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Symonds stops India

Cricket AFP, Sydney
Andrew Symonds hit a fighting century and featured in a ground record stand to rescue Australia on the opening day of the second cricket Test against Indip here on Wednesday.
The dreadlocked all-rounder resisted with his second Test century, crunching an unbeaten 137 to deny India the knockout blow after the Australians had sagged to 134 for six in the 35th over.
Symonds joined in a 173-run partnership with leg-spinner Brad Hogg to shatter a 44-year Sydney Cricket Ground Test record of 160 for the seventh wicket set by Richie Benaud and Graham McKenzie against South Africa.
Hogg looked poised for his maiden Test century before was caught at slip off fellow leg-spinner Anil Kumble for 79 off 102 balls with 18 overs left to stumps.
At the close, Australia were 376 for seven with Brett Lee the other not out batsman on 31.
"Four hundred runs will be a very healthy first innings score," Symonds said. "I suppose it puts us
in a position where we hope we wouldn't lose the game from there.
"If we bowl well and bat well again then we can put ourselves in a very good position to win the game."
Until the salvaging act by Symonds and Hogg, the Indians had looked set to redeem themselves after their ignominious 337-run defeat in the first Melbourne Test last weekend.
They rocked Australia, taking 4-15 in the space of five overs after lunch to leave them in trouble at 134forsix.
India will rue the reprieve Symonds enjoyed when he was on 30 after he edged Ishant Sharma to wicketkeeper Mahendra Dhoni, but was given not out by umpire Steve Bucknor despite television replays showing otherwise.
"I was very lucky. I was out when I was 30, given not out. That's cricket though," Symonds said.
"I can sit here and tell you about my bad decisions as well, but I won't. That's the game. It's just one of those things . "
Symonds, looking increasingly assured batting at No.6 in the Australian lineup since his 156 against England in Melbourne a year ago, has faced 173 balls and hit
17 fours and two sixes.
Australia can hold on to the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a record-equalling 16th consecutive Test victory here.
India, with left-arm paceman RP Singh leading the attack with four wickets after Zaheer Khan's withdrawal with a heel injury, were on track to skittle Australia for a sub-200 score.
But the opportunity was snatched from them by the belligerent partnership between Symonds and Hogg.
"There's still three more wickets to go but I think the wicket's still pretty slow and we have a great batting lineup," Singh said.
India had their best patch of the series with four wickets after lunch, including the prized scalp of Australian captain Ricky Ponting.
Ponting, who survived a confident leg-side catch appeal on 17, looked unlucky to be given out by umpire Mark Benson.
Harbhajan Singh again proved Ponting's nemesis, taking his wicket for the seventh time in Tests, leg before wicket for 55 off 69 balls.
But television replays clearly showed Ponting's bat making contact with the ball before it
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cannoned into his back pad.
Harbhajan went on an victory jig, flapping his arms about in celebration of the major scalp.
T\vo balls later Mike Hussey was on his way for 41, edging to Sachin Tendulkar at first slip to give RP Singh his third wicket.
Michael Clarke became the third Australian out in 12 balls, lbw while not offering a shot, playing forward to an Harbhajan off-break.
Singh captured his fourth wicket, Adam Gilchrist for seven, givingTendulkar his third catch.
Umpire Benson earlier gave Ponting the benefit of the doubt for dabbling at one down the leg-side off Sourav Ganguly, cutting short India's jubilant celebrations.
Singh gave India a rousing start with two wickets in his opening five overs.
Phil Jaques, who went into the Test on the back of six consecutive Test half-centuries, chased a wide Singh delivery and was snapped up by Dhoni fora duck.
Matthew Hayden, man-of-the-match in the Melbourne Test with his first innings century, edged Singh and was well caught at first slip byTendulkar for 13.
Zaheer’s withdrawal gave an opportunity to 19-year-old
medium pacer Sharma to play in his third Test.