| | | | | boundary and picking off the singles. |
| Michael Hussey made 146 as Australia posted a | | | | After lunch Hussey resumed in the 90’s and got |
| strong total of 430, before the Indian openers in | | | | from 96 to 100 of an inside edge which missed his |
| reply reached 68 for no lost at stump on day two of | | | | stumps and went to the fine-leg boundary. It was his |
| the first Test. | | | | second overseas century and his ninth overall and he |
| Nothing flusters or hurries him. Ponting is undoubtedly | | | | celebrated with a leap, a few punches and a hug. |
| the best batsman in the team but Hussey is his | | | | The only record that fell on day two is one which |
| greatest ally. | | | | Anil Kumble won’t be proud of. In over 112, Brad |
| Hussey had to wait so long to make the Test team, | | | | Haddin’s late-cut for two, was the 56th time |
| that he deserves his share of what some call luck | | | | Kumble had conceded 100 runs in a Test innings, |
| while others say his calculating selection of shots is | | | | leaving Muttiah Muralitharan’s 55 in second place. |
| pure talent. He hardly played a bad shot during the | | | | Left arm pacerman Zaheer Khan claimed a 5 wicket |
| majority of his innings, waiting patiently for the | | | | haul for India. |