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Australia were bowled out for 474 in their first innings after lunch on day two of the fourth test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat first.
The five-Test series is level at 1-1.
Steve Smith (140) reprised his role as India's tormentor in chief by scoring a record 11th century against the nation on Friday.
Australia captain Pat Cummins was also among the runs, the tailender falling for 49 as he and Smith combined for a potentially decisive 112-run partnership after resuming on 311 for six at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Having scored a drought-breaking 101 in the third Test in Brisbane, Smith was unbeaten on 139, with tailender Mitchell Starc on 15 at the break.
Smith brought up his 34th test century, and second for the series, with a crisp, off-drive for four off Nitish Kumar Reddy.
India quick Mohammed Siraj's miserable Test continued as runs piled up from his bowling and home fans jeered when he was inserted into the attack or fielded the ball.
Siraj, cast as India's villain since giving Travis Head a send-off in the Adelaide test, sent two bouncers soaring over Rishabh Pant's gloves for five byes each.
Hooked for six and smacked for four in successive balls by Smith, Siraj finished the session still wicketless in the test at the cost of 115 runs.
India's players wore black armbands as a tribute to the nation's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday at the age of 92.
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