Kohli, Rahane prop up India

Dec 28, 2014

Australia began day three on a high, getting rid of Cheteshwar Pujara second ball in the morning courtesy a fine diving catch from Brad Haddin•Getty Images

... before edging Shane Watson to the cordon•Getty Images

The pair was involved in a 262-run stand at over four runs to the over, to ensure the momentum was with India•Getty Images

Rahane beat Kohli to the three-figure mark, his third century in away Tests•Getty Images

It was Nathan Lyon who finally made the breakthrough, getting Ajinkya Rahane lbw for 147 after the pair had added 262•Getty Images

M Vijay was hit on the helmet by a Mitchell Johnson bouncer ...•Getty Images

Virat Kohli looked in near-perfect touch from the word go•Getty Images

Rahane played a series of cheeky upper cuts•Getty Images

Kohli got there too. It was his third ton of the series•Getty Images

India suffered a mini-slide thereafter. Harris got MS Dhoni caught behind and then took a tumbling return catch to send R Ashwin back for a duck•Getty Images

Ajinkya Rahane played a fluent innings from the other end•Getty Images

There were some sparks between Johnson and Kohli. At one point, Johnson let fly a throw at the striker's stumps and hit Kohli by mistake•Getty Images

Australia's fielding was a bit ragged just before the tea break, with a few wasted chances. India got to tea on 3 for 336, 194 runs behind•Getty Images

Kohli was dismissed in the final over of the day, with India still trailing by 68, with two wickets in hand•Getty Images