After throwing away the advantage, Australia will look to add as many runs as possible on the third day, while India be desperate to knock down the three remaining wickets as soon as possible in the third Test in Mohali.
Australia ended the second day's play on 273 for seven, after failing to seize the initiative following a century stand from their openers Ed Cowan and David Warner.
Cowan, who has had a poor series, was just happy to finally be at the crease for a considerable amount of time, with his 86 crucial to Australia even reaching this total.
"What I said to Mickey was I want to be accountable to bat a long period of time and I put a figure on that which is between me and Mickey," Cowan said. "My personal accountability is to bat a long time. I didn't bat for as long as I would have liked but I felt I did fairly well today (Friday).
"For me, today wasn't about runs, it was about time and soaking up balls and soaking up pressure. It felt like that's what the team needed in this particular game considering what has happened the last two. At no stage did I think, I'm getting close to a hundred. I wasn't even looking at the scoreboard, I was looking at the clock on the other side of the ground saying 'c'mon mate, just get to drinks or change of bowler, get through the next break.'
"It didn't bother me that I didn't score a hundred, I was happy that I faced 238 balls. Deep down, I would have loved it to be 350 balls and if I faced that many balls I would have been a hundred. But that wasn't the focus for me. The word contentment is pretty apt in that circumstance. Up against the wall in terms of the way the series has gone, I was happy I could contribute."
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