Sydney — Michael Clarke's unbeaten double century and Ricky Ponting's first hundred in nearly two years placed Australia in total command on the second day of the second test against India.Clarke and Ponting shared a record 288-run partnership as Australia flayed India's attack to be 482-4 at stumps on Wednesday for a 291-run first innings lead.Clarke is unbeaten on 251, his best test score and the highest by an Australian at the SCG, with Mike Hussey on 55 at stumps.Clarke celebrated his milestone by raising his bat and helmet in the air toward his hometown crowd of 30,071, before embracing batting partner Hussey.Ponting's 134 ended a century drought that stretched back to January 2010 when he scored 209 against Pakistan in Hobart.
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