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Clarke fabricated 210 for his additional big innings in the alternation afterwards an best 329 in the Sydney test, while Ponting, his antecedent as Australia skipper, fabricated 221 afterwards the brace batted through the morning session.
They were afar two assurance afterwards cafeteria back Clarke was bowled by Umesh Yadav and three added wickets fell afore tea as the host batsmen went for their shots on a acceptable batting wicket.
Perhaps alert that England declared on for 551-6 at the Adelaide Oval in 2006 and still absent the test, Clarke waited until afterwards Brad Haddin (42 not out) and Ryan Harris (35 not out) had taken the absolute accomplished 600 afore calling time on the innings.
Already 3-0 bottomward in the alternation afterwards three absolute defeats, India had laboured on addition airless morning as Clarke and Ponting ruthlessly, and generally stylishly, collection home their advantage.
Resuming at 335-3, the Australian duo accomplished 400 afterwards the aboriginal hour and in the action anesthetized their own almanac affiliation for Australia adjoin India of 288, which they set in the Sydney test.
The abutting mark to abatement was the best almanac affiliation for the Adelaide Oval, which came back they exceeded the 341 that Eddie Barlow and Graeme Pollock aggregate in 1964.
Clarke brought up his additional bifold aeon of the alternation 20 account afore cafeteria with two runs through mid-wicket, adulatory with his ritual kiss of the badge on his helmet.
The 30-year-old took 361 account and 255 assurance to ability the account with addition arrogant display, which included 25 fours and one six.
Ponting was not far abaft but was affected to delay nervously over the cafeteria breach for his additional bifold aeon adjoin India at Adelaide afterwards the 242 he hit in a accident account in 2003-04.
The sixth bifold aeon of his career assuredly came address of a brand cull to midwicket for his 21st four in the 459-minute, 357-ball innings and the anniversary larboard no agnosticism what it meant to the Tasmanian.
Clarke had already ancient afterwards actuality bowled amid bat and pad by paceman Yadav, the aboriginal wicket to abatement in added than three abounding sessions.
The 380-minute affiliation was two runs abbreviate of the Australian almanac for a fourth-wicket affiliation set by Donald Bradman and Bill Ponsford back they fabricated 388 at Headingly in 1934.
Mike Hussey fabricated a quickfire 25 from 33 assurance afore a ablaze Gautam Gambhir bandy ran him out and Ponting followed anon afterwards back addition cull off Zaheer Khan begin Sachin Tendulkar on the mid-wicket boundary.
Spinner Ravi Ashwin's carrom brawl accounted for Peter Siddle (2) giving wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, continuing in for banned India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, his aboriginal analysis catch.
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