Austalia vs India:Day3 1st test

India 405 and 55 for 4 (Tendulkar 10*, Zaheer 5*, Hilfenhaus 3-22) need another 161 runs to beat Australia 428 and 192 (Watson 56, Ishant 3-34, Zaheer 3-43)

Australia was bowled out for 192 in its second innings late on day four, with Zaheer Khan taking three late wickets.But India was in trouble early, with Hilfenhaus (3-22) trapping Gautim Gambhir lbw in the first over.

He had Virender Sehwag caught out for 17 with a short-pitched ball and, after Doug Bollinger had Rahul Dravid (13) caught behind by Tim Paine, Hilfenhaus got Suresh Raina caught at slip with another short delivery.

Sachin Tendulkar, unbeaten on 10, holds India's best chance of an unlikely win.Hilfenhaus struck in his first over and added two more wickets to give Australia the edge in the first cricket test as India struggled to 55 for four at stumps Monday, chasing 216 to win.

Tendulkar misses ton,Raina&Dravid passed halfcenturies

India 405 (Tendulkar 98, Raina 86, Dravid 77, Sehwag 59, Johnson 5-64) trail Australia 428 by 23 runs

Replying to Australia's first innings total of 428, India were cruising merrily at 354 for four before losing six wickets in the final session of the third day to fold for 405.

India dominated the early proceedings with four batsmen registering half-centuries. Sachin Tendulkar (98) narrowly missed his 49th test hundred.

Resuming on 110 for two, India lost nightwatchman Ishant Sharma (18) in the morning session. However, Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid (77), who share more than 25,000 test runs between them, steadied the innings with a 79-run stand.Dravid played with characteristic caution until he became Doug Bollinger's second victim of the match after a sedate knock containing 12 boundaries.Tendulkar and Suresh Raina (86) then stitched together a 124-run fifth wicket partnership, the highest in the Indian innings, to consolidate their position before Australia hit back in the post-tea season.Marcus North trapped Tendulkar to send a groan across the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium and Johnson dismissed Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Harbhajan Singh off successive deliveries. Tendulkar hit 13 boundaries during his 189-ball knock.Middle order batsman Vangipurappu Laxman, nursing a bad back, came out to bat after India had lost their eighth wicket.Raina took India past the 400-run mark but a second test century eluded the left-hander who eventually became Johnson's fifth victim after a mature knock.

Australia vs India Test 1 day2

India 110 for 2 (Sehwag 59) trail Australia 428 (Watson 126, Paine 92, Ponting 71, Zaheer 5-94) by 318 runs

Virender Sehwag delivered a brutal response to stun Australia with a quick half-century as India finished the second day of a two-paced Test on a high. Sehwag raced to a 39-ball fifty but was undone by Mitchell Johnson shortly before the close for 59, walking off frustrated by his error.India finished at 110 for 2 at stumps in reply to the visitors' 428, with Rahul Dravid unbeaten on 21 and the nightwatchman Ishant Sharma on 0. Both the local openers showed the positive intent that was often missing in the field when they put on 81 in 13.2 overs to build on Zaheer Khan's 10th five-wicket haul. Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir (25) and Dravid quickly changed the value of Australia's total during a breathless finish to a day that had previously followed a sombre tempo.

Having crawled 71 in the opening session, Australia relaxed through Paine and Johnson after lunch and started to swing freely against the tiring spin duo of Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha. Johnson skipped to 47, striking three sixes, and provided a necessary boost to take Australia to safer ground.Paine also increased his rate, lifting Ojha over midwicket for consecutive boundaries in his most memorable burst, and showed his comfort at this level. Dropped by MS Dhoni on 0 yesterday, Paine refused to submit to the various tensions and played the sort of settling innings the injured Brad Haddin could not have managed.At times it was easy to wish for some Haddin extravagance, but Paine delivered an old-fashioned display, just as Watson had done so purposefully. In the first hour Watson and Paine scraped 25 as they followed the extra cautious method of the previous afternoon.The stress eased for Paine after drinks in the morning when he glanced his first four from his 61st ball, gaining confidence from the unshackling. He drove and late cut Zaheer for another couple of boundaries and was soon comfortable in the humid conditions and on the turning surface.In the end Paine struck 12 fours from 196 deliveries, showing his ability off both feet, and his sharp reading of the slow men. He was dropped by Dhoni again on 86 but VVS Laxman quickly made up for the mistake with a sharp catch low down at second slip to give Zaheer his fifth breakthrough.The innings ended when Bollinger holed out to provide Ojha with his first wicket in his 52nd over of an economical but unrewarding marathon. Zaheer stepped up for the under-manned India with 5 for 94 while Harbhajan collected 3 for 114 off 49 overs.

Australi vs India 1st test day1:Aussie 224/5 at stumps

Australia 224/5(Watson 101*,Pointing 71,Zaheer 3/45)

Watson's calm 101 on the opening day, the visitors are far from safe at 224 for 5 following a stinging late burst from Zaheer Khan, India's only fit paceman following a knee injury to Ishant Sharma. Zaheer, who was steaming in the second session during a confrontation with Ricky Ponting, gained his second lbw when he picked up Michael Hussey (17) with a reverse-swinging delivery and followed up by clipping Marcus North's off stump when he tried to leave on 0.

Zaheer finished with 3 for 45 off 16 overs to continue the fine recovery from a side that was struggling badly over the first half of the day. The locals would have been even happier if MS Dhoni, who returned from the Champions League Twenty20 two days ago, had caught a regulation chance off Tim Paine .Ponting returned the charity after responding tardily to Watson's call for a single and was run out by Suresh Raina's smart direct hit from midwicket. The third umpire was required to decide Ponting's fate after his mostly composed innings, but as he walked past the fielders he was called out by Zaheer in the first flashpoint of the series. The taunts resulted in the captain changing direction and walking towards the huddle for a short exchange.Harbhajan was much more dangerous after lunch, slowing the runs and creating some half-chances in his 1 for 69 off 29 overs, and the pitch will help the slow men more as the game wears on. Pragyan Ojha, the left-arm orthodox spinner, also played an important role, rarely allowing an attacking option, as he gave away 39 runs in 31 overs. After a strong start the signs are already worrying for Australia, even though their opponents are a man short.

Grant Flower is back into International cricket

Grant Flower was included in Zimbabwe's One-day international and Twenty20 squads on Thursday to tour South Africa after coming out of a six-year international retirement. Flower's international career was cut short in 2004 after a dispute between Zimbabwe's players and its cricket board. He will also remain as the country's batting coach.

Grant Flower will double up as Zimbabwe’s senior-most player and their batting coach, during the tour to South Africa. Zimbabwe will play three ODIs and two T20s against the Proteas from October 8.Experienced spinner Ray Price was left out, as he was for the recent series win over Ireland, on compasionate leave to attend to his sick father.

Zimbabwe squad for Southafrica tour:

Twenty20: Elton Chigumbura (captain), Hamilton Masakadza, Grant Flower, Brendan Taylor, Tatenda Taibu, Charles Coventry, Chamu Chibhabha, Chris Mpofu, Keith Dabengwa, Shingi Masakadza, Ian Nicolson, Graeme Cremer, Prosper Utseya, Ed Rainsford.

ODI: Elton Chigumbura (captain), Hamilton Masakadza, Grant Flower, Brendan Taylor, Tatenda Taibu, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Chamu Chibhabha, Chris Mpofu, Keith Dabengwa, Shingi Masakadza, Ian Nicolson, Graeme Cremer, Prosper Utseya, Ed Rainsford.