Tendulkar hundred drives India

Jan 24, 2008

India won the toss and Virender Sehwag started in typical fashion, picking runs either side of the stumps•AFP

Mitchell Johnson dealt the first blow, dismissing Pathan for 9 ... •Getty Images

... but he got stuck in a rut and fell to Johnson shortly before lunch•Getty Images

Brett Lee made Sehwag his 20th victim of the series, sucking him into a tame catch to first slip ... •Getty Images

Brad Hogg was recalled for the fourth Test ... •Getty Images

There was some celebration for Hogg after getting Sourav Ganguly a fourth time ... •Getty Images

Tendulkar was a picture of confidence on day one, playing some lovely drives•AFP

... and reached a quite brilliant 39th Test hundred in the final session•Getty Images

Thanks for catching that one: Adam Gilchrist, who dropped VVS Laxman on 37, finally held on to one towards the end of the day•Getty Images

In his new role as opening batsman, Irfan Pathan ducks a bouncer from Brett Lee•Getty Images

... giving Australia an early success in the eighth over•AFP

Sehwag, meanwhile, was in his element, playing as only he knows how to ...•Getty Images

... which Matthew Hayden, back in the side, took comfortably•Getty Images

... and Tendulkar once again took after him in commanding fashion•Getty Images

... though the batsman wasn't convinced about his leg before decision•Getty Images

Tendulkar crossed fifty before tea ... •Getty Images

Laxman, with whom Tendulkar added 126 for the fifth wicket, steps forward to congratulate his partner•Getty Images

Rahul Dravid came in at his preferred position and looked good briefly ... •Getty Images

... and raised fifty from just 68 balls•Getty Images

Sachin Tendulkar sways out of Lee's way•Getty Images

Tendulkar continued to go after Hogg in a bid to counter-attack •Getty Images

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... launched a stunning attack on the spinners, during which he hit Hogg out of the attack ... •Getty Images

Laxman acknowledges the crowd after crossing another fifty•Getty Images