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Katich works it down the leg side for no runs. 37/1
8.6 I Sharma to Ponting, Ball hits Ponting low on the pads. No appeal and neither a run is conceded. 37/1
8.5 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting takes a strive forward and defends it tentatively. 37/1
8.4 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended solidly off the back foot by Ponting. 37/1
8.3 I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting leans forward and has played that off the front foot for no runs. 37/1
8.2 I Sharma to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting. 37/1
8.1 I Sharma to Katich, Good length ball just outside leg. Katich works it down the leg side for a single. 37/1
7.6 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting defends it nicely off the back foot. 36/1
7.5 H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball to pick an easy couple and get off the mark. 36/1
7.4 H Singh to Ponting, Defended solidly off the front foot by Ponting. 34/1
7.3 H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot for no runs. 34/1
7.2 H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Ponting defends it well off the back foot. No run. 34/1
7.1 H Singh to Katich, Played to the point region by Katich for a single. 34/1
Ishant Sharma is being replaced by Harbhajan. Dhoni is straight on the attack as Ponting comes in the middle. Harbhajan is on 299 wickets and he will love Ponting as his 300th one.
6.6 Z Khan to Katich, Katich plays the Square-Cut to pick a single to end the over. 33/1
Ricky Ponting walks in the middle with just 10 minutes remaining to Tea.
6.5 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden drives through the leg side and goes for an unneccessary quick single. A direct hit by Vijay sends Hayden back to the pavillion. Umpire Dar signals towards the Third Umpire. Red Light comes on indicating that Hayden is OUT. Big blow for the Aussies. 32/1
6.4 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 32/0
6.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot for no runs. 32/0
6.2 Z Khan to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich for an easy single. 32/0
6.1 Z Khan to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. 31/0
5.6 I Sharma to Hayden, Hayden has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 31/0
5.5 I Sharma to Hayden, Left alone again by Hayden. No run. 31/0
5.4 I Sharma to Hayden, Hayden lets the ball go outside his off stump. 31/0
5.3 I Sharma to Hayden, Good length ball on middle and leg. Hayden has flicked the ball off his pads for an easy couple. 31/0
5.2 I Sharma to Hayden, Hayden lets the ball go outside his off stump. 29/0
5.1 I Sharma to Katich, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside leg. Katich has punched the ball off the backfoot to pick a single. 29/0
Ishant Sharma is given the ball now. He replaces Harbhajan in the attack.
4.6 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has thumped the ball through the mid on region for an easy boundary. Aussies are off to a good start. 28/0
4.5 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot. Third dot ball in a row. 24/0
4.4 Z Khan to Hayden, Driven through the leg side by Hayden for no runs. 24/0
4.3 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden drives through the leg side. Good effort by Mishra to save runs for his team. Dot ball. 24/0
4.2 Z Khan to Hayden, The ball takes the thickish outside edge of the bat and it races through the slip region. The ball has crossed the ropes for Hayden's second boundary. 24/0
4.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has played that off the front foot for no runs. 20/0
3.6 H Singh to Hayden, Hayden has driven it hard back to Harbhajan who gets a hand on it. One run conceded as it goes to the mid on region. 20/0
3.5 H Singh to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden. 19/0
3.4 H Singh to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 19/0
3.3 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 18/0
3.2 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played it through mid-wicket for no runs. 18/0
3.1 H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs. 18/0
2.6 Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden has driven it straight back to Zaheer. End of a decent over by Khan. 18/0
2.5 Z Khan to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden. 18/0
2.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich plays the Square-Cut to pick only a single. 18/0
2.3 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 17/0
2.2 Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich drives through the leg side. Two runs conceded. 17/0
2.1 Z Khan to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. 15/0
1.6 H Singh to Hayden, Defended solidly off the front foot by Hayden. End of Bhajji's first over. 15/0
1.5 H Singh to Hayden, Flighted outside the off stump. Hayden chooses to leave the ball. 15/0
1.4 H Singh to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden. 15/0
1.3 H Singh to Hayden, Short from Harbhajan. Hayden plays the Square-Cut elegantly off the backfoot. The ball races to the boundary. First boundary for Hayden in this match. 15/0
1.2 H Singh to Hayden, Defended well off the front foot by Hayden. 11/0
1.1 H Singh to Hayden, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Hayden rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for no runs. 11/0
What a tactic by Dhoni as Harbhajan Singh will share the new ball with Zaheer Khan.
0.6 Z Khan to Katich, Defended well off the front foot by Katich. Good start for Australia as 11 runs came off the Zaheer first over. 11/0
0.5 Z Khan to Katich, Katich cuts the ball hard through the point region. The ball cruises away to the boundary in quick time. 11/0
0.4 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. First dot ball of the Aussie innings. 7/0
0.3 Z Khan to Katich, Katich has thumped the ball through the mid off region to pick a welcome boundary and get off the mark. 7/0
Zaheer Khan with the new ball in his hand. Hayden and Katich are out there with a postive intent in their mind.
0.2 Z Khan to Hayden, Defended off the front foot by Hayden and he takes a quick single to get off the mark. 3/0
0.1 Z Khan to Hayden, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle and off. The ball strikes Hayden very low on the pads and the ball runs down towards fine leg region. Two runs added to the total. Umpire Dar signals Leg Bye. 2/0
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Australia
Jason Krejza wraps up the Indian innings after the Lunch break with an 8-wicket haul on debut. Ganguly (85) and Dhoni (56) didn't survive for a long time in the second sesison. Join us back for the Aussie reply in short time.
124.5 J Krejza to I Sharma, Sharma tucks it on the leg side. OUT! Katich at forward short leg snaps up a magnificent catch. India have been bowled out for 441 as Ishant departs for a duck. Krejza picks up eight wickets. 441/10
124.4 J Krejza to Sharma, Sharma works it down the leg side for no runs. 441/9
124.3 J Krejza to Sharma, Sharma offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 441/9
124.2 J Krejza to Sharma, Sharma has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 441/9
124.1 J Krejza to Sharma, Sharma has driven it straight down the ground for no runs. 441/9
123.6 M Johnson to Singh, Singh drives through the covers. Brilliant fielding by White to stops the ball with a dive. 441/9
123.5 M Johnson to Singh, Singh walks a few steps forward and swings his bat. The ball races towards the mid wicket region and races to the boundary. 441/9
123.4 M Johnson to Singh, A quick bouncer from Johnson. Singh ducks under it and lets it go. 437/9
123.3 M Johnson to Singh, Singh guides to third man region. There is a single but Harbhajan decides against it. 437/9
123.2 M Johnson to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 437/9
123.1 M Johnson to Singh, Singh lets that bouncer from Johnson go past his head. 437/9
122.6 J Krejza to Sharma, Inside edge onto the pads of Sharma. Dot ball and end of a brilliant over from Jason Krejza. 437/9
122.5 J Krejza to Sharma, Sharma has played that off the front foot for no runs. He survives the ball hat-trick successfully. 437/9
Ishant Sharma is the last man in. Here comes the hat-trick ball. Can Ishant survive it?
122.4 J Krejza to Mishra, Out! A similar delivery bowled like to Zaheer. Mishra has lost his off stump as there is plenty of gap between bat and pad. Krejza strikes double blow and is on a hat-trick. What a terrific debut for the off-spinner. 437/9
Amit Mishra is the new man in the middle after the dismissal of Zaheer.
122.3 J Krejza to Khan, A flighted and sharp spinning delivery from Krejza. Khan has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. India have lost their eighth wicket and the off-spinner picks up his sixth wicket. A typical off-spinner dismissal. 437/8
122.2 J Krejza to Khan, Khan is beaten by the lack of turn from Krejza. 437/7
122.1 J Krejza to Singh, Singh plays the pull-shot to pick a single. 437/7
121.6 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot for no runs. A maiden to Johnson's name again. 436/7
121.5 M Johnson to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan this time by Khan. 436/7
121.4 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has stood up on his toes to play that one off the backfoot. 436/7
121.3 M Johnson to Khan, Khan defends it well off the back foot. 436/7
121.2 M Johnson to Khan, Driven through the covers by Khan for no runs again. 436/7
121.1 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot for no runs. 436/7
120.6 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball to end the over. 436/7
120.5 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 436/7
120.4 J Krejza to Singh, Singh defends it off the back foot. No run. 436/7
120.3 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has played that off the front foot for no runs. 436/7
120.2 J Krejza to Singh, Defended well off the front foot by Singh. 436/7
120.1 J Krejza to Singh, Singh attempts a sweep shot. He gets bat on to it and the ball races away to the boundary. 436/7
119.6 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has knicked that one. The ball just falls short of Haddin but there is an appeal. The Third Umpire has been called for by onfield officials. The Third Umpire's decision is in favour of Khan. Not out. 432/7
119.5 M Johnson to Khan, Defended solidly off the front foot by Khan. 432/7
119.4 M Johnson to Khan, Defended well off the front foot by Khan. 432/7
119.3 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 432/7
119.2 M Johnson to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 432/7
119.1 M Johnson to Khan, M Johnson bowling from round the wicket. Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 432/7
118.6 J Krejza to Singh, Singh has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. 432/7
118.5 J Krejza to Singh, Singh comes down the track and whacks it hard over the mid on region to pick back to back boundaries. 432/7
118.4 J Krejza to Singh, Short and wide from Krejza. Singh plays the Square-Cut. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 428/7
118.3 J Krejza to Singh, Pushed to the cover region by Singh. No run. 424/7
118.2 J Krejza to Khan, Khan gets a leading edge on that one. Wide of the slip fielder and a single is conceded. 424/7
118.1 J Krejza to Khan, Driven through the covers by Khan for no runs. 423/7
117.6 M Johnson to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. A maiden over to Johnson. 423/7
117.5 M Johnson to Singh, Played to the point region by Singh for no runs. 423/7
117.4 M Johnson to Singh, Played to the point region by Singh. No run. 423/7
117.3 M Johnson to Singh, Singh ducked in time to let that bouncer go over him. 423/7
117.2 M Johnson to Singh, Left alone again by Singh. 423/7
117.1 M Johnson to Singh, Singh lets the ball go outside his off stump. 423/7
Now Zaheer Khan comes in the middle to bat after the fall of two quick wickets. He is the 14th Australian to take a five-for on debut. And the off-spinner is also the third Aussie to concede 200 runs in debut match.
Forget the 200 runs he has conceded, Jason Krejza has picked his maiden 5-wicket haul.
116.6 J Krejza to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and it spins away. OUT. Edged by Ganguly. It's been taken brilliantly in the slips by Michael Clarke. Ganguly misses his ton and walks back dejected to the pavilion. 423/7
116.5 J Krejza to Singh, Played through mid-wicket by Singh for a single and to get off the mark. 423/6
Harbhajan Singh now walks out in the middle to join Ganguly. Expect some lusty blows from the aggressive 'Sardar'.
116.4 J Krejza to MS Dhoni, OUT. The ball pitches on the middle stump and spins sharply. The leg stump is out of the ground as Dhoni tries to paddle-sweep it. Krejza picks up his fourth wicket as Dhoni departs after scoring a fifty. 422/6
116.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for a single this time. And now the off-spinner has conceded 200 runs in his debut Test match. Not a proud achievement though! 422/5
116.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs again. 421/5
116.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 421/5
Brett Lee is back on to the field with some covering on his injured left hand.
115.6 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. A dot ball to end the over from Johnson. 421/5
115.5 M Johnson to Dhoni, Short of length delivery just outside leg. Dhoni pulls it hard to pick only a couple on the leg side. 421/5
115.4 M Johnson to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single to rotate the strike. 419/5
115.3 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball solidly off the backfoot. 418/5
115.2 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 418/5
115.1 M Johnson to Dhoni, Driven through the covers by Dhoni for an easy single. 418/5
114.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni drives through the leg side for a single to end the over. 417/5
114.5 J Krejza to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. 416/5
114.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery as he tries to pad it. Huge appeal by Krejza and Co. Umpire Bowden shows no interest in the appeal. Not a close call for Dhoni. 416/5
114.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for another single in this over. 416/5
114.2 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni thumps the ball straight down the ground. Krejza gets a hand on it. Only a single is conceded. 415/5
114.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot to pick a quick single. 414/5
113.6 M Johnson to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. End of an expensive first over by Johnson after Lunch. 413/5
12th Test fifty for MS Dhoni. A captain's knock by 'Mahi'.
113.5 M Johnson to Dhoni, Full toss this time from Johnson. Dhoni just gets his bat on it and the ball races towards the third man region for a boundary. And it's Dhoni's fifty. 413/5
113.4 M Johnson to Dhoni, Short and outside off stump. Dhoni has thumped the ball through the off side region for a boundary. 409/5
113.3 M Johnson to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. 405/5
Substitute Shaun Marsh is on the field for Brett Lee.
113.2 M Johnson to Ganguly, Delicate glance by Ganguly through the fine leg region to pick the first run after Lunch. 405/5
113.1 M Johnson to Ganguly, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Ganguly still goes after it. He connects it but Hussey fields it well for no runs at square-leg. 404/5
Welcome back after the Lunch break. India will look to bat out the entire second session to be in a dominating position.
India going strong as they are sitting pretty on 404-5 at Lunch on day 2. Ganguly (80*) and Dhoni (43*) shared an unbeaten 101-run stand to put the hosts into command. Join us after the break.
112.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, J Krejza bowling from over the wicket. Dhoni gets a leading edge on that one as the ball takes unusual bounce after pitching. It's Lunch on day 2. India sitting pretty at 404-5. 404/5
112.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Ganguly. One run added to the total. 404/5
112.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 403/5
100-run stand between Ganguly and Dhoni.
112.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 403/5
112.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly smartly guides the ball to third man region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 403/5
112.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Ganguly plays the Square-Cut for an easy couple. 399/5
111.6 S Watson to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for a single. 397/5
111.5 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly defends it off the back foot. Dot ball. 396/5
111.4 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs. 396/5
111.3 S Watson to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 396/5
111.2 S Watson to Ganguly, Bouncer from Watson. Ganguly does well to evade it. 396/5
111.1 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 396/5
110.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni dances down the track and does well to block the ball. Dot ball to end the over. 396/5
110.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for another single in this over. 396/5
110.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 395/5
110.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, Guided down to fine leg by Dhoni for a single. 395/5
110.2 J Krejza to Dhoni, The ball hits the pads of Dhoni as he offers no stroke. 394/5
110.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni defends it well off the back foot. 394/5
109.6 S Watson to Ganguly, Watson bowls a pacy yorker. Ganguly has dug out that yorker at the last second. 394/5
109.5 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly goes after a wide one and misses. Poor shot execution by Ganguly. 394/5
109.4 S Watson to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 394/5
109.3 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 394/5
109.2 S Watson to Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside off. Dhoni guides it to third man for a single. 394/5
109.1 S Watson to Dhoni, Pushed to the cover region by Dhoni for no runs. 393/5
108.6 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a sweep shot very fine on the leg side. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 393/5
108.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery again. The ball hits his pad now. 389/5
108.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly again offers no stroke and is strucked on the pads. No runs conceded. 389/5
108.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side. 389/5
108.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly as he offers no shot. 389/5
108.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni plays a sweep shot to pick a single. 389/5
107.6 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly darts as he carefully watches that one go to Haddin
107.5 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played an articulate forward definsive shot. 388/5
107.4 S Watson to Ganguly, S Watson bowling from round the wicket. Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. 388/5
107.3 S Watson to Dhoni, S Watson bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Dhoni as the batsman sneak a single. 388/5
107.2 S Watson to Ganguly, Good length ball wide outside off. Ganguly pulls as that runs away to the mid wicket boundary valiant effort by Hussey. Three runs added to the total. 387/5
107.1 S Watson to Ganguly, S Watson bowling from round the wicket. Ganguly has played it to the point region. Good effort by Krejza to save runs for his team. 384/5
106.6 J Krejza to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ganguly slices that one
106.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 381/5
106.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 381/5
106.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. No run. 381/5
106.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a sweep shot. No run. 381/5
106.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 381/5
105.6 S Watson to Dhoni, Defended off the front foot by Dhoni. No run. 381/5
105.5 S Watson to Dhoni, Driven through the leg side by Dhoni. No run. 381/5
105.4 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 381/5
105.3 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 381/5
105.2 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni drives through the covers. No run. 381/5
105.1 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni has played it to the point region. No run. 381/5
104.6 J Krejza to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run to the total. 381/5
104.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. No run. 381/5
104.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 381/5
104.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR
104.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 377/5
104.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 377/5
103.6 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 377/5
103.5 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 377/5
103.4 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 377/5
103.3 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 377/5
103.2 S Watson to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. No run. 377/5
103.1 S Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 377/5
102.6 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ball hits Ganguly low on the pads. Some bounce and turn purchased from the track by Krejza. 377/5
102.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly. No runs conceded. 377/5
102.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 377/5
102.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly is successful this time in playing the sweep shot. Two runs added to Ganguly's account. 377/5
102.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads as he tries to sweep it. 375/5
102.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, J Krejza bowling from over the wicket. Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. Dot ball. 375/5
101.6 S Watson to Dhoni, Pushed to the cover region by Dhoni for no runs. 375/5
101.5 S Watson to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. 375/5
101.4 S Watson to Dhoni, Played to the point region by Dhoni for no runs. 375/5
101.3 S Watson to Dhoni, Wide outside off stump again. Dhoni lets it go once again. 375/5
101.2 S Watson to Dhoni, Wide outside off stump. Dhoni leaves it alone. 375/5
101.1 S Watson to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. 375/5
100.6 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly charges down the wicket and miscues it high in the air. The ball falls safe and it races to the boundary. 375/5
100.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 371/5
35th Test fifty for Ganguly. 'Dada' handles the pressure well to score this well-earned fifty.
100.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the mid off region. The ball goes for a couple of runs and that's fifty for Ganguly. 371/5
100.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has pushed it to the cover region for no runs. 369/5
100.2 J Krejza to Dhoni, Punched off the backfoot by Dhoni. The ball goes pass the bowler towards the mid on region. One run added to the total. 369/5
100.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni defends it well off the back foot. 368/5
99.6 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 368/5
99.5 S Watson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 368/5
99.4 S Watson to Ganguly, S Watson bowling from round the wicket. Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly for no runs. Ganguly is just one short of his fifty. 368/5
99.3 S Watson to Dhoni, Full length delivery wide outside off. Dhoni guides it to third man for a single. 368/5
99.2 S Watson to Dhoni, Punched off the backfoot by Dhoni for no runs. 367/5
99.1 Watson to Dhoni, Dhoni goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Watson and equally poor shot executin by Dhoni. 367/5
Shane Watson is brought into the attack.
Drinks called on the field. Dhoni and Ganguly are doing well as they extend India's total.
98.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Reverse sweep again applied by Dhoni. This time the ball is more fine. Clarke fields it and three runs more to Dhoni's credit. 367/5
98.5 J Krejza to Dhoni, Reverse sweep played by Dhoni. The ball races through the point region. Two runs added to the total. 364/5
98.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni dances down the track and does well to block the ball. 362/5
98.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for a single this time. 362/5
98.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Punched hard off the backfoot by Ganguly. The ball bisects the off side field for a couple. 361/5
98.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly comes down the track and hits the ball well over the long on region. He connects it well and send the ball packing for a big six. 359/5
97.6 M Johnson to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. End of a steady over by Johnson. 353/5
97.5 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 353/5
97.4 M Johnson to Dhoni, Defended well off the front foot by Dhoni. 353/5
97.3 M Johnson to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. 353/5
97.2 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 353/5
50-run stand between Ganguly and Dhoni. The Indian captain has been a major contributor in this partnership.
97.1 M Johnson to Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside off. Dhoni has pushed it to the cover region. Two runs conceded. 353/5
96.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Full length delivery just outside off. Dhoni has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 351/5
96.5 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni sweeps again. This time the ball is fine and races to the boundary. Four welcome runs for Dhoni. 350/5
96.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni plays a sweep shot to pick an easy couple. 346/5
96.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot to pick a single. 344/5
96.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 343/5
96.1 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads for an easy single. 343/5
Jason Krejza comes back into the attack.
95.6 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side. Only a boundary from this over. 342/5
95.5 M Johnson to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for no runs. 342/5
95.4 M Johnson to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. 342/5
95.3 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball well off the backfoot. 342/5
95.2 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 342/5
95.1 M Johnson to Ganguly, Carressed gracefully through the point region by Ganguly. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. 342/5
94.6 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot for no runs to end the over. 338/5
94.5 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 338/5
94.4 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has played that off the front foot for no runs. 338/5
94.3 B Lee to Dhoni, Lee drifts it on the pads. Dhoni whips it away hard on the leg side for a boundary. 338/5
94.2 B Lee to Dhoni, Pushed to the cover region by Dhoni for a quick couple. 334/5
94.1 B Lee to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. 332/5
93.6 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly plays a leg glance towards the square-leg region. Dot ball to end the over. 332/5
93.5 M Johnson to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly. Dot ball again. 332/5
93.4 M Johnson to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for no runs. 332/5
93.3 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni has played it through mid-wicket for an easy single. 332/5
93.2 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni has played the square drive for no runs as Hussey fields it point. 331/5
93.1 M Johnson to Dhoni, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Dhoni. 331/5
92.6 B Lee to Dhoni, Pushed through the off side by Dhoni and he scampers for a very quick single. 331/5
92.5 B Lee to Dhoni, Driven through the point region this time by Dhoni for no runs again. 330/5
92.4 B Lee to Dhoni, Driven through the covers by Dhoni. No run. 330/5
92.3 B Lee to Dhoni, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Dhoni chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 330/5
92.2 B Lee to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for a single. 330/5
92.1 B Lee to Ganguly, A well-disguised slower delivery from Lee. Ganguly reads it well and plays it off the front foot. 329/5
91.6 M Johnson to Dhoni, Pushed to the cover region again by Dhoni. Same result as it is a dot ball. 329/5
91.5 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni drives through the covers for no runs. 329/5
91.4 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni defends it well off the back foot. 329/5
91.3 M Johnson to Dhoni, A pacy short delivery from Johnson directed towards the body of Dhoni. The Indian captain goes for the hook but fails to make any contact. 329/5
91.2 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni has played it fine down the leg side for an easy couple. 329/5
91.1 M Johnson to Dhoni, That's very wide outside the leg stump from Johnson. Dhoni lets it go. 327/5
90.6 B Lee to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly to end a tidy over by Lee. 327/5
90.5 B Lee to Ganguly, Wide outside the leg stump. Easy leave for Ganguly this time. 327/5
90.4 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 327/5
90.3 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 327/5
90.2 B Lee to Ganguly, Defended solidly off the front foot by Ganguly. 327/5
90.1 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 327/5
89.6 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched that ball through the offside. The ball bisects the field. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 327/5
89.5 M Johnson to Ganguly, Johnson angles the ball away from Ganguly. The left-hander is beaten by a beautiful seaming delivery. 324/5
89.4 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 324/5
89.3 M Johnson to Dhoni, Good length ball just outside leg. Dhoni plays the pull-shot. One run conceded towards the fine leg region. 324/5
89.2 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump comfortably. 323/5
89.1 M Johnson to Dhoni, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Dhoni. Krejza removed out of the attack after just one over. 323/5
88.6 B Lee to Ganguly, Defended well off the back foot by Ganguly. 323/5
88.5 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has punched that ball through the offside. Desperate chase and dive by Krejza as he saves the boundary. Three runs added to the total. 323/5
88.4 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads to pick a single towards the fine leg region. 320/5
88.4 B Lee to Ganguly, Good length ball wide outside off. Ganguly again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. This time no ball has been signalled by Umpire Bowden. 319/5
88.3 B Lee to Ganguly, B Lee bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Ganguly. 318/5
88.2 B Lee to Dhoni, Short and wide from Lee. Dhoni has punched that ball through the offside off the backfoot. Three runs added to Dhoni's account. 318/5
88.1 B Lee to Dhoni, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Dhoni. 315/5
Brett Lee to start from the other end.
87.6 J Krejza to Dhoni, Played to the point region by Dhoni for a single to end the first over of day 2. 315/5
87.5 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for no runs on the off side. 314/5
87.4 J Krejza to Dhoni, Dhoni defends it well off the back foot. 314/5
87.3 J Krejza to Dhoni, Inside edge onto the pads of Dhoni who tries to hit it hard. The ball deflects off the boot of Dhoni and Krejza takes it well. Appeal from the Aussies. Umpire Dar is not sure as he takes help of the TV umpire who signals green light. 314/5
87.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly gets a bottom edge on that one as he tries to cut it. The ball races towards the third man region. Three runs added to the total. India are away on day 2. 314/5
87.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. Dot ball to start by Krejza. 311/5
Interestingly, Jason Krejza to start the bowling proceedings with the new ball just six overs old.
Welcome and Good morning to the commentary of day 2. All the Aussies need today is quick early wickets with the second new ball. Whereas the hosts have got a start, whether they capitalize on it and post a big total today, will be the question. Stay tuned for all the action on the second day of the Nagpur Test.
An even-steven final session of day one comes to an end. At stumps, India are placed at 311-5. First Tendulkar and Laxman (64) shared a 146-run stand before the visitors dismissed them both in the third session. Tendulkar (109) scored a terrific hundred which included couple of drop catches. I hope you enjoyed the commentary on day one. Please join us back tomorrow.
86.6 M Johnson to Dhoni, Johnson pitches it wide. Left alone by Dhoni. And it's Stumps on day 1. India are placed nicely at 311-5. 311/5
86.5 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni has driven it through the off side for no runs. Last ball of day one coming up. 311/5
86.4 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni jumps on the backfoot and defends it well. 311/5
86.3 M Johnson to Ganguly, Defended tentatively off the back foot by Ganguly. One run taken. 311/5
86.2 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 310/5
86.1 M Johnson to Ganguly, Left alone by Ganguly. It's probably the last over of the day. 310/5
85.6 B Lee to Ganguly, Played through mid-wicket by Ganguly for a single to end the over. 310/5
85.5 B Lee to Ganguly, Lee pitches it outside off stump. Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 309/5
85.4 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly ducked in time to let that bouncer go over him. 309/5
85.3 B Lee to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for no runs. 309/5
85.2 B Lee to Dhoni, Dhoni has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 309/5
85.1 B Lee to Dhoni, Driven forcefully through the off side by Dhoni. Two runs added to Dhoni and India's total. 308/5
84.6 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 306/5
84.5 M Johnson to Dhoni, Good length ball just outside leg. Dhoni works it down the leg side for a single and to get off the mark. 306/5
84.4 M Johnson to Dhoni, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Dhoni who leaves it. 305/5
84.3 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni has stood up on his toes to play that one off the backfoot. 305/5
84.2 M Johnson to Dhoni, Played through mid-wicket by Dhoni for no runs. 305/5
84.1 M Johnson to Dhoni, Left alone by Dhoni. 305/5
83.6 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly again leaves it alone. That's the end of the over. 305/5
83.5 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 305/5
83.4 B Lee to Ganguly, Defended compactly off the back foot by Ganguly. 305/5
83.3 B Lee to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 305/5
83.2 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly places the ball with ease through the off side for a couple. 305/5
83.1 B Lee to Ganguly, B Lee bowling from round the wicket. Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 303/5
82.6 M Johnson to Dhoni, Dhoni chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. End of a wicket-maiden over by Johnson. 303/5
Indian skipper MS Dhoni walks in the middle with 20 minutes remaining in the day's play.
82.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Ball hits Tendulkar low on the pads as he is trapped on the backfoot. Huge appeal from the Aussies. Umpire Bowden thinks about it for a while and declares Tendulkar OUT. Tendulkar departs after a marvellous knock which included plenty of luck. 303/5
82.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar jumps on the backfoot and plays that one steadily. 303/4
82.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar is beaten outside his off stump by Johnson. Beautiful delivery from Johnson. 303/4
82.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays it compactly off the front foot. 303/4
82.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 303/4
Even Mitchell Johnson comes back into the attack.
81.6 B Lee to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 303/4
81.5 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly whips it away off his pads to pick an easy boundary on the leg side. 300 runs on the board now for the Indians. 303/4
81.4 B Lee to Ganguly, Wide outside off stump. Ganguly leaves it alone. 299/4
81.3 B Lee to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 299/4
81.2 B Lee to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for no runs. 299/4
81.1 B Lee to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar who goes for a quick single and gets it. 299/4
As expected, Brett Lee comes back into the attack.
Second new ball is due and it is taken by the Australians.
80.6 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Another dot ball to end the over. 298/4
80.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, J Krejza bowling from over the wicket. Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 298/4
80.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, J Krejza bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Tendulkar guides it to third man to take an easy single. 298/4
80.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it well off the back foot. 297/4
80.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 297/4
80.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Driven through the off side by Ganguly for a single. 297/4
79.6 S Katich to Tendulkar, Tendukar plays it again nicely off the front foot. 296/4
79.5 S Katich to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 296/4
79.4 S Katich to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. 296/4
79.3 S Katich to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 296/4
79.2 S Katich to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar for no runs. 296/4
79.1 S Katich to Ganguly, Ganguly cuts the ball hard on the off side for a single only. 296/4
78.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot this time by Tendulkar. 295/4
78.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, J Krejza bowling from over the wicket. Tendulkar defends it well off the back foot. 295/4
78.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side for a single. 295/4
78.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 294/4
78.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has taken it on the full and have smacked it over the mid wicket region for a boundary. 294/4
78.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, J Krejza bowling from round the wicket. Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 290/4
77.6 S Katich to Ganguly, Driven through the covers by Ganguly. Another single to end the over. 290/4
77.5 S Katich to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot for a comfortable single. 289/4
77.4 S Katich to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it nicely off the back foot. 288/4
77.3 S Katich to Ganguly, Ganguly drives through the covers for an easy single. 288/4
77.2 S Katich to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 287/4
77.1 S Katich to Ganguly, Defended nicely off the front foot by Ganguly. 287/4
76.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for no runs. 287/4
76.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for a single. 287/4
76.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 286/4
76.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 286/4
76.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly comes down the track and whacks it hard over mid on for a boundary. First boundary of the innings for Ganguly. 286/4
76.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Defended solidly off the front foot by Ganguly. 282/4
75.6 S Katich to Ganguly, Punched off the backfoot by Ganguly for a single to end the over. 282/4
75.5 S Katich to Ganguly, Defendedwell off the front foot by Ganguly. 281/4
75.4 S Katich to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 281/4
75.3 S Katich to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Tendulkar for a single again. 281/4
75.2 S Katich to Ganguly, Punched off the backfoot by Ganguly for a single. 280/4
75.1 S Katich to Tendulkar, S Katich bowling from over the wicket. Full toss from Katich. Tendulkar has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 279/4
Simon Katich is introduced into the attack now.
74.6 J Krejza to Ganguly, J Krejza bowling from round the wicket. Ganguly has played that off the front foot for no runs. 278/4
74.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar for a single. 278/4
40th Test hundred for Tendulkar. The little-master had slice of luck but he deserved it.
74.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays a glorious square-cut. The ball pierces the field and races to the boundary. And that's a magnificent hundred for Tendulkar. 277/4
Now the Australians made Tendulkar wait as Ponting and Krejza have a chat.
74.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 273/4
74.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side. Katich fields it again at short leg. 273/4
74.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it off the back foot. 273/4
73.6 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 273/4
73.5 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly is beaten outsid his off stump as he tries to cut it. 273/4
73.4 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 273/4
73.3 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly lets the ball go outside his off stump comfortably. 273/4
73.2 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but he fails to connect. 273/4
73.1 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly lets that bouncer from Johnson go past his head. 273/4
72.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side. Katich at short leg fields it well again. Temdulkar have to wait again for a next over. 273/4
72.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads but straight to short leg fielder Katich. 273/4
72.4 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot for only a single only. 273/4
72.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly comes down the track buthe fails to judge the flight. Dot ball. 272/4
72.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 272/4
72.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, J Krejza bowling from round the wicket. Driven through the off side by Ganguly for no runs. 272/4
71.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. Tendulkar didn't get his ton in the Johnson over. 272/4
71.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, The ball is too wide on the off side for Tendulkar. He leaves it alone. Last ball coming up. Can he get his ton off this last ball. 272/4
71.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Tendulkar. 272/4
71.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar does well to leave that bouncer from Johnson. 272/4
71.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 272/4
71.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. 272/4
70.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for a single and he moves on to 99 runs. 272/4
70.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar dances down the track and miscues it high in the air. And it's put down by Lee at long off. A tough chance though. Another let-off and couple runs more to Tendulkar. 271/4
70.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, J Krejza bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 269/4
70.3 J Krejza to Ganguly, Driven through the leg side by Ganguly for a single. 269/4
70.2 J Krejza to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 268/4
70.1 J Krejza to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for no runs. 268/4
69.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Delicately tucked by Tendulkar towards the fine leg region. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Dar signals four runs and Tendulkar inches towards a century. 268/4
69.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. 264/4
69.4 M Johnson to Ganguly, Johnson drifts it on the leg side. Ganguly has flicked the ball off his side for a single and to get off the mark. 264/4
69.3 M Johnson to Ganguly, Ganguly has driven it through the off side for no runs. 263/4
69.2 M Johnson to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. 263/4
69.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside leg. Tendulkar works it down the leg side for a single. 263/4
68.6 J Krejza to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly for no runs. End of a good over from Krejza. 262/4
68.5 J Krejza to Ganguly, Ganguly shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball solidly. 262/4
Soyrav Ganguly walks out to bat in his farewell Test match.
Drinks trolley is called on the field with the fall of Laxman's wicket.
68.4 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman gets a thin edge on to it as he tries to cut off the backfoot. Haddin gathers it in his laps. Krejza celebrates as the partnership is broken and Laxman departs. 262/4
68.3 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 262/3
68.2 J Krejza to Laxman, Defended well off the back foot by Laxman. No run. 262/3
68.1 J Krejza to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for an easy couple. 262/3
67.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that through the square leg region for a couple and to move into his nineties. 258/3
67.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 258/3
67.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. No run. 258/3
67.3 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has edged the ball. Only one run is conceded. 258/3
67.2 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region in the air. Two runs conceded. 257/3
67.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, M Johnson bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Tendulkar taps the ball on the leg side and pick a quick single. 255/3
66.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Driven through the leg side by Tendulkar. A single to end the over. 254/3
66.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar for no runs. 253/3
66.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 253/3
66.3 J Krejza to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle. Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 253/3
66.2 J Krejza to Laxman, Defended cautiously off the front foot by Laxman. 252/3
66.1 J Krejza to Laxman, Short form Krejza. Laxman whacks it away on the leg side to socre an easy boundry. 252/3
65.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball. 248/3
65.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Wide outside off stump
65.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Tendulkar who lets it go. 248/3
65.3 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman guides it to third man for an easy single. 248/3
65.2 M Johnson to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 247/3
65.1 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 247/3
64.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has pushed it to the cover region. No run again to end the over. 247/3
64.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 247/3
64.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. 247/3
64.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. Dot ball again. 247/3
64.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar drives through the covers for no runs. 247/3
64.1 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman plays the pull-shot to pick an easy single on the leg side. 247/3
63.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has punched that ball through the offside for no runs. 246/3
63.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 246/3
63.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for no runs. 246/3
63.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. No run. 246/3
63.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 246/3
63.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 246/3
Mitchell Johnson who dropped Sachin Tendulkar comes back into the attack.
62.6 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman defends it well off the back foot. End of a unsuccessful over for Krejza and Australia. 246/3
62.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the pull-shot towards the fine leg region for a single again. 246/3
62.4 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot to pick a single. 245/3
37th Test fifty for Laxman.
62.3 J Krejza to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Laxman for an easy couple. 244/3
62.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Full length delivery wide outside off. Tendulkar comes down the track and miscues the ball in the air. Johnson has dropped the catch at long off. One run conceded and what a let down by Australia. Will Tendulkar make them pay now. 242/3
62.1 J Krejza to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 241/3
61.6 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. 240/3
61.5 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has nudged the ball fine down the leg side for an easy couple. 240/3
61.4 C White to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. Dot ball. 238/3
61.3 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has attempted to play that one but is beaten. Appeal for a catch. Umpire Dar isn't interested in the appeal and rules Tendulkar not out. 238/3
61.2 C White to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 238/3
61.1 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 237/3
60.6 J Krejza to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 237/3
60.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle. The ball strikes Tendulkar very low on the pads Umpire Bowden signals Leg Bye. One run added to the total. 236/3
60.4 J Krejza to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman has punched the ball off the backfoot. One run conceded. 235/3
60.3 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 234/3
60.2 J Krejza to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 234/3
60.1 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 234/3
59.6 C White to Tendulkar, Driven through the leg side by Tendulkar. No run. 234/3
59.5 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 234/3
59.4 C White to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle. Laxman plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total. 234/3
59.3 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 233/3
59.2 C White to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. No run. 233/3
59.1 C White to Laxman, Laxman has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 233/3
58.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 233/3
58.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar takes the aerial root and hits it over mid on region for a boundary. 233/3
58.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. 229/3
58.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. Dot ball. 229/3
58.2 J Krejza to Laxman, Pushed to the cover region by Laxman for single. Good rotation of the strike by both the batsmen. 229/3
58.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has tucked the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side. 228/3
57.6 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has pushed it to the cover region. A run again to end the over. 227/3
57.5 C White to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads to pick a single. 226/3
57.4 C White to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. 225/3
57.3 C White to Laxman, The ball strikes Laxman very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side/ 225/3
57.2 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it fine down the leg side for a single. 225/3
57.1 C White to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Tendulkar. 224/3
56.6 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region. Another dot ball to end the over. 224/3
56.5 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run again. 224/3
56.4 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 224/3
56.3 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman sweeps the ball in the air towards the deep mid wicket region for a boundary. 224/3
56.2 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 220/3
56.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tickled through mid-wicket by Tendulkar for a single. 220/3
And in comes Krejza back into the attack replacing White.
55.6 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 219/3
55.5 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 219/3
55.4 S Watson to S Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. There is no single available but both the batsmen still go for it. Krejza goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. Tendulkar would have been out if it would have hit the stumps. 219/3
55.3 S Watson to Tendulkar, Wide down the leg side again. No trouble at all for Tendulkar. He leaves it alon again. 218/3
55.2 S Watson to Tendulkar, Wide outside the leg stump. Tendulkar leaves it alone comfortably. 218/3
55.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 218/3
54.6 C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle. Tendulkar works it down the leg side for a single. 218/3
100-run stand between Tendulkar and Laxman.
54.5 C White to Tendulkar, Wide outside off stump. Tendulkar leaves it alone. No run. 217/3
54.4 C White to Tendulkar, Played through mid-wicket by Tendulkar for an easy couple. 217/3
54.3 C White to Tendulkar, The ball is too wide on the off side for Tendulkar to make any contact. No run. 215/3
54.2 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 215/3
54.1 C White to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman for a single. 215/3
53.6 S Watson to Tendulkar, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Tendulkar who leaves it alone. End of an eventful over. 214/3
53.5 S Watson to Tendulkar, Driven through the leg side by Tendulkar for no runs. 214/3
53.4 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar fails to judge the pitch of the ball. Sachin ducks and the ball has struck Tendulkar hard on his hand. Appeal from Watson and Co. Tendulkar must have heart in his mouth but umpire decides not out. 214/3
53.3 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. Haddin collects the ball. Appeal from Watson. But umpire shows no interest. 214/3
53.2 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar drives the ball masterfully through the covers. The ball has crossed the ropes for a typical Tendulkar boundary. 214/3
53.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 210/3
52.6 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. A dot ball to end the over. 210/3
52.5 C White to Tendulkar, Guided down to fine leg by Tendulkar for a single. 210/3
52.4 C White to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Laxman works it down the leg side for a single again in this over. 209/3
52.3 C White to Laxman, The ball is way on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it. No contact made. 209/3
52.2 C White to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar for a single. 208/3
52.1 C White to Laxman, Full length delivery wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Laxman. The batsmen have run through for a single. 207/3
51.6 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it straight back to the bowler. End of the first over after Tea. 206/3
51.5 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 206/3
51.4 S Watson to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside off. Tendulkar has played it to the point region. Two runs conceded. 206/3
51.3 S Watson to Laxman, Pushed to the cover region by Laxman for an easy single. Now Laxman gets his first run after Tea. 204/3
51.2 S Watson to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. 203/3
51.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads to pick an easy single and get his first run after Tea. 203/3
Shane Watson is with the ball in hand and is ready to start the proceedings.
Welcome back after Tea break for the final session on day 1.
And that's Tea on day 1. Excellent post-lunch session for India as they didn't lose any wicket and scored 80 runs. Tendulkar (62*) and Laxman (34*) share a brilliant and steady partnership of 86 runs to put their team's nose ahead. Join us back shortly after Tea as India resume their innings at 202-3.
50.6 C White to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for no runs. And it's Tea on day 1. India are placed well at 202-3. 202/3
50.5 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 202/3
50.4 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for an easy single. 202/3
50.3 C White to Laxman, Pushed to the cover region by Laxman for an easy single. 201/3
50.2 C White to Laxman, Pushed to the cover region by Laxman for no runs. 200/3
50.1 C White to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 200/3
49.6 S Watson to Tendulkar, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Tendulkar who leaves it alone. 200/3
49.5 S Watson to Laxman, Played to the point region by Laxman for a single finally. 200 runs on the board for India. 200/3
49.4 S Watson to Laxman, Pushed to the cover region by Laxman. Dot ball once more. 199/3
49.3 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball yet again. 199/3
49.2 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has pushed it to the cover region for no runs again. 199/3
49.1 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has pushed it to the cover region for no runs. 199/3
48.6 C White to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side. No run. 199/3
48.5 C White to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Tendulkar guides it to third man. Two runs added to the total. 199/3
48.4 C White to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman has punched the ball off the backfoot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 197/3
48.3 C White to Laxman, Driven through the covers by Laxman. Dot ball. 196/3
48.2 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 196/3
48.1 C White to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar for a single. 196/3
47.6 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side for no runs to end the over. 195/3
47.5 S Watson to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. 195/3
47.4 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman has driven it straight back to the bowler. Dot ball. 195/3
47.3 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman drives through the covers. Dot ball again. 195/3
47.2 S Watson to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side for no runs. 195/3
47.1 S Watson to Laxman, The ball is too wide on the off side for Laxman to make any contact. He leaves it alone. 195/3
46.6 C White to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball through the off side for a single. India score after 17 balls. 195/3
46.5 C White to Laxman, Played straight to the man at mid-wicket. No chance of a run. 194/3
46.4 C White to Laxman, Laxman has punched the ball off the backfoot but straight to the man at covers. 194/3
46.3 C White to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman this time. 194/3
46.2 C White to Laxman, The ball is too wide on the off side for Laxman to make any contact. 194/3
46.1 C White to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 194/3
45.6 S Watson to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. This time Watson bowls his first maiden of the match. 194/3
45.5 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets that bouncer go past his head. 194/3
45.4 S Watson to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar this time. 194/3
45.3 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Good over so far by Watson. 194/3
45.2 S Watson to S Tendulkar, The batsman's stood up on his toes to play that one. 194/3
45.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends the ball off the back foot. 194/3
44.6 C White to Laxman, Laxman drives the ball straight to mid-off. First maiden over by White. 194/3
44.5 C White to Laxman, Pushed straight to the man at covers. Dot ball again. 194/3
44.4 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played it to the point region but straight to the fielder. No run. 194/3
44.3 C White to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 194/3
44.2 C White to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot this time. 194/3
44.1 C White to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 194/3
43.6 S Watson to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle. Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads to fine leg. One run conceded by Watson. 194/3
43.5 S Watson to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman this time for a couple of runs. 193/3
43.4 S Watson to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman but no run. 191/3
43.3 S Watson to Tendulkar, Played through the point region by Tendulkar. The batsmen have run through for a single. 191/3
43.2 S Watson to S Tendulkar, Full length delivery wide outside off. The ball has found the edge of the bat. Two runs conceded. 190/3
43.1 S Watson to Tendulkar, Driven through the off side by Tendulkar. Good effort by Clarke to save runs for his team. No run. 188/3
42.6 C White to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 188/3
42.5 C White to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 188/3
42.4 C White to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 188/3
42.3 C White to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 188/3
42.2 C White to Laxman, Defended off the back foot by Laxman. No run. 188/3
42.1 C White to Laxman, C White bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Laxman. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 188/3
41.6 B Lee to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. 186/3
41.5 B Lee to Tendulkar, A swinging yorker from Lee. Tendulkar has dug out that yorker at the last second. But well played by Tendulkar. 186/3
41.4 B Lee to Tendulkar, Defended solidly off the front foot by Tendulkar. 186/3
41.3 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side for an easy couple. 186/3
41.2 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 184/3
41.1 B Lee to Tendulkar, Defended well off the back foot by Tendulkar. 184/3
40.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Played to the point region by Tendulkar for a single to end the over. 184/3
40.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, J Krejza bowling from round the wicket. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Tendulkar still goes after it. No contact made. 183/3
40.4 J Krejza to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman plays the pull-shot for an easy single. 183/3
40.3 J Krejza to Laxman, J Krejza bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 182/3
40.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has driven it through the off side for a single. 182/3
52nd Test fifty for Tendulkar. The master-blaster now surpasses Allan Border as the batsman with most scores of fifty plus.
40.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Driven through the covers by Tendulkar for a couple of runs. 181/3
39.6 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 179/3
39.5 B Lee to Laxman, Driven crisply through the off side by Laxman. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. The partnership is starting to blossom. 179/3
39.4 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman drives through the covers. No run. 175/3
39.3 B Lee to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run. 175/3
39.2 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman does well to leave that bouncer. No run. 175/3
39.1 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 175/3
38.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar gets a leading edge on that one as he tries to play it on the leg side. So we have to wait for another over for Sachin to get a fifty. 175/3
38.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Defended off the back foot by Tendulkar. No run. 175/3
38.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Defended well off the back foot by Tendulkar. 175/3
38.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Sachin on 49 runs. Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to pick a single. 175/3
38.2 J Krejza to Laxman, Guided down to fine leg by Laxman for a single again. 175/3
38.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, J Krejza bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. Tendulkar plays a sweep shot to pick an easy single. 174/3
37.6 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 173/3
37.5 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 173/3
37.4 B Lee to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar for a single. 173/3
37.3 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has magnificently driven it through the mid on region. The ball cruises away to the boundary. 172/3
37.2 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple. 168/3
37.1 B Lee to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. 166/3
50-run stand between Laxman and Tendulkar. This pair has settled down now.
Drinks Trolley is brought on the field. India have done well to not lose a wicket after Lunch so far.
36.6 J Krejza to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 166/3
36.5 J Krejza to Laxman, LAxman chips the ball in the air over mid wicket region. The ball just goes over the mid wicket fielder and it races to the boundary. 166/3
36.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it fine down the leg side for an easy single. 162/3
36.3 J Krejza to Laxman, Full length delivery wide outside off. Played to the point region by Laxman. One run added to the total. 161/3
36.2 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman drives through the covers for no runs. 160/3
36.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays a leg glance to fine leg for an easy single. 160/3
35.6 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 159/3
35.5 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman lets the ball go outside his off stump. 159/3
35.4 B Lee to Laxman, Lee bowls a swinging and pacy yorker. That ball has taken the inside edge of Laxman and thudded into his pads. Dot ball. 159/3
35.3 B Lee to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman for no runs. 159/3
35.2 B Lee to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 159/3
35.1 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman plays the pull-shot but he doesn't connect well and two runs are added to the total. 159/3
34.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. Dot ball to end the over. 157/3
34.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar comes down the track and connects the ball well. The ball clears the infield and it races to the boundary. Krejza continues to be expensive. 157/3
34.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. 153/3
34.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar sweeps the ball valiantly over the mid wicket region for a boundary. 153/3
34.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. 149/3
34.1 J Krejza to Laxman, Tendulkar drives through the leg side and decides against the single. Laxman tries to take a single and then tries to return back. He makes it to the crease despite a direct throw by Hussey. 149/3
33.6 B Lee to Laxman, A pacy short delivery from Lee. The ball has hit Laxman on the shoulder. It must be a nasty one but Laxman doesn't show any discomfort. 149/3
33.5 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 149/3
33.4 B Lee to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 149/3
33.3 B Lee to Laxman, Driven through the covers by Laxman for no runs. 149/3
33.2 B Lee to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. 149/3
33.1 B Lee to Laxman, Laxman gets a bottom edge on that one as he tries to cut it. 149/3
Change in bowling from the pavilion end. Brett Lee comes back in place of Johnson.
32.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar smartly guides it to third man. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs to end the over. 149/3
32.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has been struck on the thigh-pad as he tries to pull it. Dot ball. 147/3
32.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 147/3
32.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. Dot ball. 147/3
32.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot for no runs. 147/3
32.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 147/3
31.6 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman defends it well off the back foot. Another maiden over in the account of Johnson. 147/3
31.5 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 147/3
31.4 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman guides it to gully region for no runs. 147/3
31.3 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 147/3
31.2 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 147/3
31.1 M Johnson to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 147/3
30.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Driven through the covers by Tendulkar for no runs to end the over. 147/3
30.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Played through mid-wicket by Tendulkar for a couple. 147/3
30.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. No run. 145/3
30.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. 145/3
30.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Short and wide outside off stump. Tendulkar rocks onto the backfoot and punches it hard. The ball races to the boundary. Easy pickings for the master-blaster. 145/3
30.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. 141/3
29.6 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. End of the over by Johnson. 141/3
29.5 M Johnson to Laxman, The ball is too wide on the off side for Laxman to make any contact. He leaves it without any hesitation. 141/3
29.4 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman gets a bottom edge on that one as he tries to play it on the off side. 141/3
29.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar dabs the ball on the leg side and picks a quick single. 141/3
29.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 140/3
29.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has whacked the ball off his pads through mid-wicket region. The ball races to the boundary. 140/3
28.6 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the over. 136/3
28.5 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 136/3
28.4 J Krejza to Laxman, A juicy short delivery from Krejza. Laxman pulls it away with force to pick an easy boundary on the leg side. 136/3
28.3 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman drives through the leg side for no runs. 132/3
28.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it well off the back foot and scampers a quick single. 132/3
28.1 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman elegantly works it down the leg side. Good athleticism shown by Hussey. Three runs conceded in the end. 131/3
27.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 128/3
27.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. 128/3
27.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Full length delivery wide outside off. Tendulkar leaves it alone. Haddin fails to gather it and the ball races to the boundary. Four Byes signalled by Umpire Dar. Haddin's keeping has been under criticism in this series. 128/3
27.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays it compactly again. 124/3
27.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 124/3
27.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar defends it well off the back foot. 124/3
26.6 J Krejza to Laxman, Defended solidly off the front foot by Laxman. Another maiden over for Krejza. 124/3
26.5 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot. Dot ball yet again. 124/3
26.4 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. Fourth dot ball in a row. 124/3
26.3 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has driven it straight down the ground. Dot ball again. 124/3
26.2 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 124/3
26.1 J Krejza to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman for no runs. 124/3
25.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Wide outside the leg stump this time. Tendulkar leaves it alone. Maiden for Johnson to start after Lunch. 124/3
25.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Johnson pitches it outside off again. Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Johnson trying to induce Tendulkar to play a rash shot. 124/3
25.4 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. No run. 124/3
25.3 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. 124/3
25.2 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar ducked in time to let that bouncer go over him. 124/3
25.1 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. 124/3
24.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle and off. Tendulkar works it down the leg side for a single. End of the first over of the second session. 124/3
24.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. 123/3
24.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar tries to cut the ball but gets beaten as he misjudges the spin. 123/3
24.3 J Krejza to Laxman, Guided down to fine leg by Laxman for a single and first run after Lunch. 123/3
24.2 J Krejza to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 122/3
24.1 J Krejza to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman for no runs. Dot ball to start after Lunch. 122/3
Welcome back after the Lunch break. First session's star Jason Krejza to start the proceedings. Here we go.... Laxman to face.
What an exciting first session we have witnessed. India started off extremely well as Sehwag and debutant Murali Vijay shared an aggressive 98-run stand. But Watson and Krejza brought the Aussies back into the game as they dismissed Vijay (33), Dravid (0) and Sehwag (66) in quick succession respectively. The hosts are placed at 122-3 as we go into Lunch. Join us back in 40 minutes.
23.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets that bouncer from Johnson go past his head. And that's Lunch on day 1. India are placed at 122-3. 122/3
23.5 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Defended well off the back foot by Tendulkar. Last ball before Lunch coming up. 122/3
23.4 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side to pick a single. 122/3
23.3 M Johnson to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 121/3
23.2 M Johnson to Laxman, A pacy bouncer from Johnson. Laxman lets that bouncer go past his head. That was a terrific bouncer. 121/3
23.1 M Johnson to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 121/3
22.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar guides it to third man. Two runs conceded. End of a successful over by Krejza again. Last over before Lunch coming up. 121/3
22.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot for no runs. 119/3
22.4 J Krejza to Laxman, Driven through the covers by Laxman for three runs and to get off the mark. 119/3
VVS Laxman walks in the middle as India lose wickets in heap. It's his 100th Test match.
22.3 J Krejza to Sehwag, The ball pitches short and spins in sharply. Sehwag edges the ball only to find his stumps being rattled behind. An inform Sehwag departs as Krejza picks up his second wicket. 116/3
22.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 116/2
22.1 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Tendulkar for a single. 116/2
21.6 M Johnson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot for another single in this over. 115/2
21.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag to pick an easy single. 114/2
21.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 113/2
21.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Left alone by Sehwag. 113/2
21.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Driven through the leg side by Sehwag for no runs. 113/2
21.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, The ball is too wide on the off side for Sehwag to make any contact who leaves it. 113/2
Mitchell Johnson comes back into the attack.
20.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar for no runs. End of another expensive over by Krejza who has gone for over 40 runs in five overs. 113/2
20.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar comes down the track and does well to defend it. 113/2
20.4 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Defended well off the front foot by Tendulkar. 113/2
20.3 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar plays the slog sweep. The ball is in the air but it falls safe and it races to the boundary. Tendulkar delaing in boundaries now. 113/2
20.2 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has thumped it straight down the ground. The ball just goes pass the bowler like a tracer bullet. Boundary to Tendulkar. 109/2
20.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Full length delivery wide outside off. Sehwag has played the square drive. One run conceded. 105/2
Play restarts after that slight sight-screen interruption.
The sight-screen seems to disturb Sehwag.
19.6 S Watson to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Tendulkar. 104/2
19.5 S Watson to Tendulkar, Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar for no runs. 104/2
19.4 S Watson to Tendulkar, Tendulkar whips it away off his pads to pick an easy boundary and get off the mark in style. 104/2
19.3 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played it to the point region for a single. 100 runs on the board for India. 100/2
19.2 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot for no runs. 99/2
19.1 S Watson to Sehwag, Defended well off the front foot by Sehwag. 99/2
18.6 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end another successful over by Krejza. 99/2
18.5 J Krejza to Tendulkar, Defended well off the back foot by Tendulkar. 99/2
Sachin Tendulkar is the new man in the middlle. Australia have definitely pulled things back into their favour.
Sachin Tendulkar is the new man in the middlle.
18.4 J Krejza to R Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. Dravid tries to defend. The ball pops in the air. Easily taken by Katich at forward short leg. Krejza is delighted after scalping his first Test wicket and that too of 'The Wall'. 99/2
18.3 J Krejza to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and off. Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single. 99/1
18.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, That's hit Sehwag on his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Bowden decides Sehwag is not out. No run. 98/1
18.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Sehwag's pads as he tries to play the reverse sweep. No run. 98/1
17.6 S Watson to Dravid, Bouncer from Watson. Dravid does well to evade to duck under it. End of a wicket-taking over by Watson. 98/1
Rahul Dravid walks into the middle. He is desperately in need of runs today.
17.5 S Watson to Vijay, Another short and pacy delivery from Watson. OUT. Vijay has knicked that one. Wicket-keeper Haddin takes an easy catch. Debutant Vijay departs as Watson strikes. 98/1
17.4 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay lets that bouncer from Watson go past his head. 98/0
17.3 S Watson to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 98/0
17.2 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag plays the pull-shot but to no eefect as no runs conceded. 97/0
17.1 S Watson to Vijay, Driven through the off side by Vijay for a single. 97/0
16.6 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay drives it gracefully through the covers. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs by Vijay. 96/0
16.5 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot to pick an easy run. 93/0
16.4 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay drives through the leg side for a single yet again. 92/0
16.3 J Krejza to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and off. Sehwag has played it through mid-wicket for a single. 91/0
16.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag smashes it hard off the front foot. Back to back boundaries for Sehwag. The man is just dealing in boundaries today. 90/0
16.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag plays a sweep shot with the spin. The ball races to the boundary. Sehwag picks up another boundary. 86/0
15.6 S Watson to Vijay, Played to the point region by Vijay for no runs. 82/0
15.5 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 82/0
15.4 S Watson to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag for a single. 82/0
15.3 S Watson to Sehwag, Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag. Dot ball again. 81/0
15.2 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 81/0
15.1 S Watson to Sehwag, Driven through the off side by Sehwag for no runs. 81/0
14.6 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay comes down the track and connects the ball hard. The ball races to the boundary. Murali has looked impressive this morning. 81/0
14.5 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 77/0
14.4 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 77/0
14.3 J Krejza to Vijay, Defended well off the front foot by Vijay. 77/0
16th Test fifty for Sehwag off 45 balls.
14.2 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag works it down the leg side for a single and brings up his half-century. 77/0
14.1 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag plays a sweep shot around the corner. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. Now Shewag is just one short of a fifty. 76/0
13.6 S Watson to Vijay, Defended well off the front foot by Vijay. 74/0
13.5 S Watson to Vijay, Good length ball wide outside off. Vijay guides it to third man. Two runs added to the total. 74/0
13.4 S Watson to Sehwag, Ball hits Sehwag low on the pads. One run conceded. Leg byes given by Umpire Dar. 72/0
13.3 S Watson to Vijay, Pushed to the cover region by Vijay for an easy single. 71/0
13.2 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay has played that compactly off the front foot again. 70/0
13.1 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot for no runs. 70/0
Drinks trolley called on the field. India are off to a blisterring start this morning.
12.6 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten outside his off stump. Whether there was an edge or not
12.5 J Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has bludgeoned it hard over the long on region. This one's gone all the way over the ropes for a six. Excellent shot by Sehwag. Welcome to international cricket Jason Krejza says Sehwag. 70/0
12.4 Krejza to Sehwag, Sehwag has lofted it over Krejza's head. The ball bounces once before it crosses the boundary. 64/0
12.3 J Krejza to Vijay, Driven through the leg side by Vijay for a quick single. 60/0
12.2 J Krejza to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot for no runs. 59/0
12.1 J Krejza to Vijay, J Krejza bowling from over the wicket. Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 59/0
Test debutant Jason Krejza is introduced into the attack. Can he provide the breakthrough? Let's wait and watch.
11.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Sehwag. No run. 59/0
11.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 59/0
11.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads for an easy couple. 59/0
11.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag has pushed it to the cover region for no runs. 57/0
11.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, Full length delivery wide outside off. The ball has been square driven hard by Sehwag. The ball flies in the air. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 57/0
11.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag defends it well off the back foot. 55/0
10.6 S Watson to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has played that off the front foot for an easy single. 55/0
10.5 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 54/0
10.4 S Watson to Sehwag, Inside edge onto the pads of Sehwag. Dot ball. 54/0
10.3 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag plays a delicate leg glance towards the fine leg region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. 54/0
10.2 S Watson to Sehwag, Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag for no runs. 50/0
10.1 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag guides it towards the slip region. The ball just falls short of Ponting at second slip. No need for Sehwag to play such cheeky shot. 50/0
9.6 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. The 10th over ends with a dot ball. 50/0
9.5 M Johnson to Vijay, Pushed to the cover region by Vijay for no runs. 50/0
9.4 M Johnson to Vijay, Johnson pitches it outside the off stump. The ball is too wide on the off side for Vijay to make any contact. 50/0
50-run stand between Sehwag and Vijay off 59 balls. The duo has looked very compact in the middle.
9.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag for a single. 50/0
9.2 M Johnson to Vijay, Good length ball on middle and off. Pushed hard through the cover region by Vijay. Three runs more added to the total. 49/0
9.1 M Johnson to Vijay, Defended off the front foot by Vijay. No run. 46/0
8.6 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay works it down the leg side. Another single to end the over. 46/0
8.5 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag has played it to the point region for a single again. 45/0
8.4 S Watson to Sehwag, Defended solidly off the back foot by Sehwag. 44/0
8.3 S Watson to Sehwag, Sehwag defends it well off the back foot. 44/0
8.2 S Watson to Vijay, Vijay has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 44/0
8.1 S Watson to Vijay, S Watson bowling from over the wicket. Played to the point region by Vijay for no runs. 43/0
First bowling change of the morning. Shane Watson replaces Lee in the attack.
7.6 M Johnson to Vijay, Defended off the front foot by Vijay. And a quick single taken again. 43/0
7.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag guides it to third man. One run conceded. 42/0
7.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag whips the ball off his pads through the mid wicket region. The fielder gives a long chase but it races to the boundary. 41/0
7.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to slash it. 37/0
7.2 M Johnson to Vijay, Defended off the front foot by Vijay and he takes a quick single. 37/0
7.1 M Johnson to Vijay, Good length ball just outside leg. Vijay has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 36/0
6.6 B Lee to Sehwag, Defended solidly off the back foot by Sehwag to end the over. 34/0
6.5 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 34/0
6.4 B Lee to Sehwag, Short delivery from Lee. Ball strikes Sehwag on his hand as he takes his eyes out of it. It could be nasty. 34/0
6.3 B Lee to Sehwag, Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag. The batsmen have picked up an easy couple of runs. 34/0
6.2 B Lee to Sehwag, Sehwag plays the Square-Cut. But Hussey fields it again at point. 32/0
6.1 B Lee to Sehwag, Defended well off the back foot by Sehwag. 32/0
5.6 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot. Dot ball to end a relatively better over from Johnson. First maiden of the match for Johnson. 32/0
5.5 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay does well to leave that bouncer from Johnson. 32/0
5.4 M Johnson to Vijay, Johnson angles it across. Edged by Vijay. Haddin makes a full length dive but the ball is just wide and short of him as well as Hayden in the slip. Lucky escape for Vijay. 32/0
5.3 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 32/0
5.2 M Johnson to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot for no runs. 32/0
5.1 M Johnson to Vijay, Left alone by Vijay. 32/0
4.6 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay works it down the leg side. He runs the first one hard. Only a single is conceded as Vijay decides against a couple. 32/0
4.5 B Lee to Vijay, Played to the point region by Vijay. No run. 31/0
4.4 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 31/0
4.3 B Lee to Vijay, A sharp short delivery from Lee. Vijay lets that bouncer go past his head. Plenty of bounce available in the pitch. 31/0
4.2 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay has played that off the front foot for no runs. Vijay looks solid in defence. 31/0
4.1 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay lets the ball go outside his off stump with ease. 31/0
3.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag plays it through the point region. The ball races to the boundary beating the fielder in the deep. Yet another boundary conceded. 31/0
3.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag lets the ball go outside his off stump. 27/0
3.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag plays the Square-Cut. Spirited effort by Hussey to save runs for his team who stops it with one hand. 27/0
3.3 M Johnson to Vijay, Defended well off the back foot by Vijay who goes for a quick single. He successfully does it by running quickly. 27/0
3.2 M Johnson to Vijay, Played to the point region by Vijay for no runs. 26/0
3.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag nicely guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for only a single as there is a third man in place. 26/0
2.6 B Lee to Vijay, Driven crisply through the covers by Vijay. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary. Indian openers continue to make merry on the opening day morning. 25/0
2.6 B Lee to Vijay, Short of length delivery just outside off. Vijay lets that bouncer go past his head. No Ball signalled by Umpire Bowden as it was too high. 21/0
2.5 B Lee to Vijay, Left alone by Vijay again. 20/0
2.4 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay lets the ball go outside his off stump comfortably. 20/0
2.3 B Lee to Sehwag, Good length ball wide outside off. Sehwag plays the Square-Cut. One run conceded. 20/0
2.2 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay tries to play it off the front foot. The ball takes the edge of the bat and runs through the slip region. Three runs more to Vijay. 19/0
2.1 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 16/0
1.6 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it nicely off the front foot. The ball races to the boundary in quick time. Third boundary for Sehwag who looks in a ominous form. An expensive start for Johnson too. 16/0
1.5 M Johnson to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten by a pacy and seaming delivery from Johnson. 12/0
1.4 M Johnson to Sehwag, Short delivery from Johnson. Sehwag goes at it this time and slams it over the slip region for a boundary. 12/0
1.3 M Johnson to Sehwag, A bouncer again from Johnson. Sehwag lets it go yet again. 8/0
1.2 M Johnson to Sehwag, A pacy bouncer from Johnson. Sehwag lets that bouncer go past his head. Good cricket by Sehwag who leaves it alone. 8/0
1.1 M Johnson to Sehwag, M Johnson bowling from over the wicket. Played to the point region by Sehwag for no runs. 8/0
Mitchell Johnson to share the new ball with Lee. The left-armer has been impressive in this series so far.
0.6 B Lee to Vijay, Vijay has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end the first over of the fourth Test. Eight runs of the first Lee over. 8/0
0.5 B Lee to Vijay, Good length ball wide outside off. Vijay has pushed it to the cover region for a couple and the debutant gets off the mark. Whar a relief it is for the youngster who gets off the mark. 8/0
0.4 B Lee to Vijay, The ball is too wide on the off side for Vijay to make any contact. Vijay survives his first ball in Test cricket calmly. 6/0
0.3 B Lee to V Sehwag, Lee cuts the ball back in. Thick inside edge. The ball goes down to at Fine Leg. One run added to the total. Lucky Sehwag as the ball didn't go on to the stumps. 6/0
0.2 B Lee to Sehwag, Full length delivery wide outside off. Sehwag throws his bat at it. The ball races away to the boundary. Sehwag gets off the mark in his typical style. 5/0
Remember it's VVS Laxman's 100th Test match whereas Ganguly's last Test.
0.1 B Lee to Sehwag, The ball is too wide on the off side for Sehwag to make any contact. He leaves it alone again. No wide this time. 1/0
0.1 B Lee to Sehwag, B Lee bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery wide outside off. The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Sehwag. Umpire Bowden has signalled a wide. Bad start for Lee. 1/0
Brett Lee to start the bowling proceedings as expected.
Indian openers Sehwag and debutant Murali Vijay are out in the middle.
Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Bowden (NZ) are the onfield officials while Suresh Shastri is the TV umpire.
India's new Test skipper MS Dhoni and his counter-part Ricky Ponting are out in the middle. India will bat first as Dhoni wins the toss. Murali Vijay makes his Test debut in place of Gambhir while Harbhajan returns in place of Kumble. Whereas for Australia, Stuart Clark is replaced by spinner Jason Krejza who is making his Test debut too.
It's very bright and sunny out in the middle. The pitch is very hard and plenty of bounce is available for the bowlers.
Despite a stalemate draw, the Delhi Test witnessed outstanding cricket, controversy and an emotional farewell. Now we shift our focus to Nagpur where the fourth and final Test of the series will take place. Big blow for the hosts ahead of this match as Gautam Gambhir who is India's most prolific run-scorer in the series has been ruled out. The left-hander is serving a one-match ban by the ICC after his elbow incident with Shane Watson. So it will be interesting to see who will get the opportunity as an opener in the side. Will it be Tamil Nadu batsman Murali Vijay who has been drafted into the squad or Badrinath who was benched for the previous three Tests? Also remember, that India cannot lose the series as they have an unbeatable 1-0 lead. Australia on the other hand must have revived great confidence from the Kotla Test. Their top-order batsmen were among the runs and also their fast bowler looked in good rhythm. Expect the 'Baggy Green' team to bounce back hard in the final Test to level the series and retain the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy. It will also be an end of the era as Sourav 'Dada' Ganguly will be bidding farewell to international cricket after this game. Stay tuned..