Yadav, Ashwin peg back Australia to 121/3

Brisbane, Dec 18: Two wickets from Umesh Yadav and one from Ravichandran Ashwin helped India reduce Australia to 121 for three at tea on day two of the second Test at the Gabba here Thursday. Australia came out all guns blazing with last match's centurion in both innings David Warner (29) once again looking dangerous. The hosts got off to a quick start, reaching 47 for no loss as Warner peppered the boundaries with some aggressive batting. But a leading edge proved to be the downfall for the left-handed, giving India some reprieve. Shane Watson (25) and opener Chris Rogers (55) were in no mood to hand the initiative back to India and took on the bowlers. The duo shared a 51-run stand for the second wicket and scored at a fair clip, threatening to take the game away from the visitors. But an overzealous Watson tried to take on Ashwin and was caught brilliantly by Shikhar Dhawan at mid-on. Rogers kept the scoreboard ticking and was joined by new captain Steven Smith (batting 6), forged a 23-run stand before gloving an Umesh Yadav delivery down the leg side to Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Earlier, a fifer for debutant pacer Josh Hazlewood helped Australia bowl out India for 408 at the stroke of lunch. India, who were in the driving seat at stumps on day one, added 97 runs more runs to their overnight score but lost six wickets in the process.