::Get The News Of Cricket Right Here::: Mishra takes 5wicket haul in his test debut.

Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir increased India's commanding lead to 301 at stumps Sunday on the third day of the second test after legspinner Amit Mishra took 5-71 on his debut to help dismiss Australia for 268.

India raced to 100-0 in its second innings after declining to bowl again when Australia finished two runs short of the total needed to automatically avoid the follow-on.

Australia's day got worse when Sehwag brought up his half-century in the second last over, scoring 53 from 71 balls. Gambhir kept pace with Sehwag and collected 45 as the hosts attempted to set up a match-winning total.

Watson, appearing in his fifth test, looked the most comfortable of Australia's batsmen with 10 fours and a six from his 156-ball knock.

His only mistake came when he played back to Mishra who replaced the injured Anil Kumble and was struck on the pad in front. Mishra got his fifth wicket when last man Peter Siddle was stumped but India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni chose to bat again to give his bowlers a rest.

"I feel very happy actually to have taken five wickets," Mishra said. "And the wicket will help the spinners for the next two days." Mishra, who dismissed Michael Clarke and Simon Katich on day two, deserved his impressive return from 26.4 overs and became the sixth India bowler to collect five wickets in his first game.

Watson was unable to find a solid partner until Brett Lee arrived to help the side out of the poor position of 167-7 before lunch.Lee, who was hit on the back by a bouncer from Sharma, hit some fierce straight drives in a lively innings of 35, which ended when he edged Harbhajan to Rahul Dravid at slip.

All the runs were crucial for Australia, which resumed the morning on 102-4, in its push to get as close as possible to India's first-innings total of 469.

Hussey brought up his half-century with a hook to fine-leg, but he was dismissed two balls later when he nicked a delivery angling across him from Sharma. He spent 119 balls fighting over his 54 and his loss was a big blow for Australia.

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