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India seize control of third Test as Kumble reaches 600

AFP , PERTH, AUSTRALIA

Spinner Kumble bowled a shorter, faster delivery and it cramped Symonds, who got a thick edge. The ball rebounded off the top of wicketkeeper Dhoni's glove and ballooned to Dravid at first slip.

Gilchrist took three boundaries off one RP Singh over, but the bowler had immediate revenge when the left-hander edged a sharply rising delivery to Dhoni.

Australia's tail offered little resistance and they lost their last five wickets for 49 runs, with RP Singh finishing with 4-68.

Kumble rounded off the innings by taking a simple return catch off No. 11 Shaun Tait for his 601st wicket.

The 37-year-old trails only Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, with 723 wickets, and retired Australian Shane Warne, with 708.

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