Johnson and Ponting celebrate the wicket of Laxman
First Test Match
Bangalore - Day Three
Australia 430 (M E K Hussey 146, R T Ponting 123, S M Katich 66, Z Khan 5-91, I Sharma 4-77) v India 313-8 (Harbhajan Singh 54, R Dravid 51, M G Johnson 4-62)
India recovered from the perilous position of 155-5 to reach 313-8 at the close of day three of the first Test against Australia in Bangalore.
Battling half-centuries from Rahul Dravid and Harbhajan Singh helped the hosts get out of trouble, though they still trail by 117.
Sourav Ganguly played his part in the recovery mission with 47 but it was Harbhajan who really frustrated the Australians, his defiant 54 coming from 110 balls.
The off-spinner put on 80 for the eighth wicket with Zaheer Khan, who was unbeaten on 35 when bad light forced the players from the field well after the scheduled finish.
Mitchell Johnson was the pick of Australia's attack, the left-arm paceman claiming 4-62 with three of his victims coming in a one-sided morning session.
Having eased to 68 without loss before rain ended play early on Friday, India somehow suffered a top-order collapse, losing 4-38 before lunch.
Just two runs had been added to the overnight total when Brett Lee trapped Gautam Gambhir (21) plumb in front.
Opening partner Virender Sehwag followed him back to the pavilion three overs later, edging Johnson through to Matthew Hayden at first slip when well set on 45.
Needing 77 runs to get past Brian Lara's record for the most runs in Test cricket, Sachin Tendulkar made a positive start to his innings, stroking three classical cover drives to the boundary.
However, any hopes he would break the record in the first innings disappeared when he chipped a well-disguised Johnson slower ball straight to short point when on 13.
The same bowler also accounted for VVS Laxman, caught behind by wicketkeeper Brad Haddin for a duck, and when Dravid fell soon after lunch to a dubious leg before decision, India were in danger of having to follow-on.
Ganguly dug in to try and rescue the situation before becoming Johnson's latest victim, while the normally aggressive Mahendra Singh Dhoni faced 51 balls to make just nine. He was eventually bowled by spinner Michael Clarke.
At 232-7 Australia still seemed certain to hold a massive first-innings lead, only for Harbhajan to once again frustrate them, scoring his fifth Test 50 and third in successive matches against Ricky Ponting's side.
By the time he was dismissed, caught by Haddin slashing at a wide ball from Shane Watson, he had helped repair the early damage and left the game intriguingly poised with two days to play.

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| Fixture |
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| Monday 9th November |
| One Day Int Third Match |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| Women's T20 Int First Women's Twenty20 International |
| West Indies Women vs England Women |
| Tuesday 10th November |
| One Day Int Second Match |
| South Africa vs Zimbabwe |
| Tour Match One Day Match |
| South Africa A vs England |
| Women's T20 Int Second Women's Twenty20 International |
| West Indies Women vs England Women |
| Wednesday 11th November |
| One Day Int Seventh Match |
| India vs Australia |
| Thursday 12th November |
| Int Twenty20 First Match |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| Women's T20 Int Third Women's Twenty20 International |
| West Indies Women vs England Women |
| Friday 13th November |
| Int Twenty20 Second Match |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| International Twenty20 |
| South Africa vs England |
| Result |
|---|
| Sunday 8th November |
| One Day International Series |
| South Africa vs Zimbabwe South Africa won by 45 runs. |
| India vs Australia Australia won by 6 wickets. |
| Tour Match |
| vs England England won by 8 wickets. |
| Saturday 7th November |
| Women's One Day International Series |
| West Indies Women vs England Women West Indies Women won by 1 wickets. |
| Friday 6th November |
| One Day International Series |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand New Zealand won by 64 runs. |
| Tour Match |
| Diamond Eagles vs England XI England won by 185 runs. |
| Women's One Day International Series |
| West Indies Women vs England Women England Women won by 13 runs. |
| Thursday 5th November |
| One Day International Series |
| Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Bangladesh won by 1 wickets. |
| India vs Australia Australia won by 3 runs. |
| Wednesday 4th November |
| Under 19 One Day International Series |
| Bangladesh Under 19 vs England Under 19 Bangladesh Under 19 won by 8 runs. |
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