http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – 2nd Test – Live Score – Dravid Departs
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 as India post 100 for 2 in their second innings against Australia, played at the SCG, January 5, 2012.
After losing Sehwag early, Dravid and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 steered the Men In Blue to the tea interval and continued the momentum as the tourists reached 100. However, it was Hilfenhaus, who earlier removed Sehwag, got the better of Dravid, cleaning him through the gap between bat and pad.
After the hosts put on a massive 659 on the board without losing any wicket for the day, their opponents had lost two, 1 more than the entire Indian bowling line could conjure in four and half sessions.
Gambhir looked in supreme touch in the second innings, making his first half-century of the tour after scores of 3, 13 and 0. The left-hander began his run fest before the tea interval, striking seven boundaries to go unbeaten at 39.
The resumption saw him continue his good touch, cutting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Pattinson-c1653 safely over the gully region. Dravid too got back to back boundaries off Hilfenhaus, pulling the pacer behind square before guiding the next ball elegantly to the third man boundary.
The veteran again delivered a similar fate couple of overs later where he clubbed the pacer to the point boundary and executed an excellent flick to the mid-wicket region to move into the 20s.
It prompted a change in the bowling attack which brought Siddle but the boundaries kept on flowing as the pitch had completely dried out to the batsmen’s liking. However, with the Indian team score reaching 100, Dravid departed which brought http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 to the crease.
The Little Master was again greeted with a resounding reception from the SCG crowd and he immediately got off the mark with a nice flick to the square leg.
With batsmen all over scoring big centuries, Day 3 began with Australia again confirming their supremacy as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942, who also remained not out on 150.
The situation certainly demands Tendulkar to finally come good and get his side out of a loop hole to keep the series alive.
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