Quick wickets swing momentum Australia's way

Jan 16, 2008

Chris Rogers received his first baggy green as he took Matthew Hayden's opening slot at his home ground•Getty Images

Brett Lee beat Virender Sehwag a couple of times but was taken off after four expensive overs ... •Getty Images

Mitchell Johnson gave Australia the breakthrough, snapping up Sehwag with the score on 57 •AFP

Adam Gilchrist dived to take what he thought was a catch from Wasim Jaffer, but it came off the batsman's arm guard•AFP

Rahul Dravid was careful but not as dour as in the first two Tests•AFP

Shaun Tait was back in the Test team for the first time since the 2005 Ashes ...•Getty Images

... while Dravid grew in confidence throughout his innings•Getty Images

VVS Laxman's wicket - he mis-hit a pull off Lee to mid-off - in the final moments of the day, gave Australia the edge•Getty Images

Rogers was the 399th player to represent Australia in Tests•Getty Images

... as the recalled opener started with some typically aggressive shots on a hard pitch•Getty Images

Johnson gets some appreciation for his effort ...•Getty Images

Stuart Clark bowled 15 overs without claiming a wicket •Getty Images

Sachin Tendulkar got his eye in against Australia's four-man pace attack ...•Getty Images

... but Australia's fast men could not remove Tendulkar, who reached a half-century•Getty Images

Lee managed to remove Tendulkar, but it was a lucky lbw decision as the ball would have passed well over the stumps•Getty Images

Lee, with figures of 3 for 64 off 19 overs, was the stand-out bowler on the day •Getty Images

Sehwag helped India beat their previous best opening stand of the series, 26, in a refreshing manner•Getty Images

... while Sehwag trudged off for 29•AFP

Lee picked up Jaffer's wicket to cue a period of defence from India's two new batsmen•AFP

... and used the bounce to his advantage, chipping Lee over the wicketkeeper for four•Getty Images

Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid added 139 for the third wicket...•Getty Images

Dravid holed out on 93, when he tried to hit Andrew Symonds to the boundary but skied a catch to extra cover•Getty Images