SOLID BATTING DISPLAY IN THE PINK TEST
Clarke and Hussey continued their dream run against tired Indians. There was no change in the Indian bowling as well as in Australian batting. Hussey scored his 15th test ton of his career before lunch. Dhoni offered spinners to bowl long spells , they contained the scoring rate of the Aussie batsmen but they failed to take wickets.
After lunch Clarke scored his triple ton with a blistering boundary. He reached 300 with a strike rate of over 70 and continued his own style of batting after that too, meanwhile Hussey got his 150. At exactly half a day passed i.e., at drinks break of second session there came the surprised declaration from Clarke when Australia were 659/4 and leading India by 468. Clarke: 329* Hussey: 150*. Clarke scored first triple century at Sydney and also his first as captain. This is the first time that a team has produced two successive 250+ partnership. Clarke has took captaincy to next level by an unselfish declaration.
Indian openers came to the middle, with huge pressure on his shoulders Gambhir started off positively by striking a boundary of second ball of the innings. But Sehwag got out when he was 4 by slashing one of Hilfenhaus bowling which was caught stunningly by Warner at point. Gambhir continued his best batting by driving the ball splendidly, Dravid stood solid by defending every ball on to him and scoring only in boundaries.
Hilfenhaus bowled a beautiful inswinging ball which broke Dravid's solid defense and went on to disturb the timber fourth time in this series including a no ball bowled.He got out at 29. Sachin came to the crease with a standing ovation. From then Gambhir and Sachin for out. Haddin dropped a catch from Gambhir behind the wicket. At stumps on day 3 India were 114/2 and trailing Australia by 354 with Gambhir and Sachin batting at 68* and 8* respectively.
SCG on Jane Mcgrath day completely turned pink for supporting Jane Mcgrath foundation for cancer . Vodafone the main sponsor for this series agreed to donate 1000$ for each boundary and wicket to the Mcgrath foundation.Australian prime minister Julia Gillard came to SCG to watch this match in pink costume. Indian player Virat Kohli fined 50 percent of his match fee for inappropriate gesture at the crowd on Day 2.
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