Australia take 212-run lead at tea on day 4

Adelaide, Dec 12: Australia were 139 for one with a 212-run lead at tea on day four of the first Test against India at the Adelaide Oval here Friday. One of Australia's first innings centurion David Warner (batting 69) and all-rounder Shane Watson (batting 33) increased the pressure on India with an unbeaten 101-run stand for the second wicket to put the hosts in the driving seat. India bowled without much luck and discipline and were made to pay as Australia plundered 107 runs in the session without losing any wicket. The following is the scoreboard at tea on day four of the first Test between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval here Friday. Australia (First Innings): 517/7 declared India: Murali Vijay c Haddin b Johnson 53 Shikhar Dhawan b Harris 25 Cheteshwar Pujara b Lyon 73 Virat Kohli c Harris b Johnson 115 Ajinkya Rahane c Watson b Lyon 62 Rohit Sharma c & b Lyon 43 Wriddhiman Saha c Watson b Lyon 25 Karn Sharma b Siddle 4 Mohammed Shami c Watson b Siddle 34 Ishant Sharma c Smith b Lyon 0 Varun Aaron not out 3 Extras (lb 4, w 1, nb 2) 7 Total (all out in 116.4 overs) 444 Fall of wickets 1-30 (Dhawan, 7.4), 2-111 (Vijay, 30.1), 3-192 (Pujara, 49.3), 4-293 (Rahane, 75.2), 5-367 (Kohli, 94.1), 6-399 (Rohit, 107.5), 7-406 (Karn, 110.2), 8-422 (Saha, 113.3), 9-422 (Ishant, 113.5), 10-444 (Mohammed Shami, 116.4) Bowling: Mitchell Johnson 22-6-102-2 Ryan Harris 21-6-55-1 Nathan Lyon 36-4-134-5 Peter Siddle 18.4-2-88-2 Mitchell Marsh 11-4-29-0 Shane Watson 5-1-13-0 Steven Smith 3-0-19-0 Australia (second Innings): Chris Rogers c R Sharma b K Sharma 21 David Warner batting 69 Shane Watson batting 33 Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 5, nb 6) 17 Total (for one wicket in 38 overs) 139 Bowling: Mohammed Shami 3-1-7-0 Ishant Sharma 10-2-31-0 Karn Sharma 11-1-50-1 Murali Vijay 6-0-27-0 Varun Aaron 4-0-16-0 Rohit Sharma 4-2-3-0 Match Details: Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Ian Gould (England) Test debut: Karn Sharma (India) TV umpire: Mick Martell Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand) Reserve umpire: Geoff Joshua