Australia all out for 343 in first innings against India

Australia were all out for 343 in their first innings early on the second day of the opening cricket Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.

The last-wicket pair lasted 16 balls on the second morning and added six runs to their overnight score of 337 before Stuart Clark was out hooking paceman Zaheer Khan.

Zaheer peppered Clark with a couple of short-pitched deliveries before Clark launched into a hook and was caught on the fine leg boundary rope by Harbhajan Singh to end Australia's innings.

Zaheer finished with 4-94 off 23.4 overs with skipper Anil Kumble taking with 5-84 off 25 overs.

The forecast was for fine, sunny conditions on the second day's play.

Scoreboard:

Australia 1st innings (337 for 9 overnight)

P. Jaques stpd Dhoni b Kumble 66
M. Hayden c Dravid b Zaheer 124
R. Ponting b Zaheer 4
M. Hussey lbw b Kumble 2
M. Clarke c Laxman b Singh 20
A. Symonds c Karthik (sub) b Kumble 35
A. Gilchrist c Tendulkar b Kumble 23
B. Hogg c Dravid b Zaheer 17
B. Lee lbw b Kumble 0
M. Johnson not out 15
S. Clark c Harbhajan b Zaheer 21
Extras (lb5, w2, nb9) 16
Total (all out, 92.4 overs) 343

Fall of wickets: 1-135 (Jaques), 2-162 (Ponting), 3-165 (Hussey), 4-225 (Clarke), 5-241 (Hayden), 6-281 (Symonds), 7-288 (Gilchrist), 8-294 (Lee), 9-312 (Hogg), 10-343 (Clark)

Bowling Zaheer 23.4-1-94-4 (1w, 8nb)
Singh 20-3-82-1 (1w)
Harbhajan 20-3-61-0
Ganguly 3-1-15-0 (1nb)
Kumble 25-4-84-5
Tendulkar 1-0-2-0

Toss: Australia

Umpires: Mark Benson (ENG), Billy Bowden (NZL)

Third umpire: Steve Davis (AUS)

Match referee: Mike Procter (RSA)