As Australia begin their reply...

They better start with the knowledge that only two sessions out of the eight (Till tea on Day three) have produced an average of 40+ per wicket. And that happened on the first two days, when the pitch is usually at its very best.

The first session of the match had India making 74 for two – an average of 37 per wicket.

The second session was the best of the match so far, the only wicketless session, when Dravid and Tendulkar added over 100 runs.

The third session saw the addition of another 120 runs to India’s kitty, but the visitors also lost four top batsmen. The average per wicket for this session turned out to be 30.

The fourth session, the morning session of day two, spelt mayhem for both the teams. India lost four tailenders while Australia lost three top order batsmen for the addition of just 55 runs. So the average was a measly 7.9 per wicket.

The fifth session saw Australia losing just two wickets, while adding 126 more runs. So the average was a healthy 63, but driven by a dropped catch of Symonds.

The final session of the day two saw Australia folding up for 212 and India making 52 for one. So 116 runs were added for six wickets, an average of 19.3.

Seventh Session, the morning session of day three: India added 106 runs, but lost four wickets. An average of 26.5

The eighth session saw India going little slow. 87 runs for three wickets came at the average of 29.

So Australia have a very tough job. Made tougher by the fact that Indians seem to have learnt how to bowl at them.