Michael Clarke's unbeaten double century and Ricky
Ponting's first hundred in nearly two years placed Australia in total
command on the second day of the second test against India at the Sydney
Cricket Ground.
Clarke and Ponting shared a record
288-run partnership as Australia decimated the Indian attack to be 482-4
at stumps on Wednesday for a 291-run first innings lead.
Clarke is unbeaten on 251, his best test score and the highest by an Australian at the SCG, with Mike Hussey on 55 at stumps.
Ponting's
134 ended a century drought that stretched back to January 2010 when he
scored 209 against Pakistan in Hobart. Since then, Australia's greatest
test run scorer had gone 34 innings without reaching the milestone.
Scores:
India 1st innings: 191 (M.S. Dhoni 57 not out; James Pattinson 4-43, Ben Hilfenhaus 3-51).
Australia 1st innings: 482-4 (Michael Clarke 251 not out, Ricky Ponting 134; Zaheer Khan 3-106).
Keywords: India's tour of Australia
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