India v Australia - turning points

146.3 Pattinson to Dhoni, OUT, Dhoni is out finally. Pattinson gets five. He has bowled his heart out, and has fittingly ended a superb innings from the opposition captain. Dhoni falls on 224, eight short of the highest score by a wicketkeeper. This is a bouncer, on middle and leg, Dhoni gets inside the line to hook, but ends up gloving it through to Wade. The sparse crowd, and the full dressing room stand up in appreciation for the innings. Well played, captain
MS Dhoni c †Wade b Pattinson 224 (265b 24x4 6x6) SR: 84.52

15.6 Ashwin to Watson, OUT, Ashwin gets Watson with the last ball before lunch. The crowd erupts too. This is what offspinners should be bowling on this pitch. Flighted, slower through the air, wider outside off, and then it dips. Watson, who wants to play a forward-defensive, discovers he is not close to the pitch of the ball, and the ball turns and bounces to go off the glove or the shoulder of the bat for an easy catch to slip
SR Watson c Sehwag b Ashwin 17 (46b 1x4 1x6) SR: 36.95

28.6 Ashwin to Cowan, OUT, Dharmasena's finger finally goes up, and it is a superb call again. Cowan is disappointed with the call because presumably he thinks he has been given out caught bat-pad, but he is out lbw here. This i what happened: quick deliver, pitched middle, straightened, and hit him in front of middle. In between, Cowan's bat hit the boot, and Vijay went up for the catch too. However, officially he has been given out lbw, and it looks pretty straight on that count. In fact the only thing that could have saved him was an edge, and he would have been out in that case too
EJM Cowan lbw b Ashwin 32 (98m 97b 3x4 0x6) SR: 32.98

29.5 Jadeja to Hughes, OUT, it doesn't matter if the last one did, because this one has. This is a bouncer from a spinner. From a good length no less. Snarls and spits at him, Hughes tries to get out of the way, but the ball follows him and hits the glove. The lob is taken at slip
PJ Hughes c Sehwag b Jadeja 0 (4m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

38.5 Harbhajan Singh to Warner, OUT, Bhajji gets the wicket, and it's his trademark lbw to a left-hander. The ball drifts, pitches middle, holds its line, beats the inside edge and traps the batsman in the front. All boxes ticked on this one. And it's pad-first. We've been expecting you, Mr Singh
DA Warner lbw b Harbhajan Singh 23 (82m 61b 2x4 0x6) SR: 37.70

49.3 Ashwin to Clarke, OUT, Huge wicket of Clarke arrives. It took a really naughty trick from the pitch to get him. Flighted but short, Clarke goes back to cut, but it spins sharply and stays low, and hits his back pad just in front of off. Was it spinning too much? I doubt. For he is on the back foot and there isn't a long way to go
MJ Clarke lbw b Ashwin 31 (51b 4x4 1x6) SR: 60.78

Australia survive to fight another day. Great resistance by Henriques. Some listless captaincy towards the end after having done so well for so long. Australia 232/9