Day four photos

Australia middle-order batsman Damien Martyn scored a sublime century to keep the second Test against India in Madras balanced on a knife edge.

The visitors, who led by just nine on 150-4 at the start of day four, were bowled out for 369 to set India 229.

India eased to 19-0 at stumps, but to win they will have to set a new fourth-innings chasing record for the ground.

Martyn, who made 104, put on 139 with Jason Gillespie as India toiled for almost two sessions without reward.

Gillespie saw off 165 balls for his 26 as he and Martyn set a new Australian record for the fifth wicket in India.

Anil Kumble took three wickets in the evening to return innings figures of 6-131, match figures of 13-181 and move ahead of Wasim Akram into seventh on the all-time list.

An eighth Test century and first against India, Martyn's knock was probably his finest yet.

The right-hander used his feet against India's spinners so adeptly as to manipulate their length, cashing in with a number of pulled boundaries when the ball was dropped in uncharacteristically short.

He kept the sweep shot in the locker for the most part, but his confidence levels were such that when he dusted it off he took Harbhajan Singh for successive fours.

Kumble took another five-wicket haul to return 13-179 for the match

The West Australian was unafraid to give his partner the strike, and Gillespie showed Australia what they were missing during Steve Waugh's reign when nightwatchmen were outlawed.

The tailender, equally comfortable defending on the back or front foot, used bat, pad, body and limitless reserves of patience to support his team-mate.

The pair put on 80 chanceless runs in the morning session and it was not until after lunch that India were given their first sniff.

Gillespie was twice reprieved with Harbhajan dropping a left-handed return chance and Parthiv Patel blundering not for the first time this match to squander a stumping opportunity.

Sourav Ganguly turned to Yuvraj Singh and himself in search of a breakthrough, but it did not work and when Kumble was brought back Martyn hoisted him over the long-off fence to move into triple figures.

Australia's fifth-wicket pair braved intense heat to set a new record

It was a stylish way to do it, but Martyn was soon on his way when edging Harbhajan to first slip, where Rahul Dravid caught well.

The two Indians combined three balls later to finish Gillespie's extraordinary innings, and with a lead of just 146 Australia started to look vulnerable again.

But again they found more, this time Michael Clarke and Darren Lehmann using their capacity against spin to put on 62 runs together after tea.

Lehmann (31) fell when bottom-ending a Kumble googly behind, and two balls later the leg-spinner removed Shane Warne (caught at bat-pad) for a duck.

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Kumble added Michael Kasprowicz (lbw) to his booty before Glenn McGrath was bowled by Harbhajan to leave the impressive Clarke stranded on 39.

Sehwag laid down a marker with three boundaries off two McGrath overs before the close, but to prevail India will have to eclipse their own chasing record in Madras - 155-8 against the same team in 2001.

Seven higher scores have been scored in the fourth innings there in the past, but none were winning ones.

India: Sourav Ganguly (captain), Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid, V.V.S. Laxman, Mohammad Kaif, Parthiv Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble, Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan.

Australia: Adam Gilchrist (captain), Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Michael Clarke, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath.