ADELAIDE, Jan 26 (IANS): Australia were 50 for three and 382 runs ahead of India at stumps on day three of the fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval here Thursday.
Ricky Ponting was batting on one while captain Michael Clarke had made 9 by the close of the day's play.
India's Ravichandran Ashwin took two wickets while Zaheer Khan took one.
In reply to Australia's first innings score of 604, India were all out for 272.
Scorecard
Australia first innings: 604/7 declared
India first innings (Overnight 61/2)
Gautam Gambhir c Hussey b Siddle 34, Virender Sehwag c&b Siddle 18, Rahul Dravid b Hilfenhaus 1, Sachin Tendulkar c Ponting b Siddle 25, V.V.S.Laxman c Haddin b Lyon 18, Virat Kohli lbw b Hilfenhaus 116, Wriddhiman Saha b Harris 35, Ravichandran Ashwin lbw b Siddle 5, Zaheer Khan c Haddin b Siddle 0, Ishant Sharma b Hilfenhaus 16, Umesh Yadav not out 0, Extras (b 1, w 1, nb 2) 4, Total (all out in 95.1 overs) 272; Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Sehwag, 5.1 overs), 2-31 (Dravid, 6.6), 3-78 (Tendulkar, 31.2), 4-87 (Gambhir, 33.5), 5-111 (Laxman, 46.1), 6-225 (Saha, 84.4); Bowling: Ryan Harris 25-7-71-1, Ben Hilfenhaus 22.1-5-62-3, Peter Siddle 15-2-49-5, Nathan Lyon 21-5-48-1, Michael Clarke 6-1-23-0, Mike Hussey 6-0-18-0.
Australia second innings: David Warner c & b Ashwin 28, Ed Cowan lbw b Ashwin 10, Shaun Marsh lbw b Khan 0, Ricky Ponting batting 1, Michael Clarke batting 9, Extras (lb 2) 2, Total (3 wickets; 14 overs) 50; Fall of wickets 1-39 (Warner, 9.6 overs), 2-40 (Marsh, 10.6), 3-40 (Cowan, 11.4); Bowling: Zaheer Khan 7-0-24-1, Ravichandran Ashwin 7-1-24-2
