Tendulkar on High

Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar posted a fairytale century to lift his side towards a challenging total on the first day of the fourth and final Test against Australia here Thursday.In what seems certain to be his last Test on Australian soil, Tendulkar shook off a personal hoodoo at Adelaide Oval to score his 39th Test hundred and keep alive his side's hopes of squaring the series.After captain Anil Kumble won the toss and elected to bat, the tourists were 309 for five at stumps, with Tendulkar undefeated on 124 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni on six.Several of his team-mates squandered promising starts, but Tendulkar was rarely troubled by the Australian bowlers.The 34-year-old went into the match with just 122 runs at 20.33 in his three previous visits to the ground, but it was clear he was on a mission from the time he strode to the crease to replace Rahul Dravid (18).