Melbourne, Australia: David Warner smashed a quick fire 40 runs as Australia was 90-1 with a 155 -run lead at lunch after Mitchell Johnson claimed two quick wickets to dismiss India early on the fourth day of the third test Monday.
Warner opened the day with boundaries off the first two balls and hit four more off the next 40 balls before being trapped lbw by Ravichandran Aswin (1-14).
India earlier lasted just 15 balls and added only two runs to its overnight score to finish with 465 after Umesh Yadav was caught behind for a duck with the second ball of the morning and Steven Smith took a regulation catch at second slip to dismiss Mohammed Shami for 12.
Chris Rogers was 33 at the break with Shane Warne on 15.
Johnson (3-135) dismissed Virat Kohli with the last ball of the third day to end an impressive knock of 169 that featured a prodigious 262-run partnership with Ajinkya Rahane (147).
India needs to win the third test to stay alive in the four-match series. Australia can reclaim the Border-Gavaskar trophy with a win or draw in Melbourne after a 48-run win in the first test and a four-wicket victory last week in the second test at Brisbane.
