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BRISBANE. — Indian opener Murali Vijay put Australia to the sword in their Brisbane fortress with a brilliant 144 to help drive the tourists to 311 for four at the close of play on the opening day of the second Test cricket yesterday. The 30-year-old shared an opening partnership of 56 with Shikhar Dhawan, stalled a little in the sweltering heat after lunch and then opened up after reaching his fifth test century in the final session.

His innings came to an end after five and half hours when he stepped down the pitch in search of a 23rd boundary and was caught behind off Nathan Lyon, Australia’s off-spinning hero from their 48-run victory in the first Test. — SuperCricket.