India tour of Australia 2011-2012

[M@zh@R]

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Australia tightens grip on India

Australia claimed the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar on the third morning as it tightened its grip on the fourth and final test against India at the Adelaide Oval.

Fast bowler Peter Siddle (3—29) picked up Tendulkar and opener Gautham Gambhir in the space of nine balls as India slumped to 122—5 at lunch on Thursday, still needing 282 runs to avoid following on.

Tendulkar was out for 25, again failing to score his 100th international century. He has now gone 21 innings without a test hundred his longest drought in a 188—test career.

Tendulkar started the day positively, flicking swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus to the square leg boundary, raising the hopes of Indian fans among a packed Oval crowd on the Australia Day national holiday.

Siddle was running in bowling at pace on a disconcerting line just outside off stump, and was rewarded when he induced Tendulkar to play at that line, edging the ball to second slip Ricky Ponting, who snared a low catch falling forward.
Newspaper:The Hindu, 26th Jan

 

[Karthik]

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#AusvInd 4th Test, Day-3: India all out on 272 but Australia aren't enforcing follow-on. Australia to start their 2nd innings with lead of 332

 

[Karthik]

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Australia 604/7d & 50/3 (13.5 ov)
India 272
Australia lead by 382 runs with 7 wickets remaining

 

[mystic]

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Aswin got 2 wickets and Zahir Khan get rid of Shaun Marsh, marsh was out for a duck.

 

[Niraj Rathod]

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india is going to loose match

 

[Karthik]

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Australia in control despite Kohli ton
Australia 7 for 604 dec and 3 for 50 (Clarke 9*, Ponting 1*) lead India 272 (Kohli 116, Siddle 5-49, Hilfenhaus 3-62) by 382 runs
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/current/story/550946.html

 

[Pugazhbalaji]

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Australia going to white wash india.

 

[Pugazhbalaji]

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Aus 154/5 at lunch. Lead by 486.

 

[M@zh@R]

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Aus 167/5 declared
At Tea
Ind 92/2
408 Rus needed to win with 8 wkts in hands.

 

[M@zh@R]

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Ganguly baffled at Indian surrender in Adelaide

Former captain Sourav Ganguly was baffled at the abject surrender of the Indian batsmen at the batting surface at Adelaide Oval in the fourth and final Test, saying that even good pitches create problems for batsmen low on confidence.
"Another ordinary batting performance from India,
and this time on a good batting surface at the Adelaide Oval. The batting unit has struggled throughout the series but this effort must be really worrying to the players," he said.

"One can argue the wickets in the past Test matches had a lot more seam movement and it wasn't easy but this was an absolute belter. It just goes to show that if the confidence is down, even good pitches create problems. This was a perfect example of that," said Ganguly.

Ganguly said life will be harder for Indian batsmen in the final two days of the Test with the pitch likely to deteriorate.

"With the forecast of two more hot days, the pitch will further deteriorate and make life harder for the Indian batsmen. A declaration could be expected at lunch on Friday and the Aussies will have five sessions to get India out on this pitch," he said.

Ganguly praised Virat Kohli for his century knock and said this would give the young batsman a lot of confidence.
Newspaper:Hindustan Times, 27th Jan