<p>However, Australia's bid for a record-equalling 12th successive Test victory against Pakistan is at the mercy of Hobart's notoriously fickle weather as well as a flat Bellerive pitch after skipper Ricky Ponting surprisingly elected not to enforce the follow-on on day three. <br /><br />Part-time spinner Simon Katich grabbed three quick wickets to enable Australia steamroll the Pakistani middle order following a courageous century from Salman Butt (102). Australia took a first innings lead of 218.<br /><br />But despite the forecast of rain for the remaining two days and the fact that Australia will need maximum time to take another ten Pakistan wickets on a pitch that has coughed up just 19 scalps in three days, Ponting chose to bat again.</p>.<p>Score Board</p>.<p>AUSTRALIA (I Innings): 519/8 dec<br /><br />PAKISTAN (I Innings, O/n: 94/4 in 36 overs): 301 all out<br /><br />Farhat c Haddin b Siddle 38<br />Butt c Clarke b Katich 102<br />Manzoor c Ponting b Siddle 0<br />Yousuf (run out) 7<br />U Akmal (run out) 8<br />Malik c Bollinger b Hauritz 58<br />Ahmed c Clarke b Katich 1<br />Aamer c Watson b Katich 4<br />Gul (not out ) 38<br />Kaneria c Ponting b Hauritz 8<br />Asif c Hussey b Hauritz 29<br />Extras (B-2, LB-2, W-2, NB-2) 8 <br />Total (all out, 105.4 overs) 301<br />Fall of wickets: 1-63, 2-63, 3-74, 4-84, 5-213, 6-215, 7-219, 8-227, 9-248.<br />Bowling: Bollinger 15-6-35-0, Siddle 20-8-39-2, Johnson 20-2-76-0, Hauritz 33.4-9-96-3, Watson 7-2-17-0, Katich 10-3-34-3.<br /><br />AUSTRALIA (II Innings):<br /><br />Watson c Yousuf b Aamer 1 <br />Katich (batting) 33<br />Ponting (batting) 25<br />Extras: 0 <br />Total (for 1 wkt, 18 overs) 59.<br />Fall of wickets: 1-1.<br />Bowling: Asif 4-0-12-0, Aamer 5-2-14-1, Gul 5-0-27-0, Kaneria 4-2-6-0. </p>
<p>However, Australia's bid for a record-equalling 12th successive Test victory against Pakistan is at the mercy of Hobart's notoriously fickle weather as well as a flat Bellerive pitch after skipper Ricky Ponting surprisingly elected not to enforce the follow-on on day three. <br /><br />Part-time spinner Simon Katich grabbed three quick wickets to enable Australia steamroll the Pakistani middle order following a courageous century from Salman Butt (102). Australia took a first innings lead of 218.<br /><br />But despite the forecast of rain for the remaining two days and the fact that Australia will need maximum time to take another ten Pakistan wickets on a pitch that has coughed up just 19 scalps in three days, Ponting chose to bat again.</p>.<p>Score Board</p>.<p>AUSTRALIA (I Innings): 519/8 dec<br /><br />PAKISTAN (I Innings, O/n: 94/4 in 36 overs): 301 all out<br /><br />Farhat c Haddin b Siddle 38<br />Butt c Clarke b Katich 102<br />Manzoor c Ponting b Siddle 0<br />Yousuf (run out) 7<br />U Akmal (run out) 8<br />Malik c Bollinger b Hauritz 58<br />Ahmed c Clarke b Katich 1<br />Aamer c Watson b Katich 4<br />Gul (not out ) 38<br />Kaneria c Ponting b Hauritz 8<br />Asif c Hussey b Hauritz 29<br />Extras (B-2, LB-2, W-2, NB-2) 8 <br />Total (all out, 105.4 overs) 301<br />Fall of wickets: 1-63, 2-63, 3-74, 4-84, 5-213, 6-215, 7-219, 8-227, 9-248.<br />Bowling: Bollinger 15-6-35-0, Siddle 20-8-39-2, Johnson 20-2-76-0, Hauritz 33.4-9-96-3, Watson 7-2-17-0, Katich 10-3-34-3.<br /><br />AUSTRALIA (II Innings):<br /><br />Watson c Yousuf b Aamer 1 <br />Katich (batting) 33<br />Ponting (batting) 25<br />Extras: 0 <br />Total (for 1 wkt, 18 overs) 59.<br />Fall of wickets: 1-1.<br />Bowling: Asif 4-0-12-0, Aamer 5-2-14-1, Gul 5-0-27-0, Kaneria 4-2-6-0. </p>