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Australia took complete control of the first Test on day three in Bangalore, building a lead of 355 over India.

India were bowled out for 246, adding 110 for the last three wickets with Parthiv Patel making a patient 46.

But despite holding a lead of 228 the Aussies opted not to enforce the follow-on, a decision which backfired when Justin Langer fell fourth ball.

Despite three more setbacks, they stood tall on 127-4 at stumps with Damien Martyn 29 and Michael Clarke 11.

On a pitch offering regular low bounce and extravagant turn, Australia had good reason to feel confident as their lead grew steadily, even though their batsmen were not at their best.

Langer played little part, though, as he was pinned lbw by an Irfan Pathan delivery that hit him high on the pad in line with off-stump, a dismissal which had him shaking his head ruefully as he returned to the pavilion.

Patel helped add 110 for the last three wickets

Matthew Hayden (30) was victim of a sharp throw from Harbhajan Singh at point as he dashed to the striker's end.

Having settled well in making 39, Simon Katich paid the price for driving at a wider delivery from Anil Kumble when he edged to slip.

And Darren Lehmann followed four overs later, taken at short leg pushing forward at Harbhajan.

That Australia felt the need to bat a second time was down to stout tail-end resistance from India, which was in marked contrast to the performance of their upper order on the second day.

Patel and Pathan, who made 31, occupied all but 15 minutes of the morning session in taking their seventh wicket alliance to 60.

Pathan greeted Shane Warne's arrival in the attack with a lofted drive for four but otherwise there were few fireworks and plenty of watchful defence.

When the left-hander fell, Kumble assumed a similar role in making 26.

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Warne dismissed Pathan but replays proved his delivery came off pad rather than inside edge as it went through to the keeper.

Umpire Billy Bowden did not have the luxury of slow motion but he was also at fault in failing to spot Patel's edge to short leg when he had made 40.

The arrival of the second new ball, though, aided the tourists and gave Jason Gillespie his first two wickets of the series, Patel playing on with an edge to a ball that kept low.

Glenn McGrath then had Harbhajan caught off a slower ball for figures of 4-55.

But with an eye to the state of the wicket, skipper Adam Gilchrist decided against inviting India to try again, preferring to press on in a bid to put the match out of reach.

Australia: Adam Gilchrist (capt), Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Simon Katich, Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Michael Clarke, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath. 12th man: Nathan Hauritz.

India: Sourav Ganguly (capt), Akash Chopra, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Venkatsai Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Parthiv Patel, Irfan Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh. 12th man: Mohammad Kaif.