Australia marched towards victory as India found it hard to get going in an attempt to chase an enormous 499 on the fourth day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.Resuming on an overnight six without loss, India limped to 56-2 at lunch, adding 50 runs in two hours of play as openers Wasim Jaffer and Rahul Dravid saw the first innings repeat itself.Brett Lee was hostile in the second session as he out-thought Sachin Tendulkar when the batsman was lured into a rash drive outside off-stump after making 15.VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly attempted to break the near deadlock of runs before Laxman fell prey to an uppish drive to Stuart Clark for 42. Yuvraj Singh departed in quick succession to Brad Hogg, failing to read a well-disguised flipper for five, as India found themselves in a pickle at 125-5.Friday, December 28, 2007
Laxman, Yuvraj fall as Aussies seek early finish
Australia marched towards victory as India found it hard to get going in an attempt to chase an enormous 499 on the fourth day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.Resuming on an overnight six without loss, India limped to 56-2 at lunch, adding 50 runs in two hours of play as openers Wasim Jaffer and Rahul Dravid saw the first innings repeat itself.Brett Lee was hostile in the second session as he out-thought Sachin Tendulkar when the batsman was lured into a rash drive outside off-stump after making 15.VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly attempted to break the near deadlock of runs before Laxman fell prey to an uppish drive to Stuart Clark for 42. Yuvraj Singh departed in quick succession to Brad Hogg, failing to read a well-disguised flipper for five, as India found themselves in a pickle at 125-5.