Warner bats Australia to a strong position
Adelaide, Dec 12: Opener David Warner put Australia in a position of strength, hitting his second century of the match (102), to end day four of the first Test at 290 for five, ahead by 363 runs, after the hosts bowled out India for 444 at the Adelaide Oval here Friday. Warner continued his fine form and dominated the visitors' attack from the very beginning. Another centurion, Steven Smith was unbeaten on 52 at stumps. Earlier, off-spinner Nathan Lyon took five wickets conceding 134 runs to give the hosts a 73-run lead. Australia had declared their first innings at 517 for seven. Day four scoreboard 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 b K Sharma 102 Shane Watson b Mohammed Shami 33 Michael Clarke c Saha b Aaron 7 Steven Smith batting 52 Mitchell Marsh c Vijay b RG Sharma 40 Brad Haddin batting 14 Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 5, nb 9) 21 Total (for five wickets in 69 overs) 290 Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Rogers, 12.1 overs), 2-140 (Watson, 38.5), 3-168 (Clarke, 45.6), 4-213 (Warner, 59.1), 5-266 (Marsh, 64.4) Bowling: Mohammed Shami 11-2-42-1 Ishant Sharma 14-3-41-0 Karn Sharma 16-2-95-2 Murali Vijay 6-0-27-0 Varun Aaron 10-0-43-1 Rohit Sharma 12-2-35-1