Having removed Michael Clarke with the last ball of day one, Zaheer Khan will resume with a spring in his step on day two India claim an early wicket when seamer Ishant Sharma removes Shane Watson's off bail with a delivery that nips back Having been 46 not out overnight, Mike Hussey soon reaches his fifty and looks in good form The left-hander, who is nicknamed "Mr Cricket", punishes any loose deliveries and runs plenty of quick singles Hussey and Haddin put on 91 for the sixth wicket, mainly against the spinners, and Hussey eventually reaches his ninth Test century But Sharma returns to remove Haddin and debutant Cameron White with two well-disguised slower deliveries Zaheer Khan eventually wraps up the tail, taking the last three wickets to finish with 5-91 as Australia are bowled out for 430 Hussey is the last man out for 146, having batted for more than a day and faced 276 balls, hitting 15 fours and a six Openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag have an important job to do as India start their reply late in the day They do their job, safely negotiating 18 overs and taking the score to 68-0, before a surprsie shower ends play slightly early
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