FORMER Worcestershire pace bowler Glenn Mc-Grath grabbed two quick wickets to put Australia on top in the First Test against India in Bangalore today.
India slumped to 49-2 as the second day's play drew to a close after McGrath dismissed both Aakash Chopra and Raul Dravid.
Earlier, Michael Clarke smashed a superb debut century to help Australia into a formidable position.
Clarke was finally dismissed for 151, caught behind off the bowling of Zaheer Khan, but not before he had recorded his best first-class score and the highest total by an Australian Test debutant on foreign soil.
It was also the sixth-best return for an Australian debutant anywhere. Charles Bannerman leads the way with the unbeaten 165 he made against England in Melbourne in 1877.
Clarke fell mid-way through the afternoon session having struck 18 fours and four sixes. His dismissal sparked a quick flurry of wickets that saw Australia bowled out for 474.
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