India vs Australia

Zaheer Khan did exceptionally well to rattle the Australian innings after the Tea break. The visitor's innings came to an end at 430 runs. Hussey played brilliantly for his 146 runs. Zaheer was the chief wicket-taker with five wickets while Ishant Sharma was impressive with 4 wickets to his name. Join us back quickly for the India first innings reply.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey edges the ball outside his off stump only to find his stumps being rattled behind. Zaheer picks a 5-wicket haul. Australia end up with 430.

Z Khan to Hussey, The ball strikes Hussey very low on the pads. No appeal from the fielding side.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

Z Khan to Clark, Full length delivery just outside leg. Ball hits Clark low on the pads. One run conceded. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen.

Last man Stuart Clark comes to the crease.

Z Khan to Johnson, The ball swings back in. Johnson has dragged the ball back on to the stumps. Australia have lost their ninth wicket. Zaheer picks up his 4th wicket.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played the reverse sweep to perfection. The ball races to the boundary.

A Kumble to M Johnson, A Kumble bowling from round the wicket. Johnson goes at the ball hard. The ball has found the edge of the bat. One run conceded.

A Kumble to Johnson, Johnson is beaten by Kumble outside his off stump.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single.

A Kumble to Hussey, A short delivery from Kumble. Hussey plays the pull-shot. Spirited effort by Harbhajan Singh to save runs for his team. Two runs added to the total. Exceptional diving effort by Harbhajan.

Z Khan to Johnson, Johnson shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.

Mitchell Johnson replaces Brett Lee in the middle.

Khan to B Lee, Good length ball on middle and off. The ball cuts back into Lee. The off stump has been uprooted by Khan. An ecstatic Zaheer sends Lee back to the pavilion.

Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey and a single taken.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey for no runs.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended well off the front foot by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region for one run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey guides it to third man for a couple.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee plays a sweep shot. A single is conceded.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

Welcome back after the Tea break.

Michael Hussey has put Australia into a dominating position as the visitors have piled up 416-7 at Tea on day 2 of the Bangalore Test. Hussey (135*) scored his 9th Test ton in the second session and got valuable support from Haddin (33) and Lee (26*). The home team striked quickly after Lunch but couldn't bundle out the remaining wickets. Join us after the Tea break to see whether Australia continue to march on towards a big total.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to connect. Tea has been called. Australia comfortably placed at 416-7.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey defends it off the back foot. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR, Hussey has edged the ball. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee works it down the leg side. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs again.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey drives through the covers for no runs.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run.

Z Khan to Lee, Zaheer Khan bowls a deadly yorker. Ball hits Lee low on the pads. Well done by Lee to dug it out.

Z Khan to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Hussey defends it off the back foot. One run conceded.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Fourth dot ball in a row.

Z Khan to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey for no runs.

Z Khan to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended well off the front foot by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Ball hits Lee low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Rauf shows no interest in the appeal. Again unnecessary appeals by the Indians again.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. The ball falls short of Gambir at short leg.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee drives the ball straight down the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee gets a bottom edge on that one. No runs conceded.

Z Khan to Lee, Full length delivery on middle. Lee plays a leg glance to fine leg. One run added to the total.

Z Khan to B Lee, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Lee goes hard at the ball. The ball takes the edge of the bat and flies over slip region for a boundary.

Z Khan to Lee, Lee goes for the hook but fails to make contact. No run.

Z Khan to Lee, Driven through the off side by Lee. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded.

Z Khan to Hussey, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Hussey still goes after it No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. End of a tidy maiden over by Kumble.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Lee's pads. No runs conceded.

Z Khan to Hussey, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the off side by Hussey. No run.

Z Khan to Lee, Short of length delivery wide outside off. Lee plays the pull-shot. But only a single is conceded.

Z Khan to Lee, Wide down the leg side. No trouble at all for Lee who lets it go past his body. Zaheer Khan giving a stare to Lee.

Z Khan to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

Z Khan to Lee, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Lee for a couple.

Z Khan to Lee, Driven through the leg side by Lee for no runs.

A Kumble to Lee, Full length delivery on middle and off. Lee flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

400 runs on the board for the Australian team.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee plays a sweep shot. But only a single is scored.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, The ball has been square driven by Hussey. One run added to the total.

V Sehwag to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

V Sehwag to Lee, Lee defends it off the back foot. No run.

V Sehwag to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

V Sehwag to Lee, Driven through the covers by Lee again. The ball pierces the field and a boundary is scored again. Lee is scoring important runs for his country and himself.

V Sehwag to Lee, Full toss. Lee comnes down the track and hammers the ball through the cover region. The ball has crossed the ropes for a boundary.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee has driven it straight down the ground for a couple. Six runns so far from the over.

A Kumble to Lee, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Lee. The ball has crossed the ropes. Streaky four runs which will not impress Kumble not all.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended off the front foot by Lee. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Hussey has driven it through the off side. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Lee drives through the covers. Dot ball to end the over.

A Kumble to Lee, Ball hits Lee low on the pads. A huge appeal by the fielding side. Umpire Rauf decides Lee is not out and a right decision so as the ball was clearly going down the leg side.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Hussey. One run added to the total.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot again by Hussey.

A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey.

H Singh to Lee, Lee has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Lee, Lee drives the ball straight down the ground. Harbhajan collects it and throw back to the keeper.

H Singh to Lee, That's hit Lee on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen decides Lee is not out. Unnecessary appeal by the Indian team.

H Singh to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Hussey has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended nicely off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for another single in this over.

A Kumble to Lee, Pushed to the cover region by Lee. The batsmen have run a quick single. Kumble seems disappointed with the single conceded to Lee.

A Kumble to Lee, Defended well off the back foot by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, Played to the point region by Lee. No run.

A Kumble to Lee, The ball thuds in to the pads of Lee. No runs conceded again.

A Kumble to Lee, Driven through the off side by Lee for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays the slog sweep. That was six from the time it left the bat of Hussey. Up go the arms of Umpire Koertzen to signal the first six of the match. Expensive over so far by the off-spinner.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey plays the pull-shot hard to pick up a boundary. Harbhajan punished for bowling a bad ball.

Umpire signals for drinks break. India got two important wickets so far in the Post-Lunch session courtesy of Ishant Sharma.

I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey for a single.

I Sharma to Hussey, Tentatively left alone by Hussey.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Fourth dot ball in a row.

I Sharma to Hussey, Left alone by Hussey.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.

I Sharma to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Punched off the backfoot by Hussey for a single to end the over.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it with ease off the back foot.

H Singh to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey. No run.

It depends upon Hussey now to take the Australian total pass 400 runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. The ball kept low and turned sharply.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs.

I Sharma to Lee, Pushed to the cover region by Lee. Another dot ball to end the over.

I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball just outside leg. Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. One run added to the total.

I Sharma to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey. No run.

I Sharma to Hussey, Ball hits Hussey low on the pads. No run.

I Sharma to Lee, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Lee. One run conceded.

I Sharma to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey. One run added to the total.

H Singh to Lee, Lee has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Lee, The ball strikes Lee very low on the pads The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. No run.

H Singh to Lee, Lee drives through the leg side. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

I Sharma to Lee, Lee lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

Brett Lee replaces White at the crease.

I Sharma to White, White drives the the ball in the air towards the cover region. That is easy pickings for Harbhajan Singh at covers. Ishant picks up his 4th wicket. Disappointing start to White's Test career.

I Sharma to White, White cuts the ball hard through the gully region for a boundary. First boundary in Test cricket for White.

I Sharma to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. The ball was in the air but it falls safe but no runs conceded.

H Singh to White, Driven through the off side by White. No run.

H Singh to White, White has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to White, White drives the ball straight down the ground. No run.

H Singh to White, Defended off the front foot by White. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single.

I Sharma to White, White has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run.

I Sharma to White, Played through mid-wicket by White for a couple. First runs in Test cricket for Cameron White.

I Sharma to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. Yet another dot ball.

I Sharma to White, White chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

I Sharma to White, White has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

I Sharma to White, Wide outside off stump. White leaves it alone. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump.

H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has driven with power through the off side. Zaheers Khan's efforts go in vain as the ball races to the boundary.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

Test debutant Cameron White is the new man in the middle. He will look to make it big in his first Test match.

I Sharma to Haddin, Ishant Sharma bowls a beautiful deceptive slower delivery. Haddin fails to read it and scoops the ball in the air. Laxman takes a dolly catch at short cover. Crucial breakthrough as Haddin departs.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

I Sharma to Hussey, The ball is too wide on the off side for Hussey to make any contact. Left alone by Hussey.

I Sharma to Hussey, Defended well off the back foot by Hussey. No run.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey again chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

The cracks on the pitch have started to widen up now.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, The ball turns sharply and hits Haddin low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Haddin is not out as the ball was clearing going down the leg side.

H Singh to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. Dot ball yet again.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin for no runs.

H Singh to Haddin, Defended well off the back foot by Haddin. No run.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

9th Test ton for Michael Hussey. He hugs Brad Haddin in great delight. Great knock by the southpaw.

I Sharma to M Hussey, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side for a boundary. A streaky boundary but non the less a ton for Michael Hussey.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. One run conceded. Byes signalled by Umpire Rauf.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin smartly guides it towards the third man region. The ball races to the boundary.

I Sharma to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it off the back foot. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.

H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Hussey. One run added to the total.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin plays the ball off the front foot and takes a single.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has driven it through the off side for a single.

I Sharma to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin.

I Sharma to Haddin, Played to the point region by Haddin for no runs.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin goes after a wide one and misses. No run.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has nicely flicked the ball off his pads. Three runs added to the total. Australia opening their account after the Luch break.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat.

Welcome back after the Lunch break. Indian fans will hope for a better session for their team compared to the morning one.

Australia continue to hold the upper hand on day 2 as they are cruising along well at 333-5 at Lunch. After Shane Watson got out cheaply early, Michael Hussey (92*) and Brad Haddin (26*) took charge in the middle by frustrating India with an unbeaten 74-run stand. The tourists are well on course for a big total but it will interesting to see whether the home team can put in some inroads in the second session. Join us shortly after the Lunch break.

V Sehwag to Haddin, Driven through the covers by Haddin. No runs taken. Lunch on day 2 called by the umpire. Australia are well placed at 333-5.

V Sehwag to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

V Sehwag to Haddin, Haddin goes on the backfoot and times the ball brilliantly through the off side. The ball cruises to the boundary rope.

V Sehwag to Haddin, Sehwag spins the ball in sharply. Defended cautiously off the back foot by Haddin.

V Sehwag to Haddin, The ball thuds in to the pads of Haddin. No run.

V Sehwag to Haddin, Punched off the backfoot by Haddin. No run.

Sehwag is brought into the attack just before the Lunch break.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. One run conceded.

H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the leg side by Hussey. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Punched off the backfoot by Haddin. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, A Kumble bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey. One run added to the total.

A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin again defends it off the back foot.

H Singh to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Haddin tries to hit the ball but fails to connect.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has driven it through the off side. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region for a single.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, A Kumble bowling from round the wicket. Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Punched hard off the backfoot by Haddin for a comfortable single.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. That's hit Hussey on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison for LBW. Umpire Rauf decides Hussey is not out and indicates there was an inside edge.

H Singh to Haddin, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. Haddin has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played it through mid-wicket. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. Unable to pick up a single again.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin plays the ball off the front foot for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Guided down to fine leg by Hussey for a single.

A Kumble to Haddin, Defended well off the front foot by Haddin. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Full length delivery wide outside off. Haddin guides it to third man. Two runs conceded.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Hussey. One run conceded.

A Kumble to Haddin, Full length delivery on middle. Haddin flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has driven it through the off side. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin defends the ball calmly off the backfoot. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen.

A Kumble to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for an easy single.

H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot again by Haddin. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by this time Haddin.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin again goes on the backfoot and defends the ball.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.

H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for a single.

A Kumble to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. Dot ball to end the over.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has flicked the ball off his pads for no runs.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey guides it to third man for a single.

A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the leg side by Hussey. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin chips the ball in the air. The ball just falls short of Laxman at mod wicket. Dot ball.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey has driven it through the off side. One run conceded.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

50-run stand between Hussey and Haddin.

A Kumble to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin for no runs.

A Kumble to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin gets a bottom edge on that one. No runs conceded.

A Kumble to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, It's been lofted cleanly over Mid-on by Haddin. The ball races to the boundary. Great partnership building between the tow batsmen.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin defends the ball and picks a quick single.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played it through mid-wicket. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Driven beautifully through the off side by Hussey. The ball races to the boundary. Hussey is looking in great touch.

A Kumble to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball off the front foot and no runs taken again.

A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey. No runs taken.

H Singh to Haddin, Defended off the back foot by Haddin. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey tucks it away on the leg side for a single.

H Singh to B Haddin, Haddin has driven it hard through the off side. Ganguly goes for a direct hit but misses the stumps. A well run single to Haddin.

H Singh to Haddin, Defended well off the back foot by Haddin. No run.

H Singh to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey for a single.

Double bowling change as Harbhajan replaces Ishant in the attack.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.

A Kumble to Haddin, Haddin has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run.

A Kumble to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin. No run.

300 runs on the board for Australia. They will look to add on many more runs to their score in the remaining day.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey places the ball through the off side for a single. He looks for two runs but in the end decides against it. One run only.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for no runs.

First bowling change of the morning. Skipper Kumble brings himself on in the attack. If the experienced leg spinner strikes right now, it will create a great difference in the Australian innings.

I Sharma to Haddin, Driven through the covers by Haddin. ANother dot ball to end the over.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A long bowling spell by both Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan this morning.

I Sharma to Haddin, Again left alone by Haddin.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin lets the ball go outside his off stump this time.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin is beaten by Ishant Sharma outside his off stump.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball off the front foot and sneaks a single.

Umpire calls for drinks trolley on the field. Australia looking to strengthen their hold in this game.

Z Khan to Haddin, Played through mid-wicket by Haddin. Dot ball to end the over.

Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler.

Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

Z Khan to Haddin, Pushed to the cover region by Haddin. No run.

Z Khan to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin. No run.

Z Khan to Haddin, Whipped through the mid-wicket region by Haddin for a boundary. Now Haddin has started to gain confidence.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin drives through the covers for a single this time.

I Sharma to Haddin, Edged by Haddin. A fumble by the Indian fielder but no runs conceded.

I Sharma to Haddin, Driven through the off side by Haddin. No run.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has played it to the point region for no runs.

I Sharma to Hussey, Ball hits Hussey low on the pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Rauf. One run conceded.

I Sharma to Hussey, Wide outside the leg stump. Hussey leaves it alone. No run.

Z Khan to Haddin, Driven through the leg side by Haddin for no runs.

Z Khan to Haddin, Defended off the front foot by Haddin. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Hussey. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Z Khan to Haddin, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Haddin. One run conceded.

Z Khan to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey smashes it through the off side for a boundary. Hussey is looking very compact in the middle and it is his wicket that the Indians will be looking for desperately.

Sharma to Haddin, Haddin goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Sharma and equally poor shot execution.

I Sharma to Haddin, Wide outside off stump, Haddin leaves it alone. No run.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin goes after a wide one and misses. No run.

I Sharma to Hussey, Ball hits Hussey low on the pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg byes given by Umpire Rauf.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No runs conceded.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No runs conceded.

Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin plays a clever leg glance towards the fine leg region. The batsmen have run through for a couple.

Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has driven it straight down the ground. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region for a single this time.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball this time.

Z Khan to Hussey, Driven crisply through the covers region again by Hussey. The ball has crossed the ropes. Back to back boundaries for Hussey. Productive over so far for Australia.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey punches the ball with grace through the off side region for a boundary. A classical shot by the left-hander.

I Sharma to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey for a single.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball yet again.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.

I Sharma to Hussey, Defended again off the front foot by Hussey.

I Sharma to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey.

I Sharma to Haddin, The ball takes the inside edge of the bat of Haddin and goes down the fine leg region for a single.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple.

Z Khan to Hussey, Short of length delivery wide outside off. Hussey pulls the ball with immense force to collect a boundary. First boundary of the day.

Z Khan to Hussey, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

Z Khan to Haddin, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Ball hits Haddin low on the pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Z Khan to Hussey, Good length ball wide outside off. Hussey rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.

I Sharma to Haddin, Pushed to the cover region by Haddin for no runs.

I Sharma to Haddin, Defended well off the back foot by Haddin.

I Sharma to Haddin, Ball hits Haddin low on the pads. No appeal by the bowler and no runs conceded.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin gets a bottom edge. The ball just misses the stumps. Dhoni does well to gather it on the bounce.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin has stood up on his toes to play that one but fails to get a single.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played it to the point region. Dot ball to end the over.

10th Test fifty for Michael Hussey.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple and to bring up his fifty.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played it to the point region for a single.

Z Khan to Haddin, Haddin has played that off the front foot for no runs.

Z Khan to Haddin, The ball is too wide on the off side for Haddin to make any contact. Left alone.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin dabs the ball off the backfoot and pinches a single to get off the mark. End of a fantastic over by Sharma.

I Sharma to Haddin, Haddin lets the ball go outside his off stump.

I Sharma to Haddin, The ball strikes Haddin very low on the pads. No runs conceded. Excellent stuff by the tall fast bowler.

Brad Haddin comes into the middle to bat a lot early that he must have anticipated today.

I Sharma to S Watson, The ball pitches around off stump and sneaks between the bat and pad of Watson to uproot the stumps. Australia have lost their fifth wicket as Watson departs.

I Sharma to Watson, Left alone by Watson. No run.

I Sharma to Watson, The ball thuds in to the pads of Watson. A huge appeal by Ishant for LBW but umpire Asad Rauf decides in the favour of the batsman. A close call one must say.

Z Khan to Hussey, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Hussey still goes after it and fails to make contact.

Z Khan to Watson, Watson pushes the ball through the cover region for a single.

Z Khan to Watson, Watson chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

Z Khan to Watson, Watson lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Z Khan to Watson, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Watson.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region for a quick single.

I Sharma to Watson, Watson again lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of a steady maiden over by Ishant.

I Sharma to Watson, The ball is too wide on the off side for Watson to make any contact. He leaves it comfortably.

I Sharma to Watson, Watson has driven it through the off side for no runs.

I Sharma to Watson, Watson chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump without any hesitation.

I Sharma to Watson, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Watson.

I Sharma to Watson, Punched off the backfoot by Watson but he fails to pick a single.

Ishant Sharma to start the proceedings from the BEML end.

Z Khan to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. First over of the day comes to an end.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side for two runs. Hussey closing on his half-century now.

Z Khan to Watson, Played through mid-wicket by Watson for a quick single. Best thing for a batsman to get off the mark on the first ball.

Shane Watson is the new batsman in the middle. He is making his comeback into the Australian Test team after a long time.

Zaheer to continue his over from yesterday.

Hello and good morning to the commentary of day 2 of the Bangalore Test between India and Australia. Yesterday, Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting made his decision count to bat first by scoring a fine century and putting his side into a comfortable position. The home team too kept on sharing the honours by making breakthroughs at crucial intervals. With Michael Hussey still in the middle and the all-rounders to follow, the visitors will look to put on board a 400 plus total. Meanwhile, the hosts will look to make the second new ball count and quick wickets as early as possible today. Stay tuned for the action.

India managed to gain some advantage as Zaheer Khan got rid of Michael Clarke in the final over of the day. The Australian team managed to score 254-4 on the opening day of the Bangalore Test courtesy of a superb ton from skipper Ricky Ponting (123) and valuable knocks by Katich (66) and Hussey (46*). The day truly belonged to the Aussie captain who brought up his maiden Test ton on Indian soil and his 36th overall. India pulled things back in the final session by picking couple of crucial wickets. I hope you enjoyed the coverage of the first day. Please join us back tomorrow to see whether the hosts restrict the visitors for an ordinary total or the 'Baggy Green' team continue to march on towards a big first innings score. Till then...Bye!!!!

Z Khan to Clarke, Ball hits Clarke low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen raises his finger. Zaheer Khan strikes in the last over of the day. Australia are 254-4 at stumps as Clarke departs.

Z Khan to Clarke, The ball is too wide on the off side for Clarke to make any contact.

Last over of the day coming up.

I Sharma to Clarke, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Clarke for a single.

I Sharma to Clarke, Left alone by Clarke. Resulting in another dot ball.

I Sharma to Clarke, Left alone by Clarke. No runs conceded.

I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball on middle and off. Defended off the front foot by Hussey for a quick single.

I Sharma to Hussey, Good length ball on middle and off.Hussey guides it wonderfully through the third man boundry for 4 runs. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Rauf signals a boundary.

Ishant Sharma is brought back into the attack.

I Sharma to Hussey, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. But no runs taken.

Z Khan to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Hussey. The batsmen have run through for a single. Just 2 runs from the over.

Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Driven through the off side by Hussey. No runs conseded.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. another dot ball for the Aussies.

Z Khan to Hussey, Wide outside off stump, Hussey leaves it alone. No run scored.

New ball taken by the Indians. Kumble will hope for a quick breakthrough with the new read cherry.

Z Khan to Clarke, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Clarke flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

H Singh to Hussey, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Hussey has played that off the front foot but no runs No run. End of a very good maiden over.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No runs conceded.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey drives through the covers for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended nicely off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey defends it well off the back foot.

V Sehwag to Clarke, Defended well off the front foot by Clarke. No run.

V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey works it down the leg side for a quick single.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region but fails to pick a single.

Virender Sehwag is brought back after an expensive over by Kumble.

H Singh to Clarke, Clarke plays the ball off the front foot. Another dot ball and a maiden over by Harbhajan.

H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Clarke, Defended well off the front foot by Clarke. No run.

H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground for no runs.

H Singh to Clarke, Clarke tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Another bad short delivery from Kumbel. Hussey whacks it on the leg side for yet another boundary in this over. End of an expensive over by Kumble.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Clarke, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Clarke for a single.

A Kumble to Clarke, Clarke rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball hard for his second boundary in this over.

A Kumble to Clarke, Kumble bowls a long-hop delivery and Clarke obliges as he pulls it for a boundary on the leg side. CLarke gets off the mark in style.

A Kumble to Clarke, Clarke has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs.

Kumble brings himself back into the attack replacing Sehwag.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey again lets the ball go through to the keeper.

H Singh to Hussey, Driven well through the off side by Hussey. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the turning ball go to the keeper.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Clarke is still to get off the mark.

V Sehwag to Clarke, Defended off the front foot by Clarke. No run.

V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke again plays the ball cautiously.

V Sehwag to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey for a single.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey for no runs.

H Singh to Clarke, Clarke again plays the ball well off the front foot.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey drives through the cover region. That's an excellent chase by Khan. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey again plays the ball nicely but fails to find a single.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs.

V Sehwag to Clarke, Defended off the front foot by Clarke.

V Sehwag to Clarke, Full length delivery just outside off. Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey smartly works it down the leg side for a single.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey. No run.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey for no runs.

H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that off the front foot and into the ground. End of a successful over by Harbhajan.

H Singh to Clarke, Clarke has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs.

Deputy Michael Clarke comes in the middle to replace his skipper Ricky Ponting.

H Singh to Ponting, Ball hits Ponting low on the pads as he tries to sweep the ball. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Rauf thinks for sometime and declares Ponting OUT.

H Singh to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for a single yet again.

H Singh to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting for a single.

V Sehwag to Hussey, Hussey is beaten by a sharp turning delivery from Sehwag.

V Sehwag to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight down the ground for a single.

V Sehwag to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot for no runs.

V Sehwag to Ponting, Ponting has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run.

V Sehwag to Ponting, Wide outside off stump. Ponting leaves it alone.

V Sehwag to Hussey, V Sehwag bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Hussey for a single.

Skipper Kumble desperately looking for a breakthrough. He brings Virender Sehwag into the attack.

H Singh to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has pushed it to the cover region and gets a single this time.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball but fails to get a single.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting works it down the leg side for a comfortable single.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single to end the over.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot for another single in this over.

A Kumble to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting flicks the ball off his pads for a single on the leg side.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey again plays the ball confidently. Dot ball yet again.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Delicate glance by Ponting through the fine leg region for a single.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground for no runs.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

50-run stand between Ponting and Hussey off 116 balls. Back to back healthy partnership for Australia.

A Kumble to Ponting, Punched off the backfoot by Ponting for a single.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal and doesn't seem happy at the appeal.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting defends it well off the back foot.

A Kumble to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads for a single.

H Singh to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting for no runs. End of a tidy over by Harbhajan.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for a single.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to find a single.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot. Another dot ball.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting drives through the leg side for a single.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball off the front foot.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey gets a leading edge on that one. The fielder at short leg dives but ball just falls short. A close call for Hussey.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball nicely but no runs conceded.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat for a single.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting plays the ball confidently but no runs conceded.

Drinks break taken. Australia continue to hold the upper hand on the opening day.

H Singh to Hussey, Guided down cleverly towards the fine leg region by Hussey. The ball races to the boundary. Harbhajan pays price for straying on the leg side.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey.

H Singh to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat for a single.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground but No run taken.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting drives through the covers foe easy couple.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey has edged the ball lands safe. One run conceded.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting plays the Square-Cut. well fielded by the fielder, no runs given.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight to Kumble.Kumble appealing for a catch denied by the empire.Kumble looking unhappy abut the decision.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting plays the Square-Cut, fielded by the fielder. No runs taken.

Z Khan to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey looking for a run but well fielded by the fielder restricting the batsmen.

Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run conceded.

Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. looking for a run but no chance for it.

Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey drives through the covers but no chance for runs.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. A close save for Hussey.

A Kumble to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle. Edged by Hussey buts lands safe. One run added to the total for the aussies.

A Kumble to Hussey, A Kumble bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the back foot by Hussey.no runs conceded.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside off. Hussey guides it to third man for a couple.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot but no chance for runs.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR, Hussey has punched that ball beautifully through the offside. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary.

Z Khan to Ponting, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run conceded.End of a very good maiden over.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run conceded.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting drives through the leg side but no chance for runs.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat but fielded by the player. No run given.

Z Khan to Ponting, That ball has taken the inside edge of Ponting and thudded into his pads. No runs taken.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting fails to touch the ball.no runs taken

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Defended off the front foot by Ponting. One run conceded.

A Kumble to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. No runs conceded.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot but no runs taken.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven sweetly through the covers by Ponting for a couple of runs.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery on middle. Defended off the front foot by Hussey for an easy single.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of the over by Zaheer Khan.

Z Khan to Ponting, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey and a quick single taken.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has slammed it through point for no runs. A direct hit by Gambhir but Ponting was well inside the crease.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting works it down the leg side for an easy single.

A Kumble to Hussey, Played through mid-wicket by Hussey. No run to end the over.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Driven through the covers by Hussey for no runs.

A Kumble to Hussey, Defended well off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single to end the over.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball just outside leg. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting offers no shot and lets the ball hit him on the pads. Umpire Rauf signals a No Ball. It was a close call for Ricky if it wasn't a no ball.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting works it down the leg side for a single only.

Z Khan to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side.

Interesting stats for you. Ricky Ponting has now scored the most centuries as a captain.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played it through mid-wicket. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Pushed to the cover region by Hussey. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey plays the ball nicely off the front foot.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs.

Z Khan to Ponting, Driven through the off side by Ponting. Dot ball to end the over.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey has played that with the full face of the bat and takes a quick single.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

Z Khan to Hussey, Hussey whips the ball sweetly off his pads for a boundary. First boundary for Hussey.

Z Khan to Hussey, Played to the point region by Hussey. No run.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey guides it to third man for a single.

A Kumble to Hussey, The ball takes the thin edge of the bat. Dhoni has dropped the catch. A tough chance but India should make it count at this stage.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey again goes on the backfoot and defends it solidly.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for no runs.

A Kumble to Hussey, Hussey shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Ponting for a single to end the over.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump with ease. Ishant Sharma continuing to maintain a steady line.

I Sharma to Ponting, Wide outside off stump, Ponting leaves it alone. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Defended well off the front foot by Ponting.

I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone again by Ponting. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump.

A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the back foot by Hussey. No run.

36th Test ton for Ponting and his first on India soil. The Australian skipper will be a satisfied man after this feat.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting sweetly guides the ball through the point region. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs and Ponting celebrates his maiden Test ton in India.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it handsomely through the off side for a boundary. Ponting is now just one run away from a ton.

A Kumble to Hussey, Full length delivery just outside leg. Hussey works it down the leg side. One run conceded.

A Kumble to Hussey, Defended off the front foot by Hussey. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery wide outside off. Ponting drives through the covers. One run conceded.

Kumble to start the proceedings in the final session.

Welcome back after the Tea break.

Australia have certainly taken advantage of winning the toss and batting first as they have scored 166-2 at Tea of the first Test at Bangalore. Skipper Ponting (94*) and Katich (66) looked in complete control as they shared a dominating 166-run stand. The latter was then caught behind by Dhoni off Ishant Sharma. Join us back after the Tea break to see whether the hosts can put some inroads into the Aussie line-up or whether Ponting goes on to score his maiden Test ton on Indian soil.

I Sharma to Hussey, Defended confidently off the front foot by Hussey. A maiden over by Ishant before the Tea break. Australia go 166-2 into the Tea break.

I Sharma to Hussey, I Sharma bowling from round the wicket. The ball strikes Hussey very low on the pads. No runs conceded.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has played that off the front foot for yet another dot ball.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey leaves the ball again outside his off stump.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey again lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. End of a maiden over by Kumble.

A Kumble to Ponting, Played to the point region by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Defended nicely off the front foot by Ponting. Ponting desperately looking for his ton before the Tea break.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting plays the ball off the front foot for no runs.

A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting for no runs.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey has driven it through the off side. End of a wicket-taking over by Ishant Sharma.

I Sharma to Hussey, Hussey lets the ball go outside his off stump.

Michael Hussey replaces Simon Katich in the middle.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich pokes at the ball outside his off stump. The ball finds the thin edge of the bat and Dhoni does the rest by taking a simple catch. Ishant Sharma picks up his first wicket.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich carresses the ball excellently through the covers. Zaheer Khan dives but cannot stop a boundary.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot for no runs.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Defended well off the back foot by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a quick couple of runs.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for an easy single.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has driven it through the off side for no runs.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot for no runs.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets that bouncer from Ishant go past his head.

I Sharma to Katich, Defended off the back foot by Katich and picks a quick single.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

I Sharma to Katich, Driven through the leg side by Katich for no runs again.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps but fails to connect.

H Singh to Ponting, Driven crisply through the covers by Ponting for a boundary. Ponting is looking in no trouble at all in the middle.

H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the back foot by Ponting. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Katich. One run added to the total.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich plays the ball confidently off the backfoot but is unable to pick a single.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot for no runs.

I Sharma to Ponting, The ball is way outside the off stump. Ponting lets the ball go again to the keeper.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting again lets the ball go outside his off stump. Consistent line and length maintained by Ishant.

I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting goes on the backfoot and defends the ball solidly.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich flicks it away making good use of his wrist for an easy single on the leg side.

150-run stand between Katich and Ponting.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Ponting. The batsmen have run through for a single.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting drives through the leg side for an easy single.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting easily lofts the ball with ease over the mid wicket region. The ball races to the boundary.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.

H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Defended nicely off the back foot by Katich. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, The ball is way outside the off stump. Easy leave for Ponting.

I Sharma to R Ponting, The ball cuts back in and takes the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side for a boundary. Streaky four runs for the Australian skipper.

I Sharma to Ponting, The ball is too wide on the off side for Ponting to make any contact. Left alone by Ponting.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich nicely works it down the leg side for another single in this over.

I Sharma to Katich, Defended well off the back foot by Katich.

I Sharma to Ponting, Driven through the covers by Ponting for a single.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Ponting. One more run added to the total. Australia are happily placed at 139 for one!

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run scored.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for two. The runs are coming comfortably.

H Singh to Ponting, Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. Dot ball.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Katich has pushed it to cover for one run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting; he isn't going anywhere! Australia are nicely placed at 135 for one.

I Sharma to Ponting, The lanky paceman is hoping to make his effort count. But this time, the ball is too wide on the off side for Ponting to make any contact. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Ponting rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. A really nice shot by the Aussie captain for four crisp runs.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Ponting for two.

I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, The Indians get Ishant Sharma back for a spell in a bid to break the Ponting-Katich stand. First ball, Ponting has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run.

Ishant Sharma gets back into the attack.

Katich and Ponting are looking well set for big scores. The Indians need to break this ominous partnership soon.

H Singh to Katich, Ball hits Katich low on the pads. No run. The Aussies are cruising along at 129 for one.

H Singh to Katich, Driven through the leg side by Katich. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Ponting. One run added to the total.

H Singh to Ponting, Well left by Ponting - he's reading Harbhajan alright! Good take by Dhoni. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. One run added. Australia are at 128 for one.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has flicked the ball off his pads. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting works it down the leg side for two. An excellent chase by Tendulkar followed by a good throw from the deep.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Rauf decides Ponting is not out. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Captain Kumble bowls from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich flicks the ball off his pads for one. Can Kumble become Captain Fantastic?

9th Test fifty for Simon Katich. Good going, Kat!

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. Played to point by Katich for a single. Australia beginning to get really comfortable now. India need to come up with a trick or two.

H Singh to Katich, The ball is too wide on the off side for Katich to make any contact. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR! Katich drives through the covers beautifully and that will take him to his 9th Test fifty.

H Singh to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR, Katich has edged the ball. The ball has crossed the ropes. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ponting has played it through mid-wicket for a single.

Drinks have been called for.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. Australia are at 114 for one. And a drinks break - the first after lunch.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR! Katich plays it through mid-wicket. The ball's going all the way to the boundary. Umpire Rauf signals four.

A Kumble to Katich, Kumble bowls from round the wicket. Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded and Australia are looking comfortable at 110 for one.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Ponting. One run added to the total.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich has played it to the point region. One run conceded.

H Singh to Katich, Katich shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot to square leg for a single.

A Kumble to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. Australia are at 106 for one.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played it through mid-wicket. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting has driven it through the off side for a single.

A Kumble to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Katich. One run conceded.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR! Ponting plays the slog sweep. The ball's gone up and away to the boundary. He's beginning to get started. Watch out, India!

H Singh to Ponting, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run.

100 up for Australia! And also a century partnership off 233 balls between Katich and Ponting.

H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich has pushed it to cover for a single. The Aussie batsmen complete a century stand. Well played, Katich and Ponting!

H Singh to Katich, Pushed to the cover region by Katich. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight down the ground. Maiden over for Kumble.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting gets a bottom edge on that one. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Pushed to the cover region by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot now for no run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Same result for the batsman as the first ball.

A Kumble to Ponting, The crowds are now beginning to be heard - lots of cheering for the home side. First ball of the over and it's defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich drives through the covers. No run. Australia - 99 for one.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. Ponting plays a sweep shot for a single. He's looking quite assured at the crease.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting drives through the leg side. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Harbhajan Singh returns to the bowling attack from over the wicket. Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. No run.

Harbhajan Singh comes in to bowl from the Pavilion End.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting has flicked the ball off his pads. A single to end the over. Australia inching towards a hundred - 98 for one.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight down the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich drives through the covers for two easy runs.

A Kumble to Katich, This time, Katich drives through the leg side. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No change in the score. Australia are at 94 for one.

Z Khan to Ponting, Wide outside off stump, Ponting leaves it alone. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. The dot balls continue.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting pushes to the cover region. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, That's hit Katich on his pads and it looks close. Kumble lets out an appeal but Umpire Rauf is not interested. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Ponting. One run added to the total.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has driven it straight down the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Katich has driven it through the off side. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting drives through the leg side. A committed effort by Ganguly to save runs for his team. One run conceded.

Ricky Ponting scores his 41st Test fifty and his second in India.

Z Khan to Ponting, Zaheer bowls from round the wicket. Good length ball wide outside off. FOUR! Driven through the covers by Ponting as he reaches a personal milestone - his 41st Test fifty.

Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run.

Ponting takes strike, just 2 shy of a Test half-century. The crowds have roared to life.

Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. Five dot balls on the trot.

A Kumble to Katich, The ball strikes Katich very low on the pads No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Katich has played it through mid-wicket. Two runs off the first delivery.

Z Khan to Ponting, Driven through the off side. No run scored.

Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR! Ponting works it down the leg side and that's going all the way for a boundary. He's just two short of a Test fifty now.

Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball on middle and off. Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

Z Khan to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. He doesn't seem to be in any hurry. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, The Indian bowlers are still looking for a wicket. Zaheer comes in to bowl. Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting plays that off the front foot, into the ground. The dot balls continue.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting fails to put bat on ball. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Played to point by Ponting. Dot ball.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting drives it through the off side. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich has played it through mid-wicket. Ponting seems quite slow in his running and Harbhajan goes for a direct hit. Dhoni collects the ball and whips off the bails. But the Aussie captain is well home.

A Kumble to Katich, Ball hits Katich low on the pads. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Only one run comes off the over.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot; he's looking to get to his fifty soon. No run scored though.

Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball just outside off. Katich has flicked the ball off his pads and gets a single.

Z Khan to Katich, Katich gets set to face Zaheer. First ball, he has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting works it down the leg side for one.

A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery wide outside off. Ponting once again has pushed it to the cover region and gets two runs this time around.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting pushes it to cover yielding no run.

Kumble comes in to bowl now... searching for that breakthrough.

Z Khan to Katich, Katich plays that with the full face of the bat. Maiden over after lunch!

Z Khan to Katich, The ball is way outside the off stump; Katich need not bother going after that one. No run scored.

Z Khan to Katich, Katich appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run.

Australia resumes its innings at 75 for one. Ponting and Katich return to the crease. Zaheer Khan gets ready to bowl.

Z Khan to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, First ball after lunch and Katich has driven it straight down the ground. No run.

Welcome back to our coverage of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Lunch break done, let's get back to all the cricket between India and Australia.

And after 27 overs, the first lunch break of the series has been taken. Australia has recovered well after the first-over hiccup with Matthew Hayden's wicket. Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma bowled a great spell in tandem and managed to keep the visitors on the back foot. The spin duo of Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble couldn't add to the wickets tally as they toiled hard on a good batting surface. Joining Simon Katich in the very first over at the fall of Hayden, Ricky Ponting made a determined effort to bat the first session. The Aussie captain, with Katich, made sure Australia didn't have any trouble negotiating the Indian bowling attack. Do join us after the break for more riveting action from the first Test at the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the leg side by Katich. The batsmen have run through for a single.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Katich drives comfortably through the covers as Umpire Rauf gets set to signal four runs.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Another dot ball as Ponting plays that off the front foot and into the ground.

A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played it through mid-wicket. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. The ball strikes Ponting very low on the pads. Umpire Koertzen gives four leg byes.

A Kumble to Ponting, Captains of both sides square up to face each other. Ponting drives it through the leg side. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Katich, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Driven through the covers by Katich. No run scored.

H Singh to Ponting, Harbhajan's bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Ponting works it down the leg side for a single.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Katich works it down the leg side for a single.

H Singh to Katich, Katich drives through the covers. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Played to point by Ponting. And it's 64 for one.

A Kumble to Ponting, Driven through the leg side by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Ponting. Two runs added to the total.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total.

A Kumble to Katich, Defended off the back foot by Katich. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Kumble continues to bowl, looking for another breakthrough. Katich drives him through the off side. No run though.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Katich. One run added to the total as Australia end the over at 61 for one.

H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Harbhajan Singh bowling from round the wicket. Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ponting works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played it through mid-wicket. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump once again. No run scored.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. Delicate glance by Katich through the fine leg region for two. Sehwag, the fielder, goes for the stumps and manages a direct hit. An appeal for a run-out. The third umpire is asked and Katich is found well inside his crease.

A Kumble to Katich, The ball thuds into Katich's pads. The fielders appeal in unison - may not be a bad shout after all. But Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. Dot ball.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.

H Singh to Katich, Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Left alone by Katich. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ponting works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR! Driven through leg side by Ponting and the ball's racing away to the boundary.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Ball hits Katich low on the pads.

A Kumble to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich and straight to Dravid. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle. Ponting plays that with the full face of the bat and gets a single.

A Kumble to Ponting, Defended off the back foot by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played it to point. Dot ball to start the over.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. Third maiden over for Harbhajan.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Driven through the off side by Katich. No run scored.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dot ball.

H Singh to Katich, The spinners are bowling in tandem now. Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 50 coming up for the visitors.

A Kumble to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run.

A Kumble to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

A Kumble to Katich, Full length delivery on middle. And a single added to the total as Katich works it down the leg side.

A Kumble to Katich, Anil Kumble bowls from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich works it down the leg side for two.

Captain Anil Kumble comes in to bowl, replaces Ishant Sharma at the Pavilion End.

H Singh to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. No run. Looks like Captain Kumble is all set to replace Ishant Sharma.

H Singh to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Ponting, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR! Ponting has played it fine down the leg side. Sachin Tendulkar chases the ball but fails to stop it from crossing the ropes.

The fans are expecting Harbhajan to give them something to cheer about.

H Singh to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Katich works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

H Singh to Katich, Katich plays that off the front foot and into the ground. Another dot ball.

H Singh to Katich, Punched off the backfoot by Katich. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting. Dot ball. Australia chugging along at 40 for one.

I Sharma to Katich, Good length ball just outside leg this time. Katich flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball wide outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Ponting. The batsmen manage to run for three.

Sharma to Ponting, Ponting goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Sharma. MS Dhoni collects the ball. No run scored yet.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting decides to leave the ball outside his off stump. Dot ball.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich plays the square-cut. Another maiden over for Harbhajan Singh.

H Singh to Katich, Katich chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. The dot balls continue.

H Singh to Katich, Pushed to cover by Katich. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Another dot ball as Katich drives through the covers.

H Singh to Katich, The 'Turbanator' comes in to bowl; Katich drives the ball straight down the ground. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, The ball is way outside the off stump; easy leave for Ponting. Dot ball. Just two runs off the over. Australia are at 36 for one.

I Sharma to Katich, Another good length ball, this time on middle and leg. Defended off the front foot by Katich. One run conceded.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Ponting pushes it to the cover region for a single.

The crowd is beginning to get quite animated...

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting plays that with the full face of the bat. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ishant starts his run-up once again. Ponting leaves that alone. Dot ball.

Ishant's run-up is stopped mid-way as Ponting is distracted by movement near the sightscreen.

Umpire Rauf calls for the drinks break - the first one of the day.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. And the first drinks break is announced.

H Singh to Katich, Katich has played it to the point region. No run.

H Singh to Katich, That ball has taken the inside edge of Katich and thudded into his pads. But falls short of Gautam Gambhir at forward short leg.

H Singh to Katich, Driven through the off side by Katich. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

H Singh to Katich, Harbhajan Singh gets ready for his run-up; bowls from over the wicket first up. Katich plays that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

Harbhajan Singh comes in as first change from the BEML End.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Ponting flicks it away with a wristy shot. Two more runs added to the total.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Ponting has punched it through the offside. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary as the ball crosses the ropes.

I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting fails to put bat on ball. No run this time.

I Sharma to Katich, Good length ball just outside leg. Katich flicks the ball off his pads. Looks like the runs are beginning to come by a lot easier now as expected.

I Sharma to Ponting, The buzz in the stadium is picking up; Ishant comes in to bowl again. Full length delivery just outside off. Ponting defends it off the front foot. A single conceded.

Z Khan to Katich, The left-hander defends it off the front foot. Just the one run off the over for the Aussies.

Z Khan to Katich, Katich defends it off the back foot. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, Played through mid-wicket by Katich. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, Katich has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball just outside leg. Ponting defends it off the back foot. One run conceded.

Z Khan to Ponting, That's wide outside off stump, Ponting lets it go. Dot ball to start the over.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Ponting works it down the leg side for a single.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting appears to have been struck on the thigh pad again. No run scored.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has played that with the full face of the bat. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting has been struck on the thigh pad. Dot ball.

I Sharma to Ponting, The ball hits Ponting on the pads. No shot offered. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR! Edged by Katich and another boundary for Katich. A good over for the visitors.

Z Khan to Katich, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Katich flicks it away with a nice wristy shot. The ball crosses the ropes and Umpire Rauf signals four runs.

Z Khan to Katich, Bouncer! Katich does well to evade it. Umpire Rauf signals one bouncer for the over. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball on middle and off. Played to point by Ponting. One run added to the total.

Z Khan to S Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off. The ball finds the edge of the bat. Dravid makes a good effort to save runs for his team. Only one run conceded.

Z Khan to Katich, Zaheer's bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Katich. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Ponting goes for the pull and the ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary.

I Sharma to Ponting, The Aussie skipper drives through the off side. No run though!

I Sharma to Ponting, Bouncer! Ponting does well to leave it. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, That's hit Ponting on his pads. An appeal goes up. Umpire Koertzen decides Ponting is not out. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball on middle. Ball hits Ponting low on the pads. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Rauf. One run conceded. Australia's trying to get the scoreboard ticking - 10 for one.

Z Khan to Ponting, Zaheer's bowling from round the wicket. Ponting defends it off the front foot. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery on middle and off. Katich plays it through mid-wicket and runs for a single.

Z Khan to Katich, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Katich. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery wide outside off, Katich leaves it alone. Umpire Rauf signals a wide.

Z Khan to Katich, Katich lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, Edged by Katich but the ball falls short of Rahul Dravid at third slip. Dravid collects the ball rather awkwardly. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. Just four off the over.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting defends it off the back foot. Dot ball.

I Sharma to Ponting, Played to point by Ponting. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Ponting drives it through the off side. The ball's racing away to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals the first four of the series!

Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball just outside leg. Ponting gets a leading edge on that one. The batsmen scamper across for a single.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting drives the ball straight down the ground - still no run from the over.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the back foot this time. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich plays that once again off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run.

I Sharma to Katich, Katich plays that off the front foot and into the ground. No run.

I Sharma to Katich, Another one that's too wide on the off side. Katich can't make any contact. No run.

I Sharma to Katich, The ball's too wide on the off side for Katich to make any contact. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. Australia are on 2 for the loss of one wicket.

Z Khan to Ponting, Defended off the front foot by Ponting but no run.taken.

Z Khan to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run.

Z Khan to Ponting, Ponting gears up for Zaheer. The ball strikes the Aussie No. 3 very low on the pads. No run.

Z Khan to Katich, Full length delivery just outside off. Katich has played that off the front foot and into the ground. He also manages a single - his first of the day and the Test series.

Z Khan to Katich, Zaheer's back at the BEML End. Katich defends the first delivery off the front foot. Katich's still looking for his first run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting plays with caution and chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run once again. Maiden over for Ishant Sharma. The hosts seem to be warming up well.

I Sharma to Ponting, Left alone by Ponting. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, The ball thuds into Ponting's pads. The fielding side appeals in unison once again. Umpire Rudy Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Ponting plays the next one with the full face of the bat. No run.

I Sharma to Ponting, Lanky Ishant Sharma bowls from over the wicket to Ponting. This will be an interesting contest to watch. First ball's left alone by Ponting. No run.

Ishant Sharma comes in to bowl from the Pavilion End.

Z Khan to Katich, Simon Katich gets to face the music for the first time. Defended off the front foot by Katich. No run. Australia get off to a shaky start with Hayden gone after the first over.

Z Khan to Ponting, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Ponting. First runs on the board for the visitors.

Z Khan to Ponting, Aussie skipper walks in, feeling enough pressure already. First ball to him and he lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run.

Ricky Ponting walks in to bat.

Z Khan to Hayden, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT! Hayden has edged it. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Rauf has no doubt whatsoever and raises his finger. Australia lose Hayden - a dreadful start for the Aussies!

Z Khan to Hayden, Hayden leaves that one too. No run.

Z Khan to Hayden, The first Test gets underway at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Zaheer Khan bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Hayden. No run.

The last Border-Gavaskar Trophy was a keenly fought and volatile contest with India losing 2-1 to the Ponting-led side.

The team compositions are also out. Australia decide to give spinner Cameron White his debut Test while India go in with an expected squad. Captain Kumble will share spin duties with Harbhajan Singh and the Zaheer-Ishant combo will hope to rattle the Aussie batsmen for a dream start to this explosive series. Here we go! Australia captain Ricky Ponting has won the toss and, not surprisingly, elected to bat. Good morning and a warm welcome to the coverage of the much-awaited and a high-voltage Test series between India and Australia. The battleground for the first Test is the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. It's probably for the first time in several years that the 'Baggy Green' team looks like the underdogs at the beginning of a series because of its relatively new squad. Experienced campaigners like skipper Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Hussey and Michael Clarke hold the onus to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for their nation. Meanwhile, India is undoubtedly the toughest team to face against in their backyard. The deadly spin combo of Kumble-Harbhajan and the highly-skilled batting order are the key for the home team to win the series. It will be a farewell series for former India skipper Sourav Ganguly who has announced his retirement at the end of the Test matches against Australia. So keep your eyes glued to all the action as the two giants lock horns for the 2008 Border-Gavaskar trophy.