Steve Smith's heroics and India's late batting collapse put Australia firmly in control of the crucial fourth Test.
Australia's fire pace attack destroyed India's top order to put them in the driving seat of the fourth Test after setting a daunting target for the first innings behind Steve's 34th Test century Smith.
The visitors were 164-5 at the close of play on Friday's second day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, still 310 runs behind after Australia were bowled out for 474 shortly after lunch on the back of Smith's magnificent 140.
Rishabh Pant was not out for six and Ravindra Jadeja for four, with three wickets in the last half hour detonating India's momentum after reaching 153-2.
Scott Boland and Pat Cummins took two wickets each.
Skipper Rohit Sharma returned to his usual role as an opener after falling to six in the last two Tests.
But he did nothing to help his recent woeful form and was out for three, fizzing a pull-out effort off Pat Cummins to Boland at mid-on for a simple catch.
Cummins broke again to remove the in-form KL Rahul with the last ball before tea, bowling him for 24.
But opener Yashasvi Jaiswal stood firm with a high quality innings, playing well from the front foot and hitting a series of magnificent boundaries in his 82.
The 22-year-old, who scored 161 in the first Test in Perth, looked destined for another century, but threw his wicket in a hilarious mix-up with Virat Kohli.
Jaiswal went for a quick single off Boland but his teammate said no, leaving the youngster stranded, ending a dangerous 102-run stand.
Kohli, who was fined 20 per cent of his match fee for a one-day charge on Australian opener Sam Konstas, was caught by Alex Carey for 36 off Boland, who removed nightwatchman Akash Deep scoreless.
Smith takes control
The hosts resumed on 311-6 after a great opening day and plundered another 163 runs, with Govan doing the job hitting 13 fours and three sixes.
Smith again bowled on 68, with Cummins next on eight.
They conceded 15 off a deep man before Smith caught Jasprit Bumrah for six to rub salt in the wounds, with India's body language showing their frustration.
Smith reached his 34th Test century with a boundary off Nitish Kumar Reddy, who came on the back of a return to form in the last Test in Brisbane where he made 101.
With the landmark out of the way, both men began swinging the bat and Cummins paid the price, caught for a fine 49 by Reddy in the deep off Jadeja to stop the 112-run chase.
Starc was bowled by Jadeja for 15 in the first game after lunch, Smith following in a strange fashion.
Facing Deep, he danced down the wicket looking to drive but got an inside edge, with the ball bouncing off his pads and whizzing onto the leg stump.
Nathan Lyon (13) was the last wicket to fall, lbw to Bumrah who finished with 4-99.
The five-match series is locked at 1-1 after India won by 295 runs in Perth before being crushed by 10 wickets in Adelaide. The rain-affected third Test in Brisbane has been withdrawn.
