Australia vs India live: Fourth Test on a knife's edge after Gabba pitch carnage

Australia's grip on the Fourth Test has disappeared at the hands of a wild Brisbane quirk that is wreaking havoc on batsmen.

The Gabba pitch. Photo: Kayo.

Australia has 98 overs to steal the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from India after rain forced play to be abandoned on Day 4 with the home side still needing 10 wickets.

The series-deciding Fourth Test is on a knife's edge with Australia digging deep to reach 294 all out in the final session of play. India was just overs into their fourth innings chase before a second shower saw the umpires call stumps early.

It sets up a grandstand finish with India needing 324 runs to win the match after reaching 0/4 at stumps.

The Aussies earlier paid a heavy price pushing for quick runs early with Marcus Harris, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne and Matthew Wade all falling in quick succession as Australia limped to 4-149 at lunch.

The damage continued after the main break with Steve Smith falling on 55 to a jumping short ball from Mohammed Siraj that took Smith by surprise and collected a piece of the batsman's glove.

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From there, India began to harness the destructive power of the deteriorating Gabba pitch and rolled through the middle order and tail.

The Aussies have a lead of 327 and will be buoyed by the sights of gremlins wreaking havoc on the Gabba deck, producing uneven bounce that will have the Aussie attack salivating ahead of the final day of the series. 

However, India remains very much in the contest after also producing a brave fighting effort to save the Sydney Test on the final day last week. 

The Aussie batting unit will be cursing their failure to kick-on with Smith the only player to reach fifty, despite seven Aussie batsmen scoring above 20.

Indian quick Mohammed Siraj was the chief destroyer, finishing with 5/73 to set-up a thrilling conclusion to the series on Tuesday.

The early weather forecast for Tuesday shows promising signs that there will be a full day of play from 10.30am (AEDT) with rain to hit Brisbane overnight.