Australia dismissed India for 169 in their second innings to secure an impressive 122-run victory on day four of the first Test in Melbourne.

With India needing 292 to win, pacemen James Pattinson (4-53), Ben Hilfenhaus (2-39) and Peter Siddle (3-42) took five wickets between them after lunch to leave the tourists 117-6 at tea.

Spinner Nathan Lyon took the final wicket to clinch the victory.

Earlier, Mike Hussey was finally out for 89 in Australia's 240.

Pattinson (37) and Hilfenhaus (14) shared a defiant 43-run partnership for the last wicket to frustrate the Indian bowlers and give Australia vital momentum.

Their efforts left India needing to achieve the fourth-highest winning total at the Melbourne Cricket Ground if they were to secure victory in the first of four Tests.

But Hilfenhaus removed Virender Sehwag before lunch and India then collapsed in the second session, with Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid failing to make an impact against Australia's hostile attack.

Pattinson dismssied VVS Laxman for one and Virat Kohli was out first ball, trapped lbw by Hilfenhaus.

Sachin Tendulkar, still chasing a 100th international hundred, looked to settle his side but was dismissed for 32 when Siddle, with the first ball of his second spell, had him caught in the gully off a thick edge.

Mahendra Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin attempted to launch a counterattack after tea but fell to Pattinson and Siddle respectively.

Umesh Yadav had a late slog but was caught superbly on the boundary by David Warner as Australia clinched the victory in style.

"For me it's a dream come true to play for Australia and to be out there on Boxing Day, and against India with that batting line-up," 21-year-old Pattinson said.

"I think I wasn't even born when Sachin started playing cricket, so to go out there and bowl against him, and have some success against their batsmen and get a win is even better."

Australia captain Michael Clarke said his side had to maintain their intensity in the second Test, which starts in Sydney on 3 January.

"India are a fantastic team and it's great to get a win but we know they'll come back hard at us," he said.

"We deserve this win because of the amount of effort and time we've put into our preparation, but it means nothing come Sydney."

India captain Dhoni said: "You have to give credit to the Australian bowling attack because they bowled really well.

"We are known to be tentative starters and I think in the next game it will be slightly better."