Ponting and Clarke send India on leather hunt

Adelaide,  January 24^th

Once again Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke hammered the hapless Indian bowling with an unbroken 251 runs for the 4^th wicket stand on the opening day of the fourth and final cricket test match against India.  Australia won the toss and decided to bat on a benign Adelaide oval wicket.  Opener David Warner was soon back  in the pavilion falling leg before to Zahir Khan.  Ashwin sent back Shaun Marsh and Ed Cowan to put Australia in a spot of bother for 84 for 3.  After that it was the Aussie skipper and his predecessor who dominated the proceedings and knocking of their  respective centuries.  Ponting scored  his 41^st century and remained unbeaten on 137 while Clarke cracked his  19^th century to be on 140 at close of stumps.  Clarke scored his runs in 188 balls with the aide of 19 fours and a six.  Ashwin was the most successful Indian bowler with 2 for 81.