Jason Krejza was beaten for pace and movement as the ball thudded into his pad, and two balls later an unsettled Mitchell Johnson was dropped at second slip by Laxman.

BBC: Aussies shackled by patient India

Trying to kick away a sharply spinning delivery from Amit Mishra out of the rough from around the wicket, the ball missed the pad, caught the edge of a horizontal bat and was gleefully snaffled at slip by Dravid.

BBC: Aussies shackled by patient India

Australia, who won the first Test in Brisbane by an innings and 65 runs, reached tea with only four wickets down but lost Marcus North caught off bat and pad in third over of the final session and then Clarke, who got a thick edge to slip.

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