Melbourne: Indian tailenders failed to provide resistence as India were bowled out for 465 runs, three runs more from the overnight score, giving Australia a 65-run lead. After fine show by the batters, it is time for the bowlers to use their skills to stop the Aussies from extending the lead.
Shaun Marsh scored his first half-century on the Australian soil, his second overall in Tests.
Shaun Marsh with a crucial Test half-century, his first on Aussie soil #ohwhatafeeling https://t.co/APaOTXTodf
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) December 29, 2014Stumps: Australia 261/7 in 75 overs ( C Rogers 69, S Marsh 62*; R Ashwin 2/56, I Sharma 2/49) against India 465
Mitchell Johnson gets a taste of his own medicine, dismissed while trying to hook a short-ball off Mohammad Shami. Rahane takes the catch.
And that's the end of Brad Haddin, caught by MS Dhoni off Umesh Yadav. The Australian wicket-keeper scored 13.
Haddin didn't seem too happy with that one. What did you think? LIVE: http://t.co/LDINCret7f #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/OollNt1h63
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) December 29, 2014Joe Burns departs, Sharma picks his second wicket.
"Virat Kohli has come up and said Hello Brad. Welcome to the crease!" - @ShaneWarne. #AUSvIND #WWOS pic.twitter.com/rMbI8WmWJG
— Wide World of Sports (@WWOS9) December 29, 2014It seems the Australians are trying to extend the lead to 350-plus and bring the Indians back to the crease for the last few overs in the day.
Umesh Yadav was the first wicket to go down this morning, in the second ball of the day. He tried to defend a short one from Mitchell Johnson and ended up edging it to Brad Haddin behind the stumps. Mohammad Shami followed suit, caught by Steve Smith at second slip off Johnson. The bowler - who was sent for a leather hunt in the third day by Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli - finally found some relief and ended up with three wickets in his kitty.
A sharp catch to dismiss Smith brings Shaun Marsh to the crease. Lead now 200. LIVE: http://t.co/LDINCret7f #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Y32DF8uQaP
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) December 29, 2014The Australian openers went off to a flier with David Warner leading the charge. But Ravichandran Ashwin got the better of the southpaw, trapped him leg-before. He scored 40. A few minutes later, the tweaker cleaned up Chris Rogers, who scored 69.
Burns joins Marsh (13) out in the middle after the dismissal of Rogers. A lead of 230 http://t.co/LDINCret7f #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/eDzafjqFuQ
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) December 29, 2014
