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India vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 5 in Melbourne, highlights: As it happened
As it happened: Short ball, angled in, Lyon wanted the pull, top edge through to Pant. India have done it. The energy of the bowlers have made it possible. Kohli and boys retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy. 150th Test win for the Indian team. (Full scorecard)
8:09 hrs IST
Jasprit Bumrah - Man of the match
“To play Test cricket is a great feeling: be it Boxing Day or any other day. I made my India debut in Australia, so great feeling. I always focus on consistency. When you have so many options, you may get confused. Someday you get wickets, someday another mate will, but we don’t think about those. Bowled a lot, but I don’t mind, because this is why we train. We bowl a lot in Ranji-Trophy cricket, and it pays off.”
8:07 hrs IST
Not going to stop here - Kohli
We are not going to stop here. This has given us more confidence to play more positive cricket in Sydney. We’ve done well in all three departments, which is why we’ve retained the trophy. But we want to continue. This is how we played in South Africa too, and we’re not ready for the final game. It’s a good thing I don’t read any comments or opinions (on not enforcing the follow on). I wanted us to bat more, and add some more runs, because batting would be difficult on day four and five. We knew that it would be tough for Australia, but credit to our bowlers, especially Jasprit.
8:05 hrs IST
Tim Paine speaks
Tim Paine: “We made some strides forward in Perth, but this was disappointing. We’re playing against some of the best bowlers, and we need to find positives before Sydney. Another huge challenge coming up. We had little discussions about the batting order, but conditions in Sydney will be different, so we’ll decide on the best formula. The pitch was a good one, although some said it’s a ‘bad wicket’. I was glad I didn’t win the toss, because I wanted to bowl anyway. Would’ve looked disastrous. Cummins has been superb all series. The quality was always there, but the Australian public can see his effort. We just need a few more guys to jump in with him. It’s been a difficult year, but the silver lining is that we’ll have some world-class players available for selection in a few months. And we’ll see the benefits of what happened this year over the next few.”
7:52 hrs IST
Ishant gets the job done
Short ball, angled in, Lyon wanted the pull, top edge through to Pant. India have done it. The energy of the bowlers have made it possible. Kohli and boys retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy. 150th Test win for Kohli’s boys.
7:43 hrs IST
Bumrah strikes
Length ball, seams away, Cummins edges and is caught by Pujara. INdia on the cusp
7:32 hrs IST
Bumrah from the other end
The bowler India would want to finish things off. He starts with a short ball, played very well by Cummins. Superb application by Pat
7:27 hrs IST
Ishant with the ball
There is an issue with the footmarks, Ishant wants saw dust to fix it. Another delay. The crowd is buzzing, ah well, they are primarily Indians
7:17 hrs IST
These are the revised conditions
71 overs available. Remember new ball is 5 overs old.
If the weather holds, this newish ball should get the job done. But fingers will be crossed all through the day
6:57 hrs IST
Good news
Official: If no more rain, play to resume at 12.55pm local time. That’s 30 minutes. 7.25am IST.
If no more rain, if no more rain!
6:45 hrs IST
Covers dragged off
Encouragement at the MCG. Covers coming off!
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— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) December 30, 2018
6:25 hrs IST
Revised timings
Official: Early lunch at 12.15pm local time.
That's 22 minutes away. Plus 40 more minutes. So, by my calculation, play won't start until 1pm local time. That's 7.3am IST. #AusvInd
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) December 30, 2018
5:43 hrs IST
Some positive news
According to local weather channels, the sun should be out at 1:00pm (local) ie 7:30am IST at the MCG.
We are hoping, so you can too.
5:28 hrs IST
Pouring now
Well, well. It has started to belt down at the MCG. Players rush back inside. This can be one of those days. The fickle Melbourne weather will play all its tricks today
5:16 hrs IST
Start looks imminent
Weather permitting, we will have a 11AM (local time) start here at the MCG #TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/lnvPpOVVCw
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 29, 2018
5:03 hrs IST
Forecast is positive
Raining at the moment but expected to pass. Fresh bowlers, new ball, overcast skies. India should look to wrap it up.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 29, 2018
4:45 hrs IST
Start could be delayed
It’s gotten darker at the MCG, it’s spitting a bit and the big cover is on. Definitely not starting on time, or even soon. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/K24rOKJdxx
— Anand Vasu (@anandvasu) December 29, 2018
4:11 hrs IST
Bleak as of now
Under a cloud cover The G. Where is the sunshine ⛅ #AUDvIND pic.twitter.com/eduYrSlsBr
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 29, 2018
4:03 hrs IST
Oh no...
Umbrellas are out at the MCG and everyone’s heading for cover #AUSvIND ☔️ pic.twitter.com/iFIol0sYc1
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 29, 2018
3:53 hrs IST
The irresistible India bowling
The trio of Bumrah, Shami and Ishant has picked up 131 wickets between themselves in 2018 and as a result, they broke the 34-year-old record which was previously held by the legendary West Indies trio of Joel Garner, Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall.
3:42 hrs IST
The sledging game was on
The verbal volleys continued between the two sets of players on the penultimate day of the third Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.
Read what happened between Pant, Lyon, Kohli
3:31 hrs IST
How’s the weather?
Good news for India or good news for Pat Cummins?
The covers are off at the MCGhttps://t.co/qB8Aq8TCI6 pic.twitter.com/IArFw2M38T
— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) December 29, 2018
