Australia's tail will be chasing runs when they resume at 7-202 on the final morning of the second Test against India in Bangalore.
With only a 185-run lead over the hosts, Mitchell Johnson (7no) and Nathan Hauritz (8no) will seek to push India's target somewhere beyond the 216 the Australians failed so narrowly to defend in the first Test at Mohali.
"(We're) disappointed to lose five wickets in the span of 45 to 50 runs in the morning, but such is the game," he said.
"It's going to be exciting and that's what I can say. It's going to be a wonderful day."
Australian debutant pace bowler Peter George, who claimed the wicket of Tendulkar as his first in Test matches, said there was plenty of resolve among the Australians after Mohali.
"We've still got three wickets in hand," he said.
"We'll try to bowl them out and show we can win this match."
Australia 478 and 202 for 7 (Ponting 72, Ojha 3-57) lead India 495 (Tendulkar 214, Vijay 139, Johnson 3-105) by 185 runs
This was the first day of the Test when a wicket fell in the first session. india lost Tendulkar with the score at 486 and the next four wickets for just nine runs.
Ricky Ponting's 72 was his highest Test score in the second innings in India. Prior to this innings, his highest score was 17.
While Australia did not bowl a single no-ball in the Indian innings, India have bowled 14 no-balls in the two Australian innings so far.
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