Ben Hilfenhaus grabbed three vital wickets in an over, as Australia emphatically took an innings and 37-run victory over India in the third Test at Perth.
In just five balls, seamer Hilfenhaus dismissed Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma as Australia marched towards an unassailable 3-0 lead in the four-match series.
Virat Kohli summoned up some resistance for the visitors, batting through the entirety of the morning session and keeping the hosts' victory push at bay, but eventually fell as the last wicket.
He fell to Peter Siddle for 75 as India slumped from 171-6 to 171 all out.
"Virat batted really well, Dravid supported him, overall though we flopped," said India captain MS Dhoni after the match.
"Getting out below 200, there's not much for the bowlers. In this Test we should have scored more runs.
"We have not adapted well to the conditions quickly enough.
"The bowlers have shown they can take wickets, we need to put the runs on the board.”
Australia captain Michael Clarke expressed his delight over Australia’s resilience and praised the team for emerging triumphant.
"I'm stoked, the boys are really happy," said Clarke.
"The bowling deserves credit, for getting out such an amazing batting line-up."
