India look for a win perth

A classy 79 by VVS Laxman took India to 294 all after the elegant batsman, first with MS Dhoni and then RP Singh, strung efficacious stands. Laxman, coming to bat in a crunch situation, delivered the goods in style as he kept the fiery bowling at bay with some dazzling strokeplay, including eight lusty hits to the fence. Coming to bat at number seven, Laxman batted with the tail in exemplary fashion and was India’s last wicket to fall.Earlier, the Australian pacers ripped through India. Brett Lee, Stuart Clark and Mitchell Johnson struck early as India slumped to 160-6 soon after lunch.Resuming on their overnight score of 51-1, India were jolted by early blows as the Aussies made inroads in the reputed batting lineup. Virender Sehwag was the first to go as Clark cleaned up the opener for 43.The big three failed to get score today.The tail enders contributed with special batsmen laxman and set australia a huge score of 413 to win the perth test.A full action packed day to follow.