Matthew Hayden moved to outright third on the list of Australian test century makers and Ricky Ponting found some belated form as disciplined batting held off India's bowlers on day three of the fourth and final test.
Marking the Australia Day national holiday, the hosts reached 322-3 at stumps in reply to India's 526, to take a firm grip on the series. India must win this test in order to square the series 2-2, but is already running short of time to force a result.
Hayden (103) put on 159 for the opening wicket with Phil Jaques (60) to provide Australia with a strong platform to overhaul India's first innings.
Ponting and Michael Clarke built …
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