Grandstand brought you all the coverage as it happened on day three of the first Test between Australia and India at the MCG.
A remarkable 15 wickets fell on the day with India losing 7 for 68 before causing an Australian top-order collapse.
6:00pm: That's stumps with Australia reaching 8 for 176 and a lead of 227 runs. Hussey remained unnbeaten on 79 with James Pattinson hanging in there on 3.
5:38pm: WICKET! N Lyon lbw. Ashwin 0 (Australia 8-166, Hussey 72*) - Listen to the dismissal
Ashwin gets one to hurry on and Lyon is trapped right in front, on your bike son. Well, that little experiment lasted long.
5:30pm: WICKET! P Siddle c. Dhoni b. Yadav 4 (Australia 7-163, Hussey 69*) - Listen to the dismissal
That's four for Yadav, he gets one to seam off the deck and Siddle has to play at it, gets the edge to a diving Dhoni who does well to snaffle it. Clarke sends in nightwatchman Nathan Lyon with nine overs still to be bowled. Jim says 40,556 people have clicked over the MCG turnstiles today.
5:26pm: Dropped! There's that luck that Hussey needed. Dravid puts down a dolly at first slip of Ashwin and the Huss gets a life on 69. Big, big miss for the Indians.
5:16pm: Peter Siddle is certainly showing some better application than Haddin. Hussey's going to need him to get to triple figures now. He's on 63 and Australia leads by 208. @ricfinlay says the highest successful run chase at the MCG is England's 332 in 1928-29. Importantly for Australia though, India has never achieved a target at the ground.
4:58pm: WICKET! B Haddin c. Laxman b. Zaheer 6 (Australia 6-148, Hussey 59*) - Listen to the dismissal
Zaheer is doing the business as usual with the old ball, what a beast he is. Haddin gives VVS catching practice at second slip and the momentum of this match swings once again. Wow.
4:56pm: Looks like Brad Haddin's not going to die wondering again, in contrast to his uncharacteristic first innings. It's promoted some discussion between Harsha and Henry. Listen here.
4:47pm: WICKET! R Ponting c. Sehwag b. Khan 60 (Australia 5-142, Hussey 59*) - Listen to the dismissal
Just when Australia was looking comfortable Khan makes the important breakthrough for India. He gets one to slant in across the Tasmanian veteran and he fends it to Sehwag in the gully, ending a 115-run partnership. That's another two half-centuries from the Punter - enough to keep him comfortable for the SCG.
4:38pm: One of Cricinfo's stats men points out this is the seventh century stand between Hussey and Ponting. "Hussey hasn't got as many with any other batsman." (via @rajeshstats). And then there's this from @ricfinlay: "Ponting 14th time 50+ in each inns. SRT 9 times, Kallis 14, Dravid 10"
4:34pm: Dhoni has turned to the off spin of Virender Sehwag to try and break this partnership. Stay tuned. This bloke has bowled Ponting twice in Test cricket, once on 140 and once on 87.
4:31pm: @bhogleharsha reckons this is a match-winning partnership. "India have made the new ball count but australia have been better with the old ball." Still early days surely.
4:30pm: There's the century stand between Ponting and Hussey, off 144 deliveries. Another one please lads.
4:26pm: Now Hussey joins him with his own half-century, this one off 73 balls with five boundaries. Partnership seven off triple figures now, just what was desperately needed for Australia. Listen here.
4:22pm: Ponting dispatches Sharma to the boundary and that's 50 for the former skipper off 84 balls. He and Hussey have put on 90 now. Listen to the milestone here.
4:06pm: Ponting (41) and Hussey (39) have brought up the 100 for Australia. 187 balls and a lead of 151 runs.
3:55pm: For those questioning the impact of Twenty20 cricket on Test cricket, this makes for very interesting reading: (via @ricfinlay) "combined world test batting av b4 and after T20 cricket was introduced? 1998-2005 31.19 2005-11 32.60"
So the average is actually higher since T20 cricket was introduced.
3:50pm: We're back for the final session and it's Punter facing Yadav. Two runs off the first over, a single to each batsman.
3:25pm: And that's tea with Australia stumbling to 4 for 81 thanks to a mini revival from Ponting (33 not out) and Hussey (29 not out). The home team has a lead of 132 runs.
3:19pm: That's the 50-run stand between these two, off just 70 balls. Australia 4 for 78 now.
3:10pm: Fifteen minutes till tea now and Ponting and Hussey are carrying out somewhat of a revival, putting on 45 for the fifth wicket to lead Australia to 4 for 72. Ponting is on 29 and the Huss 24. Khan's going to have another bowl now.
2:49pm: Looks like that should have been another scalp for the tourists. Big appeal by Khan for lbw on Ponting, who's on 15, and he's given not out. Replays show it was hitting in line and would have taken middle. Bizarre decision by the umpire and Punter gets a life.
2:23pm: WICKET! M Clarke b. Sharma 1 (Australia 4-27, Ponting 9*) - Listen to the dismissal
It's a disease! Clarke drags another one on and this is a debacle now for the Aussies, who are slumping towards another record low total as drinks come onto the field. Sharma got that one to nip in just a touch and the Aussie skipper couldn't resist.
2:15pm: WICKET! S Marsh b. Yadav 3 (Australia 3-24, Ponting 7*) - Listen to the dismissal
Australia is in disarray now and Yadav is doing all the damage. Marsh, for some reason, has a go at one well wide of off stump and predictably drags it on. The lead is only 75 runs with seven wickets in hand. That's duck, duck, 3 in three innings for Marsh.
2:09pm: Ishant Sharma comes into the attack and Ponting immediately flays him for four to move past Allan Border to second-highest run-scorer at the MCG behind the great man.
Meanwhile, @jimmaxcricket has jumped on Twitter: "Australia looking shaky again. Collapses becoming as commonplace as 1978/79. Ponting to the rescue! #abcmcgtest"
2:06pm: This is frantic at the moment. Khan and Yadav are all over the Australians, Ponting and Marsh don't know whether they're Arthur or Martha. It seems another wicket could fall any moment and all of a sudden the batsmen don't know whether to play or leave.
1:54pm: WICKET! E Cowan lbw. Yadav 8 (Australia 2-16, Marsh 3*) - Listen to the dismissal
Oh dear. Ed pads up to that one and that's a big mistake, up goes the finger. Australia in a spot of bother now. A huge task for the approaching Ricky Ponting. "You had to be playing there Ed," says KOK.
1:51pm: WICKET! D Warner b. Yadav 5 (Australia 1-13, Cowan 8*) - Listen to the dismissal
That's the early breakthrough India wanted. It's a poor shot from Warner, who drags it onto his stumps and Yadav is the man once again. That's the first time Warner's been dismissed in the second innings of a Test - 140 unbeaten runs until now.
1:37pm: Warner and Ed Cowan are both off the mark, by the way. Australia 0 for 4 after four overs. Khan and Yadav on rotation for the visitors.
1:32pm: This second session is scheduled to run until 3:25pm, with the third session from 3:45pm-5:30pm.
1:22pm: David Warner takes strike against Zaheer Khan and is beaten straight up by the Indian fast man. Nice start.
1:20pm: Dan Lonergan spoke with The Two Chucks (@thetwochucks) Jarrod Kimber and Sam Collins, about their working documentary on the problems facing Test cricket during the lunch break. Kimber runs cricket blog cricketwithballs while both gents have written for Cricinfo. Listen below:
1:06pm: India's collapse from two wickets down to being all out is its worse against Australia since Perth in 1991, when it lost 7 for 44. Thanks @ricfinlay.
12:42pm: WICKET! R Ashwin c. Haddin b. Siddle 31 (India all out 282, Yadav 2*) - Listen to the dismissal
All over! What a remarkable first session. Siddle gets his third and Haddin has five catches. Australia has completely rocked India, taking 8 for 68 and the tourists are dismissed 51 runs shy of Australia's first innings total of 333. That's lunch so the home side will begin its second innings in session two.
12:29pm: In all the hullabaloo, Ashwin's actually making some runs here off Pattinson. A four through fine leg (with a bit of help by a sloppy Hilfenhaus) and then a six behind Haddin is bringing precious runs for India. Play will go until 1:00pm or when the 10th wicket falls.
12:19pm: WICKET! Z Khan b. Pattinson 4 (India 9-259, Ashwin 10*) - Listen to the dismissal
Well that was coming, Zaheer has a heave at one from Pattinson and over goes the castle. What a disastrous morning this has been for the tourists, who have lost 6 for 45 in under two hours this morning.
12:10pm: WICKET! I Sharma c. Haddin b. Hilfenhaus 11 (India 8-254, Ashwin 9*) - Listen to the dismissal
That's Ben Hilfenhaus's maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket and how deserved it is. Sharma hung around for 69 balls while Dravid, Laxman, Kohli and Dhoni fell around him - gutsy effort. India is still 79 runs behind.
12:07pm: James Pattinson appeals for lbw on Ravichandran Ashwin, who's on 7, but it's waved away by umpire Marais Erasmus. Replays reveal it's hitting middle and leg. Hmmm.
11:45am: WICKET! MS Dhoni c. Hussey b. Hilfenhaus 6 (India 7-245, Sharma 11*) - Listen to the dismissal
Australia takes the second new ball and Hilfenhaus gets his man fourth pill, a nice little glide straight to Mike Hussey in the gully by the Indian captain. The tourists have lost 5 for 31 starting with Sachin Tendulkar's dismissal off the fourth-last ball of yesterday. Hilfenhaus 3 for 9 off six overs with three maidens today - stunning.
11:29am: WICKET! V Kohli c. Haddin b. Hilfenhaus 11 (India 6-238, Sharma 11*) - Listen to the dismissal
And what do you know? Hilfenhaus gets Kohli with his second ball, another beautiful delivery from the Tasmanian swingman and India is collapsing now.
11:27am: Pup heeds the call, bringing back Hilfy into the attack with one over remaining until the new ball is due.
And for those who missed it, Ian Healy fell off a Segway this morning, a la Joe the cameraman.
11:13am: The boys behind the mic are questioning Michael Clarke's wisdom in bringing on Lyon instead of sticking with Hilfenhaus, who bowled a four-over spell of extremely high quality. It seems Pup thinks Lyon can get at Sharma, but surely Australia should be targeting the recognised batsmen?
11:11am: Siddle bounces Sharma and he somehow gets out of the way it. A bit unorthodox but he didn't get hit, so effective. "Very Dizzy-like" says Geoff Lawson.
11:05am: Hilfy gets a rest now, with Nathan Lyon coming on to take on Virat Kohli and Sharma.
11:01am: WICKET! VVS Laxman c. Haddin b. Siddle 2 (India 5-221, Sharma 5*) - Listen to the dismissal
Brilliant bowling from Australia this morning and Peter Siddle gets in on the act, getting a fuller one to jag away and snaring the big wicket of the dangerous Laxman. All of a sudden India appears in a little bit of trouble now. My how this game can change.
10:30am: WICKET! R Dravid b. Hilfenhaus 68 (India 4-214, Sharma 0*) - Listen to the dismissal
Hilfenhaus strikes on the second ball of the day with an absolute jaffa which knocks over The Wall! Dravid seemed to be searching for the swing but it held its line and knocked over off stump. A massive early breakthrough which brings VVS Laxman to the crease. He's got the nightwatchman Ishant Sharma at the other end, so a chance for another quick scalp here for Australia.
10:30am: Ben Hilfenhaus sends down the first ball of the day from the southern end to Rahul Dravid, who resumes on 68. A nice blue sky has greeted the players today so fingers crossed it stays that way.
Prior to play Grandstand's Dan Lonergan caught up with Peter Siddle who says if Australia can get its lines right, it can make inroads this morning:
Meanwhile, if you want to check out what happened yesterday, watch our highlights package:
Tags: sport, cricket, melbourne-3000, vic, australia First posted December 28, 2011 10:32:35
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