A crazy debut

Nov 07, 2008

Resuming on 311 for 5, Sourav Ganguly and Mahendra Singh Dhoni ensured India didn't fritter away the advantage by losing early wickets•AFP

Sourav Ganguly lofted Jason Krejza for a straight six en route to his half-century•Getty Images

Michael Clarke took a splendid low catch diving to his left•Getty Images

Matthew Hayden and Simon Katich started confidently. Hayden was dismissed while attempting a quick single; M Vijay caught him short with a direct hit•AFP

Katich, though, was in good form•AFP

Dhoni tried a few cheeky shots against the spinners•Getty Images

The partnership was unbroken till lunch. But after adding 119 with Ganguly, Dhoni was out to Krejza•AFP

Krejza had conceded the most runs in an innings for a bowler on debut, but he had plenty to smile about: two more wickets off consecutive balls put him in line for a hat-trick•AFP

Ricky Ponting also got a start, but he was bowled by Harbhajan Singh •Getty Images

He was unbeaten on 92, and added 115 for the third wicket with Michael Hussey, as Australia reached 189 for 2 at stumps•AFP

Two balls later, Krejza removed Ganguly to complete his five-for•AFP

He didn't get three in three, but finished with 8 for 215, the eighth-best innings figures by a bowler on debut •AFP

The wicket was his 300th in Tests. Harbhajan became the third Indian bowler to reach the mark, following Kapil Dev and Anil Kumble•AFP