Harbhajan keeps India afloat

Oct 11, 2008

Brett Lee's early dismissal of Gautam Gambhir was a sign of things to come•AFP

VVS Laxman fell for a duck and was Johnson's second victim•AFP

He got his fifty off 102 balls ...•Getty Images

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was bowled by Michael Clarke for 9•Getty Images

India were in danger of conceding a big first-innings lead, but Harbhajan led a fightback, scoring his third fifty in as many Tests against Australia •Getty Images

Watson dismissed Harbhajan late in the day. India were 313 for 8 at stumps, trailing by 117•Getty Images

Mitchell Johnson tested the Indians with a probing line and length•AFP

Johnson wrecked the top order as India lost four for 65 at lunch•Getty Images

... and added 49 with Sourav Ganguly•AFP

Harbhajan Singh came good with the bat and shared a useful stand with Ganguly•Getty Images

He got good support from Zaheer Khan•AFP

Rahul Dravid got a measure of the conditions and revived India with a half-century•AFP

Unfortunately he fell just after reaching his fifty, lbw to Shane Watson•AFP

Ganguly fell for 47, out lbw to Johnson•Getty Images

Harbhajan and Zaheer put on 80 for the eighth wicket•AFP