India won the toss and Virender Sehwag started in typical fashion, picking runs either side of the stumps


In his new role as opening batsman, Irfan Pathan ducks a bouncer from Brett Lee


Mitchell Johnson dealt the first blow, dismissing Pathan for 9 ...


... giving Australia an early success in the eighth over


Rahul Dravid came in at his preferred position and looked good briefly ...


... but he got stuck in a rut and fell to Johnson shortly before lunch


Sehwag, meanwhile, was in his element, playing as only he knows how to ...


... and raised fifty from just 68 balls


Brett Lee made Sehwag his 20th victim of the series, sucking him into a tame catch to first slip ...


... which Matthew Hayden, back in the side, took comfortably


Sachin Tendulkar sways out of Lee's way


Brad Hogg was recalled for the fourth Test ...


and Tendulkar once again took after him in commanding fashion


Tendulkar continued to go after Hogg in a bid to counter-attack


There was some celebration for Hogg after getting Sourav Ganguly a fourth time ...


... though the batsman wasn't convinced about his leg before decision


VVS Laxman's assured presence helped India rebuild


Tendulkar was a picture of confidence on day one, playing some lovely drives


Tendulkar crossed fifty before tea ...


... launched a stunning attack on the spinners, during which he hit Hogg out of the attack ...


. and reached a quite brilliant 39th Test hundred in the final session


Laxman, with whom Tendulkar added 126 for the fifth wicket, steps forward to congratulate his partner


Laxman acknowledges the crowd after crossing another fifty


Thanks for catching that one: Adam Gilchrist, who dropped VVS Laxman on 37, finally held on to one towards the end of the day