The DRS debate was reignited as India progressed to 2-105 at lunch on day five of the first Test, needing to negotiate two more sessions to deny Australia victory.

Michael Clarke declared before the start of play at Adelaide Oval on Saturday, setting India the difficult task of chasing 364 runs at 3.7 an over.

The highest victorious fourth-innings Test total at the venue is Australia’s 6-315 in 1902.

Mitchell Johnson delivered the initial breakthrough in the fifth over, umpire Ian Gould incorrectly judging Shikhar Dhawan to be caught behind.

Replays showed the bouncer clipped Dhawan’s arm, with the left-hander lingering at the crease and staring at Gould in disbelief.

It is exactly the type of howler that led to the development of the Decision Review System (DRS) six years ago.

However, India mistrust DRS and it will not be used in the ongoing four-Test series.

The ledger was squared in the 16th over, when Murali Vijay was on 24 and offered no shot to a sharp-turning ball from Nathan Lyon.

Umpire Marais Erasmus was unmoved by Lyon’s full-hearted lbw appeal, but the not-out decision would have been overturned if sent upstairs.

“That’s as out as you’re going to get,” Mark Taylor noted while calling the game for the Nine Network.

Lyon, India’s first-innings tormentor, was introduced into the attack in the eighth over and sent down 12 overs from the City End.

The offspinner continued to flight the ball and attack the rough created by Ishant Sharma’s footmarks, with his reward coming in the 20th over.

Cheteshwar Pujara played for spin that wasn’t there, feathering an edge to keeper Brad Haddin.

Johnson sent down a fiery three-over spell late in the morning session, striking Vijay on the arm guard with a bouncer.

But Vijay (47no) and stand-in skipper Virat Kohli (25no) were steadfast, their stand worth 48 runs at lunch.

Terse words were occasionally exchanged in the morning session, but nothing compared to the tensions that bubbled to the surface on day four when David Warner was recalled after being bowled off a no-ball.

Johnson roared in approval while running past Dhawan after dismissing the opener, who had a row with Shane Watson on Friday.