Australia strike after piling up mammoth lead

Jan 05, 2012

Day three was Jane McGrath Day at the SCG•Getty Images

Michael Hussey, too, didn't allow India any respite•Getty Images

But soon after Hussey got to 150 ...•Getty Images

At the other end, Gautam Gambhir was in a positive mood and settled in•Getty Images

In his first innings of substance on the tour, he made a half-century•AFP

Michael Clarke's vigil at the crease continued•Getty Images

Hussey got to a century, his 16th in Tests•Getty Images

... Clarke declared when he was just five short of what would have been the second-best Test score for an Australian•Getty Images

Rahul Dravid and Gambhir put on a fighting 82-run stand, before Dravid was bowled between bat and pad, again•Getty Images

Brad Haddin dropped Gambhir late in the day, and he went to stumps unbeaten on 68•Getty Images

Clarke, meanwhile, brought up a maiden triple-century and looked set to wipe out a few batting records•Getty Images

Facing a deficit of 468, India lost Virender Sehwag early: he was out to a smart catch by David Warner, off the bowling of Ben Hilfenhaus•Getty Images

James Pattinson had a huge appeal for lbw against Gambhir, but the batsman was saved by an inside edge•Getty Images

Sachin Tendulkar was at the other end, on 8 not out. India finished with 2 for 114•Getty Images