Australia made 430 all out in their first innings of the First Test against India, with Mike Hussey picking up from where Ricky Ponting left off yesterday, making 146 and marshaling the innings until his was the tenth wicket (youtube here) to fall.
The rest of Australia’s batsmen obviously felt that two batsmen making runs was enough for the innings, with the bottom seven batsmen making just 80 runs between them whilst Hussey scored at the other end, and India toiled in the field.
For India to win the Test from this position is unlikely, but some forecasted disruptions and the experience of their top order should mean that Australia will have plenty to do if they want to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
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