BANGALORE: The second and final Test between India and Australia was heading for a gripping climax after bowlers dominated the fourth day Tuesday. The Indian spinners reduced Australia to 202 for seven at the close, with Mitchell Johnson and Nathan Hauritz facing the task of extending a slender lead of 185 runs for the touring side who lost the first Test by one wicket. Captain Ricky Ponting made a defiant 72 to hold the innings together before falling to Zaheer Khan in the final session. The tourists were let down by their top order which struggled against Indian spinners Pragyan Ojha and Harbhajan Singh. Ojha removed in-form opener Shane Watson, Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey, while Harbhajan accounted for Simon Katich and Marcus North. “I'm not satisfied. I will be satisfied if we can get them out early tomorrow and get those runs,” Ojha told Neo Cricket channel. “Whatever they got is gettable but we have to bat sensibly tomorrow. The wicket is turning,” said the left-arm spinner. India resumed on a commanding 435 for five and Sachin Tendulkar cruised to his sixth Test double century before falling for 214. Tendulkar, who hit two sixes and 22 fours, became debutant Peter George's first Test victim when he dragged a delivery on to his stumps and Hauritz polished off the tail as India slumped to 495 all out. “There was not much in this wicket, so we found other ways to create opportunity and take chances,” George said. “We have three wickets in hand, we'll try to get as many runs as possible tomorrow and bowl them out to win the match.” India fields depleted ODI team India's cricket selectors Tuesday left out seven star players for a three-match one-day series against Australia starting Oct. 17. Among the glaring omissions in the 14-man squad are world batting record holder Sachin Tendulkar, dashing opener Virender Sehwag, pace spearhead Zaheer Khan and spin duo Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha. Also missing are opening batsman Gautam Gambhir and seamer Ishant Sharma, who were forced out of the ongoing second Test in Bangalore due to knee injuries. Delhi batsman Shikhar Dhawan is the only new face in the squad. The first one-dayer will be played in Kochi on Oct. 17, followed by the remaining two in Visakhapatnam on Oct. 20 and Goa on Oct. 24. Squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Saurav Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Vinay Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma.
