Revisit all action from Grandstand's coverage of the fourth day's play between Australia and India in Adelaide.
WICKET - E Cowan lbw. Ashwin 10 (Australia 3-40, Ponting 0*) - Listen to the dismissal.
Another one goes. Ashwin is turning the ball significantly. Ed Cowan moves right across his stumps and tries to work the ball on the on side but misses it and that ball was hitting the stumps. His series ends with 206 runs at 34.33.
WICKET - S Marsh lbw. Zaheer 0 (Australia 2-40, Cowan 10*) - Listen to the dismissal.
Oh, dear. Yet another duck for Marsh, his third. A fantastic piece of bowling by Zaheer. Gets some great inswinging curve into the left-hander and Marsh plays around it. He will not be going to the Caribbean. His series ends with 17 runs at 2.83!
WICKET - D Warner c&b Ashwin 28 (Australia 1-39, Cowan 9*) - Listen to the dismissal.
Ravi Ashwin has worked his magic again against Warner. The big-hitting left-hander just couldn't get comfortable and spoons a simple return catch back to the off-spinner. Shaun Marsh comes out desperately needing runs. Warner ends the series with 266 runs at 44.33.
5.30pm: Australia 0-30 and Warner (21) and Cowan (9) going about it comfortably.
5.07pm: Ravi Ashwin to share the new ball.
5.00pm: We could see some early Australia Day fireworks from David Warner here as Australia looks to add to an already intimidating lead. Zaheer to open the bowling.
WICKET - V Kohli lbw. Hilfenhaus 116 (India 272) - Listen to the dismissal.
Disappointing end to a brilliant innings by Kohli. Misses a rank full toss and it hits him in front. Kohli is now India's highest runscorer of the series with 278 runs at 39.71. His contribution unfortunately does not hide the fact India's batting once again failed to come near a par score. Peter Siddle finishes with 5 for 49 and Ben Hilfenhaus 3 for 62.
WICKET - I Sharma b. Hilfenhaus 16 (India 9-263, V Kohli 107*) - Listen to the dismissal.
Sharma's little cameo comes to an end after swatting three boundaries. He misses this one and Hilfenhaus hits off stump. The Tasmanian will be on a hat-trick at the start of India's second innings. Will Australia enforce the follow on or give the bowlers a bit of a rest?
4.40pm: There is a bit happening out there. Ishant Sharma is getting the treatment by a barrage of short balls. The score is 8 for 253, you'd think it was a closer contest than that. The umpires step in and have a chat to Sharma and Virat Kohli in an effort to calm things down.
CENTURY - VIRAT KOHLI - Listen here.
Well played, young man. Virat Kohli's maiden Test ton comes from 199 balls and under very difficult circumstances. No doubt that'll make it all the more memorable. Against a backdrop of an unmotivated and ageing Indian side and a crumbling tail, Kohli has stood up and played his role admirably. They came for Sachin, but Kohli has not disappointed. He'll need to thank Saha (35) for his help in the middle session and maybe even Sharma for sticking about. This innings, the first century by an Indian this summer, is arguably the only positive India can take away from this tour.
4.28pm: Kohli on 99 almost gets out three times in the one over. Siddle nearly gets him caught behind twice and then the young Indian half sets off for a suicide quick single before scampering back to make his ground. Siddle lets Kohli know he is tightening up and the young gun takes umbrage. Ricky Ponting has to hold him back! It's all happening!
4.17pm: Ishant Sharma keeps out the hat-trick ball. It was full and aiming at leg stump. He is decent at keeping those out the towering Indian quick, he's had enough practice at it. Maybe a bouncer into the ribs was the other option. But you can't argue with Siddle's tactics these days.
WICKET - Z Khan c. Haddin b. Siddle (India 8-230, V Kohli 91*) - Listen to the dismissal.
Out! Next ball! Zaheer at his agricultural best. Terrible batting. He is better than that. Clears the front foot and nicks one to Haddin behind the stumps. Kohli must be shaking his head at the other end. Meanwhile, Siddle has a well-deserved Michelle Pfeiffer - his first for the summer - and is on a hat-trick!
WICKET - R Ashwin lbw. Siddle 5 (India 7-230, V Kohli 91*) - Listen to the dismissal.
This one is out. Siddle gets the handy Ashwin with a very similar ball to Harris's but a tad straighter. Up goes the finger from umpire Aleem Dar and Siddle remarkably passed three wickets in an innings for the first time in the series.
4.10pm: Huge appeal! Ryan Harris strikes Kohli (still on 91) on the pad and umpire Dharmasena shakes the head. Looked to be going just down leg side but worth the big shout.
4.00pm: We're back for the afternoon session. Kohli will be hoping to get through the nervous nineties quickly. Ashwin, who already has a Test ton to his name, is his partner at the other end. Peter Siddle is back.
WICKET - W Saha b. Harris 35 (India 6-225, V Kohli 91*) - Listen to the dismissal.
Saha tightens up in the shadows of tea, leaves a ball and then hears the dreaded rattle. What a disappointing way to go after a tough little dig by the keeper. India almost went a whole session without losing a wicket, alas it wasn't to be and the partnership ends at 114.
3.40pm: Last over before tea. Crowd at the Adelaide Oval is 34,372.
3.35pm: Virat Kohli has now passed India's highest score of the summer - Gambhir's 83 at the SCG. Hardly the type of records Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting have been knocking off lately but hey, it's a start.
3.23pm: The new ball has been taken. Ryan Harris gets first crack. On this day and on this ground two years ago, Harris took 5-43 against Pakistan in an ODI. Maybe he can break the resistance.
3.13pm: 100 PARTNERSHIP (Kohli 65, Saha 32) from 182 balls
Well played by these two. Their stand has injected a bit of interest in the match. India's highest partnership of the series is just 117 between Dravid and Tendulkar followed by 103 by Laxman and Tendulkar.
3.10pm: Michael Hussey into the attack. No doubt Australia is trying to bait Kohli into making a mistake here. Why not? The hosts have plenty of runs to play with.
3.05pm: Kohli moves past his highest Test score - 75 in Perth.
2.58pm: Kohli not taking a backward step to Clarke. Carts him for four and then a 73-metre six over mid wicket. Kohli's confidence growing with every run it seems. Could he be India's first centurion of the series?
2.53pm: Michael Clarke has brought himself on to try and break this stubborn stand.
2.51pm: Massive six by Saha! That is a long boundary over straight-ish mid wicket at the Adelaide Oval and Saha gets on one knee and smashes Lyon into the crowd. It travelled 78 metres. The Indian keeper has moved to 23.
2.46pm: Geoff Lawson and Jim Maxwell scratching their heads as to why Australia has a deep point for Hilfenhaus when it has India five down and 432 runs in arrears.
DRINKS - INDIA 5-171 (V Kohli 56*, W Saha 17*)
The Indian sixth-wicket partnership is worth 60. It's hard work out there but these two are proving it is not impossible, as the Indian top order would have you believe. Young Kohli also has Sachin (274) in his sights to become the tourists' highest runscorer for the series. But let's not jinx him.
2.35pm: Young Redbacks player Ben Dougall is out in the middle as a substitute fielder. The 20-year-old is part of the under-19 Australian side.
HALF CENTURY - VIRAT KOHLI - Listen here.
He has the swagger, but the 23-year-old Kohli is walking the walk. He hits the boundary for the fifth time in his 100-ball innings with another beautiful flick off his pads that pierces a non-existent gap through mid wicket. He needs to go on with this.
2.05pm: Promising start for Kohli and Saha after lunch. Saha, 27, looks competent with the bat and prepared to stick fat. Kohli still likes his flashy shots but he has runs in him, especially if the bowling strays too straight.
1.45pm: Back after lunch. Siddle looking to do some more early damage. It's not out of the realms of possibility India could be batting again today if nobody decides to dig in.
12.52pm: Ricky Ponting, fielding at forward short leg, has copped two fierce drives on the body in the last two overs. Skipper Michael Clarke moves his predecessor out of the strike zone to backward square leg so he can nurse his wounds. Does Ponting actually enjoy fielding that close in a position usually reserved for the juniors? Think the answer is yes. Is he mad? Again, yes.
WICKET - VVS Laxman c. Haddin b. Lyon 18 (India 5-111, Kohli 15*) - Listen to the dismissal.
More pressure delivers more wickets. Laxman tries to cut a ball that was probably too full. Lyon hurries one through to gets a thick edge and Haddin takes a difficult catch straight off the bat. No MS Dhoni means India's long tail is already exposed with two overs left before lunch.
12.40pm: Michael Hussey gets a trundle as we countdown to lunch.
12.30pm: India has moved to 4-107 through Laxman and Kohli. Lyon turning it but not getting a lot of penetration. Things moving slowly after the early Australia Day fireworks by Siddle.
12.10pm: Stats man Lawrie Colliver tells us Peter Siddle has taken 29 wickets at an average of 19 this summer, but he has not taken over three wickets in an innings. Consistent. India would call him menacing.
12.05pm - Nathan Lyon into the attack. This time last year he was a groundsman at the Adelaide Oval. In case you didn't know.
WICKET - G Gambhir c. Hussey b. Siddle 34 (India 4-87, VVS Laxman 9*) - Listen to the dismissal.
The plan to Gambhir was simple AND effective. A ripping short ball by Siddle hits the shoulder of the bat, balloons in the air and Michael Hussey does a tremendous job moving in from gully to take a diving catch. India falling to pieces again.
WICKET - S Tendulkar c. Ponting b. Siddle 25 (India 3-78, G Gambhir 348) - Listen to the dismissal.
There it is. Siddle strikes. Somebody much smarter should write a mathematic formula for this. Hilfenhaus and Harris build the pressure and on comes Siddle to make the breakthrough in his opening overs. There is a bit of doubt surrounding the catch at second slip but the replays confirm it and Sachin looked happy to go. A massive wicket for Australia but naturally the Adelaide crowd is a little deflated with The Little Master's departure.
11.35am: A few other Test matches going on around the world at the moment. England in control over Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Zimbabwe has sent New Zealand in at Napier.
11.30am: Three maidens in a row from Hilfenhaus. Keeping it tight. And here comes Peter Siddle to take one of his customary early wickets.
11.27am: Plan to Gambhir looks simple enough. Hit him with the short stuff. Surprising that Clarke hasn't got a catching man around the corner.
11.18am: An interesting indication of the pressure being built by Ryan Harris - it took Tendulkar 21 balls before scoring a run off his bowling. On a side note, Harris is currently sending them down around the 142-147 kph mark. Deceptively quick is the former South Australian player.
11.15am: Earlier this morning, Ricky Ponting - fresh off his 221 yesterday - told Grandstand's Jim Maxwell he is humbled to be made an Officer of the Order of Australia.
11.12am: Early doors but there isn't much assistance for the bowlers through the air or off the pitch this morning. Similar story to the SCG. The runs are there for the taking for the Indian batsmen.
11.05am: Ryan Harris and Ben Hilfenhaus opening the bowling again.
11.00am - Welcome to day three at the Adelaide Oval. Happy Australia Day and to all those on or from the sub-continent, happy Republic Day. A big task ahead of the tourists today. They resume on 2 for 61, still 343 runs away from avoiding the follow on. Of course Sachin Tendulkar (12) is still at the crease along with Gautam Gambhir (30). Tendulkar is still searching for international hundred number 100. That is the last time we'll talk about it today. Unless he gets out or cracks three figures, in which case we will mention it another 50,000 times.
To see how we covered day two, check it out below:
Tags: sport, cricket First posted January 26, 2012 10:57:05
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