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Bangalore: India are in a strong position at tea on day four of the second test against Australia in Bangalore after their spinners reduced the tourists to 202 for seven.
The Australians lead the match by 185 runs after dismissing India just before lunch for 495 in response to Australia's first innings of 478.
The hosts need only a draw in order to win the series, with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy already in their keeping, but this Test should finish in a victory. And for all the fight shown by Ponting in an innings of 72 his third score in the seventies this series - it remained to be seen whether Australia's lead of 185 at stumps was enough.
Once again, Ponting fell towards the dying moments of the day followed by Paine and that turned the day in India's favour. Stirling performance from the captain once again, but the others failed to apply themselves once more. The Aussies have got a lead of 185 on the board and would be hoping to get that around 250 tomorrow if possible. But they have only 3 wickets left. The spinners made merry again with Ojha snapping up 3 wickets and Harbhajan getting a couple.
The tourists looked to be sitting pretty on 0-58, but quick wickets to spinners Pragyan Ojha (3-57) and Harbhajan Singh (2-63) left the Australians shaky at stumps on day four.
After a hard-fought four days, India hold the upper hand going into the final morning thanks to a fine all-round bowling effort led by Pragyan Ojha.
Ojha hit first, when he trapped in-form opener Shane Watson (32) LBW with one that straightened, and Harbhajan struck in the next over when Simon Katich (24) edged a ball that was taken sharply by Indian wicketkeeper MS Dhoni.
Michael Clarke's (three) dismal run of form continued when he was out stumped off the bowling of Ojha to leave the Australians teetering at 65-3, but Ricky Ponting (72) guided the visitors from one end.
India resumed on day four at 435 for 5 with Sachin Tendulkar (214) and skipper MS Dhoni (30) at the crease, and looked set for a 500-plus total but persistent bowling from the Australian attack kept the Test alive.
Tendulkar wasted little time in bringing up his sixth Test double-ton after beginning the day on 191, and he reached 200 with a quick single off Ben Hilfenhaus.
It was Australian debutant Peter George (2-48) who eventually snared the little master, when he flayed at a wide deliver and chopped the ball back onto off-stump.
It was a disappointing way to get out after such a brilliant knock, but 23-year-old George will long remember dismissing one of the world's greatest batsmen to take his first wicket in Test cricket.
Tendulkar's dismissal triggered a collapse from the hosts, and from 486-5, the Indians were all out for 495.
Harbhajan Singh (four) was the next man in, and the next man out - lasting only four balls before he was caught by Australian skipper Ricky Ponting off the bowling of Shane Watson.
Zaheer Khan (one) didn't fare much better, out caught in the covers by Michael Clarke to give George his second Test scalp and bring in Pragyan Ojha (naught no).
Dhoni was next to fall, when he edged a Nathan Hauritz (2-153) ball to Clarke at first slip and that brought in number 11 S Sreesanth (zero), who could only last three balls before becoming Hauritz's second victim of the innings.
Brief scores
Australia 478 and 202 for 7 (Ponting 72, Ojha 3-57)
India 495 (Tendulkar 214, Vijay 139, Johnson 3-105)
Status Australia lead by 185 runs
