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    India vs Australia Highlights, 4th Test Day 1: Bumrah powers IND fightback but Smith stays strong; AUS 311/6 at Stumps

    By HT Sports Desk
    Dec 26, 2024, 12:57:36 IST

    India vs Australia Highlights, 4th Test Day 1: Three quick wickets have suddenly given India a reason to smile. Washington Sundar first ended a big stand between Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith by dismissing the former after which Jasprit Bumrah dismissed dangerman Travis Head for a duck

    Key Events
    • 12:56 PM IST, Dec 26That's it for today!
    • 12:50 PM IST, Dec 26India make late return, but will it be enough?
    • 12:41 PM IST, Dec 26An eventful day at the G!
    • 12:34 PM IST, Dec 26STUMPS ON DAY 1!
    • 12:19 PM IST, Dec 26300 up for Australia
    • 12:17 PM IST, Dec 26Akash Deep strikes with the new ball!
    • 11:48 AM IST, Dec 26Bumrah leaves the field
    • 11:27 AM IST, Dec 26Smith slams half-century!
    • 11:17 AM IST, Dec 26OUT! Now Bumrah gets Marsh, India are roaring back
    • 11:06 AM IST, Dec 26OUT! HEAD BOWLED BY BUMRAH LEAVING THE BALL!
    • 10:57 AM IST, Dec 26OUT! WASHINGTON STRIKES, LABUSCHAGNE IS GONE
    • 10:53 AM IST, Dec 26Drinks in the third session, Australia 237/2 in 65 overs
    • 10:29 AM IST, Dec 26Washington Sundar back in the attack
    • 10:19 AM IST, Dec 26India burn another review
    • 10:11 AM IST, Dec 26Fifty for Marnus Labuschagne
    • 10:06 AM IST, Dec 26The third session begins
    • 10:00 AM IST, Dec 26Can India convert the pressure into wickets
    • 9:46 AM IST, Dec 26TEA! Australia 176/2 in 53 overs
    • 9:41 AM IST, Dec 26Washington Sundar at long last...
    • 9:10 AM IST, Dec 26OUT! WICKET FROM NOWHERE FOR BUMRAH!
    • 8:54 AM IST, Dec 26Ravindra Jadeja back in the attack
    • 8:51 AM IST, Dec 26Sam Konstas's interview right after the Kohli incident
    • 8:47 AM IST, Dec 26Drinks in the second session, Australia 138/1 in 38 overs
    • 8:33 AM IST, Dec 26Nitish Kumar Reddy for the first time
    • 8:25 AM IST, Dec 26EDGED AND FOUR! Fifty for Khawaja
    • 7:51 AM IST, Dec 26Bumrah from the other end...
    • 7:43 AM IST, Dec 26SECOND SESSION IS UNDERWAY!
    • 7:35 AM IST, Dec 26Pitch report at Lunch
    • 7:17 AM IST, Dec 26Konstas chances his arms and gets away with it
    • 7:03 AM IST, Dec 26LUNCH! Australia 112/1 in 25 overs
    • 6:52 AM IST, Dec 26Bumrah is back
    • 6:48 AM IST, Dec 26The Konstas-Kohli incident
    • 6:37 AM IST, Dec 26OUT! KONSTAS STORM ENDED BY JADEJA
    • 6:25 AM IST, Dec 26Drinks break after the first hour! Australia 83/0 in 16 overs
    • 6:19 AM IST, Dec 26Ravindra Jadeja to bowl the first over of spin
    • 6:12 AM IST, Dec 26An extraordinary fifty for Sam Konstas
    • 5:58 AM IST, Dec 2618 runs off the 11th by Bumrah! Konstas conducting the crowd now!
    • 5:55 AM IST, Dec 26Kohli, Konstas pulled up by the umpires
    • 5:46 AM IST, Dec 26Australia motoring along now...
    • 5:37 AM IST, Dec 26ANOTHER SCOOP AND FOUR! Bizarrely sensational from Konstas
    • 5:06 AM IST, Dec 25THE BOXING DAY TEST IS UNDERWAY!
    • 5:00 AM IST, Dec 25The national anthems are done
    • 4:53 AM IST, Dec 25Adam Gilchrist and Irfan Pathan bring the Border-Gavaskar Trophy out
    • 4:50 AM IST, Dec 25Pitch report
    • 4:44 AM IST, Dec 25“Last 2-3 innings haven't gone the way I wanted them to,” says Virat Kohli
    • 4:34 AM IST, Dec 25SHUBMAN GILL DROPPED, ROHIT SHARMA OPENING!
    • 4:32 AM IST, Dec 25Australia win the toss, bat first
    • 4:25 AM IST, Dec 25Almost time for the toss…
    • 4:15 AM IST, Dec 25Bumrah six away from 200
    • 4:10 AM IST, Dec 25Travis Head doing Travis Head things...
    • 4:06 AM IST, Dec 25A look at the pitch at the MCG
    • 4:04 AM IST, Dec 25The MCG is going to be packed to the rafters...
    • 4:00 AM IST, Dec 25Pat Cummins on Travis Head's stunning form
    • 3:52 AM IST, Dec 25Rohit Sharma on the brilliance of Jasprit Bumrah
    • 3:40 AM IST, Dec 25Will India go for an extra spinner?
    • 3:39 AM IST, Dec 25What Rohit said about his position
    • 3:31 AM IST, Dec 25Boland threat for India
    • 3:24 AM IST, Dec 25Will Rohit continue in the middle order?
    • 3:10 AM IST, Dec 25Australia's unreflected dominance
    • 2:56 AM IST, Dec 25Weather check
    • 2:46 AM IST, Dec 25India full squad
    • 2:38 AM IST, Dec 25Australia XI
    • 3:08 PM IST, Dec 25Hello and welcome!
    Summary

    India vs Australia Highlights, 4th Test Day 1: Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head fell within a few balls of each other and that has suddenly given India an opening. Labuschagne was the the third Australian batter today after Usman Khawaja and Sam Konstas to score a half-century. He put up a partnership of 83 runs off 127 balls with Steve SMith before falling to Washington Sundar on 72 off 145 balls. Dangerman Travis Head was then bowled out leaving the ball by Jasprit Bumrah shortly thereafter.

    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 1: Jasprit Bumrah had Travis Head bowled shouldering arms
    India vs Australia LIVE Score, 4th Test Day 1: Jasprit Bumrah had Travis Head bowled shouldering arms

    India vs Australia Highlights, 4th Test Day 1: India have found an opening in the third session with Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head suddenly falling within a few balls of each other. Head was bowled by Bumrah for a duck while leaving the ball. Bumrah then struck almost immediately thereafter with the wicket of Mitchell Marsh. Labuschagne's dominant stand with Steve Smith ended as he went for an aggressive shot on the very first ball after the drinks break in the third session. Labuschagne had scored 72 off 145 balls and his stand with Smith brought 83 runs off 127 balls for the third wicket.

    Jasprit Bumrah struck with a rather innocuous delivery that helped him dismiss Usman Khawaja for the fifth time in the series. That was the only wicket India got in the session though, with Khawaja, Labuschagne and later Smith grinding it out and getting Australia to a score of 176/2 at Tea.

    While Sam Konstas got the first session off to a rollicking start with some audacious hits, Khawaja and Labuschagne did the opposite by engaging in a battle of attrition in the second session against the Indian pacers and coming out on top. Khawaja fought his way to a half-century as he and Labuschagne saw off an incisive opening burst from Bumrah and Akash Deep.

    Earlier, debutant opener Konstas left India a ragged lot early on Day 1 of the first Test itself. He scooped and swung his way to a half-century in just 52 balls and has got under the skin of the Indians, with the umpire even pulling him and Virat Kohli up for a rather unsavoury shoulder bump. Ravindra Jadeja finally ended India's misery by dismissing Konstas on 60 off 65 balls shortly after the drinks break. Konstas left a lot of the deliveries he faced in his first two overs before suddenly bringing out a flurry of scoop shots and throwing Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj off their lines.

    Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss in the Boxing Day Test and chose to bat first. India have made a big call, dropping Shubman Gill and bringing Washington Sundar as an extra spinner. Rohit Sharma also said that he will open the innings but he has been listed at No.3 in the team sheet. The stage is set for an electrifying encounter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as India and Australia lock horns in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The series is currently tied 1-1 after the rain-affected draw at the Gabba. The Indian team’s lineup and some key selection decisions are sure to make headlines as India look to regain momentum and stay in the hunt for a historic third-successive series win in Australia.

    The most talked-about issue ahead of the Boxing Day Test is the batting position of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. The 37-year-old has been struggling for runs in recent matches, and there are murmurs suggesting that he might move back to the opening slot -- displacing the team's most consistent batter this series, KL Rahul.

    Rohit’s struggles in the middle order during the series have raised questions. After shifting to the opening position in Test cricket back in 2019, he never looked back at the middle-order after strong performances in the new role. However, he chose to drop down to No. 6 in the last two Tests, a move that has yet to pay off. In the second Test in Adelaide, he struggled for runs, failing to breach double figures across both innings. The decision to reshuffle again raises several questions: if Rohit does indeed return to the top, Rahul might be moved to No. 3, and Shubman Gill could either be dropped or play in the middle order.

    Asked about his batting position during the pre-match press conference, Rohit was visibly irritated. “Let’s not worry about that. I think who bats where, we should be discussing that within ourselves and I shouldn’t be answering this question in every press conference,” he said, attempting to divert attention from the growing speculation. However, the decision on his role in the batting order could significantly impact the team’s balance, as Rohit’s form and leadership will be critical in guiding India to victory at the MCG, where India has been undefeated in Tests since the 2014 series.

    Virat Kohli, after a lean patch, will look to rediscover the form that has made him one of the game’s greats. His performance in the 2018-19 series win was a beacon for India’s success in Australia, and he will need to find that same inner champion if India is to capitalize on their position. However, the pressure on Kohli will be immense as he faces the probing lines of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, who will be relentless in testing him outside the off stump.

    For Rohit, the equation is straightforward: perform and win. With Australia likely to target the Indian top order with their star fast bowlers and the returning Scott Boland, Rohit’s experience will be paramount to negate the early threat. If he returns to the opening slot, he’ll need to adjust to the challenge of facing Australia’s fiery seam attack early in the innings.

    On the bowling front, India will have to make key decisions, particularly regarding the balance between pace and spin. The conditions at the MCG are expected to be hot, which will put extra pressure on the bowlers, particularly the pacers. India’s pacers, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Akash Deep will need to be at their best to counter Australia’s batters, particularly the dangerous Travis Head.

    The role of the spinners will draw particular attention, too. Nathan Lyon, Australia’s experienced finger spinner, has been one of the key threats for India in the past, especially with his ability to extract variable bounce from the MCG surface. But for India, the question arises: should they play a second spinner to complement Ravindra Jadeja? With Ashwin retiring after the third Test, Washington Sundar, in particular, could come into the reckoning. Dropping someone like Nitish Reddy, who offers another seam-bowling option, would also be a tough call, particularly after his handy contributions with the bat in the lower order.

    Australia, meanwhile, will be buoyed by the success of Travis Head, who has been in exceptional form this series, amassing 140 and 152 in the last two Tests. Head is likely to be the focal point for the Indian bowlers, and with his attacking style, he could wreak havoc if not kept in check early. His fitness was confirmed after an extended session on Wednesday, and he will be key to Australia's strategy at the MCG. The Indian bowlers must come up with a plan to contain him, especially since Head has shown he can handle aggressive bowling in challenging conditions.

    Australia’s attack, led by Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, will test India’s resolve, but India’s bowlers, particularly Bumrah, will be ready for the challenge. If India can break through the top order early, they will put pressure on a middle order that, while capable, can sometimes falter under pressure.

    Here are some pointers to IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 1:

    - Bumrah powered India's fight back late in the day with the quick wickets of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh

    - Marnus Labuschagne ground out his half-century in 114 balls

    - Australia 176/2 in 53 overs at Tea

    - Bumrah struck for the first time with an innocuous delivery that Khawaja hit straight to midwicket

    - Usman Khawaja got to his half-century in 101 balls

    - Australia 112/1 in 25 overs at Lunch

    - Ravindra Jadeja ended Konstas' incredible maiden knock, dismissing him for 60 off 65 balls

    - Sam Konstas got to his maiden half-century in 52 balls

    - Sam Konstas has bamboozled the Indians with some audacious hitting

    - Shubman Gill has been dropped and Rohit Sharma said he will open, although the team sheet shows him at No.3

    - Australia won the toss and chose to bat first

    - India could retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by winning the Boxing Day Test

    - The series is level at 1-1

    - India won the first Test at Perth by 295 runs

    - Australia won the second pink-ball Test in Adelaide by 10 wickets

    - The rain-hampered third Test in Brisbane was drawn

    ...Read More

    Jasprit Bumrah struck with a rather innocuous delivery that helped him dismiss Usman Khawaja for the fifth time in the series. That was the only wicket India got in the session though, with Khawaja, Labuschagne and later Smith grinding it out and getting Australia to a score of 176/2 at Tea.

    While Sam Konstas got the first session off to a rollicking start with some audacious hits, Khawaja and Labuschagne did the opposite by engaging in a battle of attrition in the second session against the Indian pacers and coming out on top. Khawaja fought his way to a half-century as he and Labuschagne saw off an incisive opening burst from Bumrah and Akash Deep.

    Earlier, debutant opener Konstas left India a ragged lot early on Day 1 of the first Test itself. He scooped and swung his way to a half-century in just 52 balls and has got under the skin of the Indians, with the umpire even pulling him and Virat Kohli up for a rather unsavoury shoulder bump. Ravindra Jadeja finally ended India's misery by dismissing Konstas on 60 off 65 balls shortly after the drinks break. Konstas left a lot of the deliveries he faced in his first two overs before suddenly bringing out a flurry of scoop shots and throwing Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj off their lines.

    Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss in the Boxing Day Test and chose to bat first. India have made a big call, dropping Shubman Gill and bringing Washington Sundar as an extra spinner. Rohit Sharma also said that he will open the innings but he has been listed at No.3 in the team sheet. The stage is set for an electrifying encounter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) as India and Australia lock horns in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The series is currently tied 1-1 after the rain-affected draw at the Gabba. The Indian team’s lineup and some key selection decisions are sure to make headlines as India look to regain momentum and stay in the hunt for a historic third-successive series win in Australia.

    The most talked-about issue ahead of the Boxing Day Test is the batting position of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. The 37-year-old has been struggling for runs in recent matches, and there are murmurs suggesting that he might move back to the opening slot -- displacing the team's most consistent batter this series, KL Rahul.

    Rohit’s struggles in the middle order during the series have raised questions. After shifting to the opening position in Test cricket back in 2019, he never looked back at the middle-order after strong performances in the new role. However, he chose to drop down to No. 6 in the last two Tests, a move that has yet to pay off. In the second Test in Adelaide, he struggled for runs, failing to breach double figures across both innings. The decision to reshuffle again raises several questions: if Rohit does indeed return to the top, Rahul might be moved to No. 3, and Shubman Gill could either be dropped or play in the middle order.

    Asked about his batting position during the pre-match press conference, Rohit was visibly irritated. “Let’s not worry about that. I think who bats where, we should be discussing that within ourselves and I shouldn’t be answering this question in every press conference,” he said, attempting to divert attention from the growing speculation. However, the decision on his role in the batting order could significantly impact the team’s balance, as Rohit’s form and leadership will be critical in guiding India to victory at the MCG, where India has been undefeated in Tests since the 2014 series.

    Virat Kohli, after a lean patch, will look to rediscover the form that has made him one of the game’s greats. His performance in the 2018-19 series win was a beacon for India’s success in Australia, and he will need to find that same inner champion if India is to capitalize on their position. However, the pressure on Kohli will be immense as he faces the probing lines of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, who will be relentless in testing him outside the off stump.

    For Rohit, the equation is straightforward: perform and win. With Australia likely to target the Indian top order with their star fast bowlers and the returning Scott Boland, Rohit’s experience will be paramount to negate the early threat. If he returns to the opening slot, he’ll need to adjust to the challenge of facing Australia’s fiery seam attack early in the innings.

    On the bowling front, India will have to make key decisions, particularly regarding the balance between pace and spin. The conditions at the MCG are expected to be hot, which will put extra pressure on the bowlers, particularly the pacers. India’s pacers, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Akash Deep will need to be at their best to counter Australia’s batters, particularly the dangerous Travis Head.

    The role of the spinners will draw particular attention, too. Nathan Lyon, Australia’s experienced finger spinner, has been one of the key threats for India in the past, especially with his ability to extract variable bounce from the MCG surface. But for India, the question arises: should they play a second spinner to complement Ravindra Jadeja? With Ashwin retiring after the third Test, Washington Sundar, in particular, could come into the reckoning. Dropping someone like Nitish Reddy, who offers another seam-bowling option, would also be a tough call, particularly after his handy contributions with the bat in the lower order.

    Australia, meanwhile, will be buoyed by the success of Travis Head, who has been in exceptional form this series, amassing 140 and 152 in the last two Tests. Head is likely to be the focal point for the Indian bowlers, and with his attacking style, he could wreak havoc if not kept in check early. His fitness was confirmed after an extended session on Wednesday, and he will be key to Australia's strategy at the MCG. The Indian bowlers must come up with a plan to contain him, especially since Head has shown he can handle aggressive bowling in challenging conditions.

    Australia’s attack, led by Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc, will test India’s resolve, but India’s bowlers, particularly Bumrah, will be ready for the challenge. If India can break through the top order early, they will put pressure on a middle order that, while capable, can sometimes falter under pressure.

    Here are some pointers to IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 1:

    - Bumrah powered India's fight back late in the day with the quick wickets of Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh

    - Marnus Labuschagne ground out his half-century in 114 balls

    - Australia 176/2 in 53 overs at Tea

    - Bumrah struck for the first time with an innocuous delivery that Khawaja hit straight to midwicket

    - Usman Khawaja got to his half-century in 101 balls

    - Australia 112/1 in 25 overs at Lunch

    - Ravindra Jadeja ended Konstas' incredible maiden knock, dismissing him for 60 off 65 balls

    - Sam Konstas got to his maiden half-century in 52 balls

    - Sam Konstas has bamboozled the Indians with some audacious hitting

    - Shubman Gill has been dropped and Rohit Sharma said he will open, although the team sheet shows him at No.3

    - Australia won the toss and chose to bat first

    - India could retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by winning the Boxing Day Test

    - The series is level at 1-1

    - India won the first Test at Perth by 295 runs

    - Australia won the second pink-ball Test in Adelaide by 10 wickets

    - The rain-hampered third Test in Brisbane was drawn

    Follow all the updates here:
    Dec 26, 2024, 06:19:59 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Ravindra Jadeja to bowl the first over of spin

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Siraj taken off after seven overs, at the end of which he was looking an angry, ragged wreck. Khawaja took a single off the fourth ball of the 15th over by Akash Deep and that was all the runs that came off it. He is on 22 off 32, Konstas on 55 off 58.

    Australia 78/0 in 15 overs

    Dec 26, 2024, 06:12:06 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: An extraordinary fifty for Sam Konstas

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Siraj returns for his seventh consecutive over after Akash Deep bowls for the first time in the 13th. The first ball is full and angling into the stumps, Konstas tries to go inside out over covers and inside edges it to square leg. He sprints to take two and that is a half-century in 52 balls. Konstas waves his bat to all sides of the ground, he has taken this bull by the horns and, for now, brought it down to its knees.

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:58:21 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: 18 runs off the 11th by Bumrah! Konstas conducting the crowd now!

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: How many times have we seen this in the recent past, Jasprit Bumrah has been thrown off his lines completely here. He moved outside leg stump first ball of the 11th over by Bumrah and drives past mid off for a four. Bumrah then sends in a slow ball and almost catches him moving outside leg stump. The third ball is pulled for two runs and then Konstas launches the fourth ball down the ground for a six. Then he opens the face of the bat and steers the fifth one through gully for a four. The last is sent over mid-off for two runs, the crowd cheers and Konstas waves at them to keep that noise up. The boy's a superstar!

    Australia 62/0 in 11 overs

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:55:59 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Kohli, Konstas pulled up by the umpires

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Some ugly scenes now as Kohli and Konstas bump shoulders. The pair then have a few words with each other before the umpire walks in to intervene. Gough has a word with both players, we have not heard the last of this. Konstas has been a suckerpunch for India today.

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:50:30 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Siraj fires words at Konstas, gets hit for four next ball

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Some lovely spice early in the day as Konstas gets under the skin of the Indians. He smashes the fourth ball of the 10th over straight back at Siraj, who responds by firing a volley at the batter. Well, Konstas responds by advancing down the pitch next ball and square driving it through point for a four. He walks right down the pitch after that and Siraj can do nothing but walk back to his mark. Konstas then pulls a short one last ball for a single. He is on 27 off 38, Khawaja on 16 off 22.

    Australia 44/0 in 10 overs

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:46:20 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Drinks in the first session, Australia 37/0

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: It's a hot day and so drinks are coming in early, we aren't yet done with the first hour of play. Australia's openers are motoring along now and Sunil Gavaskar has criticised India for not attacking the stumps too much in these first nine overs.

    Bumrah bowled his fifth over, he goes full on Khawaja's pads last ball and the latter tucks it away nicely for a four. Now Siraj returns for his fifth over. Khawaja on 16 off 22 balls, Bumrah on 20 off 32 balls.

    Australia 37/0 in 9 overs

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:37:54 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: ANOTHER SCOOP AND FOUR! Bizarrely sensational from Konstas

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Well how do you react to an approach like this! Konstas reaches out well outside off after the two scoops, misses it fortunately for him. Then he leaves the fourth ball and then out comes the scoop again! This time it is a reverse scoop and it goes over deep third. Bounces just in front of the boundary pad for a four. Konstas then drives the last ball to mid-off. He has raced to 19 in 27 balls, Khawaja is on seven off 15 balls.

    Australia 26/0 in 7 overs

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:32:27 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: FOUR AND SIX! No respect for Bumrah from Konstas!

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Can you believe it! Konstas with flicks off the first two balls of Bumrah's fourth over. The first one goes behind the wicketkeeper for a four, the second one goes all the way for six! Well he has got the record crowd at the MCG at the edge of their seats. Siraj just fired a few words at him last over after he tried another scoop and missed.

    Australia 22/0 in 6.2 overs

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:24:03 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: India burn a review

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Big appeal for LBW from Siraj and India off the second ball of the fourth over, umpire Michael Gough shakes his head and Rohit takes the review. It was another celebrappeal from Siraj. However, ball-tracking shows that the bounce was too much. Khawaja flicks the fifth ball away fine for the first four of the match.

    Australia 6/0 in 4 overs

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:18:27 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: ABSOLUTE THEATRE AT THE MCG!

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Konstas leaves the first ball of the next over from Bumrah, then he tucks the second away from his hips and takes two. Konstas is off the mark in Test cricket. The third ball is defended back to the bowler, the fourth one is left. Good careful Test batting so far from Konstas, which probably made his next shot doubly surprising. Bumrah goes short of a length fifth ball, Konstas shapes up for a reverse ramp out of nowhere! He misses it, Khawaja and Bumrah and everyone in the ground have a smile on their faces. Bumrah follows it up with a jaffa and once again, beats Konstas. Rahul and Kohli say a few things to Konstas with smiles on their faces as they run to the other end.

    Australia 2/0 in 3 overs

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:12:51 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Back-to-back maidens, batters yet to touch the ball after 2 overs

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: Siraj follows Bumrah with six jaffas of his own. What a stern test this is early on for the Australian openers. Siraj with an absolute cracker of a delivery second ball that shapes in and then jags away late to beat Khawaja. He beats Khawaja again fourth ball as well.

    Australia 0/0 after 2 overs

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:07:58 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: A virtuoso first over from Bumrah!

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Outswingers all the way and Konstas beaten four - FOUR - times in the opening over. He leaves the first ball and is beaten not too comprehensively off the second. Bumrah goes full outside off third ball and Konstas leaves that. He gets the fourth to angle much closer to off stump, shapes away late and fizzes past the outside edge. The next one is even better, Konstas squared up again and the ball misses his outside edge by millimetres. Bumrah then goes back of a length, the ball skims the outside edge again. Welcome to Test cricket Sam Konstas!

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:06:36 IST

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: THE BOXING DAY TEST IS UNDERWAY!

    India vs Australia 4th Test Day 1 Live Score: All right here we go then at the ‘G. Young Konstas to face a stern test with Bumrah steaming in. The crowd is rising their pitch of voice with the pacer’s approach…

    Dec 26, 2024, 05:00:35 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: The national anthems are done

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: The Indian national anthem comes first and then the Australian. The Indians then stay out, 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas races out to the wicket with Usman Khawaja walking in behind him.

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:53:25 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Adam Gilchrist and Irfan Pathan bring the Border-Gavaskar Trophy out

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: The two greats are joking with each other as they carry the trophy out to the middle at the MCG. They are followed by the two teams led by Rohit and Cummins. Oh it's an occasion all right and the Australians know how to mark one.

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:50:30 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Pitch report

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Sunil Gavaskar and Mark Nicholas on the pitch report today. 7mm of grass on it and Gavaskar says that batting is going to be very, very difficult for much of the first half of Day 1. It will get easier later in the day and on Day 2 when that grass is shaved off. Well how about that, Australia have chosen to bat first despite this assessment.

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:44:46 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: “Last 2-3 innings haven't gone the way I wanted them to,” says Virat Kohli

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Star Sports is airing an interview that Ravi Shastri took of Virat Kohli. Here is what he had to say about his recent form. “If you would've told us we were going to be 1-1, we would've taken it with both hands. Last 2-3 innings haven't gone the way I wanted them to. As I said, haven't been disciplined enough to stick in there and grind out. That is the challenge of Test cricket. These pitches are much more livelier than the last times we played here. There is a different approach required but that is something I have taken a lot of pride in, to counter different conditions and step up when the team needs me to. The idea is to get stuck in there, get your eye set in, play enough number of balls but respect the conditions,” he said.

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:34:57 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: SHUBMAN GILL DROPPED, ROHIT SHARMA OPENING!

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Rohit says that Gill is missing out today and Washington Sundar is taking his place. He also says that he will be opening, which means either KL Rahul or Yashasvi Jaiswal will drop down to No.3. However, the team sheet that is shown later shows Rohit Sharma as No.3. How about that…

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:32:02 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: TIME FOR THE TOSS!

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Ravi Shastri makes the MCG shake with his voice. He gives the late great Shane Warne a mention, leading to cheers from the crowd. Cummins tosses it up, Rohit Sharma calls it wrong and Australia win the toss. They are batting first.

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:25:38 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Almost time for the toss…

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: All right we didn't see any caps being distributed in the Indian huddle and so Tanush Kotian is not making his debut. Bumrah, Siraj and Reddy seem to have marked their run-ups. Shubman Gill is yet to be seen anywhere really.

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:15:58 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Bumrah six away from 200

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Jasprit Bumrah is six strikes away from becoming the 12th Indian player to reach 200 Test wickets. If he did it at the MCG, in his 44th Test, he would be the joint second-fastest for India behind R Ashwin.

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:10:28 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Travis Head doing Travis Head things...

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Here are the numbers for Travis Head in this series thus far: 409 runs in five innings at an average of 81.80 and a strike rate of 94.23 with two centuries in consecutive Tests and a half-century, highest score of 152 off 160 balls. Enough said.

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:06:18 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: A look at the pitch at the MCG

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: All right so this is what the track looks. It has been a heaven for fast bowlers in recent years. Curator Matt Page said he will follow the formula which has been a success in recent seasons, leaving around 6mm of grass on the surface. The forecast for a hot opening day, where temperatures could reach 40 degrees Celsius, may see the pitch quicken up earlier than normal.

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:04:18 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: The MCG is going to be packed to the rafters...

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Tickets to the general public was sold out all the way back on December 10, even before the start of the third Test in Brisbane. The Boxing Day Test is the fourth match in India's five-Test series in Australia. And yet, tickets are unavailable already on Ticketek, the Australian company that is facilitating ticket sales for summer's cricket matches. The message displayed on the website states: "General public tickets for Day 1 are currently sold out. If any further tickets become available from operational holds these will be released for sale on Tuesday 24th December (please monitor the website for the time closer to the date). Please note there is no guarantee tickets will be released."

    Dec 26, 2024, 04:00:40 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Pat Cummins on Travis Head's stunning form

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Travis Head has been as astonishing as ever in this series and here is what captain Cummins had to say about him: “Feels like in the last 12 months he has been in this unbelievable vein of form and he just keeps going. He is hitting it really cleanly, can see the pressure he shifts back on the opposition. I'm loving that he is in our team, don't have to set a field or bowl to him. Long may it continue.”

    Dec 26, 2024, 03:52:49 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Rohit Sharma on the brilliance of Jasprit Bumrah

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: As has been the case for the past couple of years, Jasprit Bumrah has been the standout performer from India by some distance in this series. Here is what Rohit Sharma said about what it is like to captain a team that has a player like Bumrah: “It's very easy not to say anything. He knows exactly what he is doing, how he operates. Doesn't complicate things, he has got so much belief in his skill set that we don't need to have much discussions. I've captained him for a long time. I know how he thinks. Makes it a little easier for me when he is bowling because he is so clear in his mind, regardless of whether he is getting wickets or not. The conversations that I have with him during the game tells me that there isn't much I can add to what he knows. It's alwyas nice to have someone like him in your team. When he is in that form, the job of the other bowlers become that much easier. Crystal clear ideas when it comes to him, makes it easier for me.”

    Dec 26, 2024, 03:40:49 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Will India go for an extra spinner?

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: That is the other big question around the Indian team - what are they going to do at No.8? Stick with Nitish Kumar Reddy or play an extra specialist pacer, which would extend the tail but also potentially provide some much needed extra support to Jasprit Bumrah. Or play Washington Sundar and go for two spin-bowling all-rounders by retaining Ravindra Jadeja. Or the third option is going for a full-time spinner like Tanush Kotian, with the latter having played recently here as part of the India A squad.

    Dec 26, 2024, 03:39:17 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: What Rohit said about his position

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Rohit Sharma couldn't help but let out a chuckle when he was asked about his batting position for this Test in the pre-match press conference. “Let's not worry about that. Who bats where is something that we need to figure out within ourselves, not a thing I should be discussing at every press conference. Whatever it takes for our team to have the best chance to succeed, we will try and do that,” he said.

    Dec 26, 2024, 03:31:26 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Boland threat for India

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Josh Hazlewood being ruled out for the series may be a big loss for Australia but the fact that Scott Boland is the player who replaces him shows the incredible depth they have in the department. MCG is where he made his debut in December 2021 against England and he ended up getting scarcely believable figures of 6/7 in the second innings.

    Dec 26, 2024, 03:24:29 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Will Rohit continue in the middle order?

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: That is one of two big questions around the Indian team heading into this fourth Test and the fact that there have been questions over basic composition of the team before each match doesn't reflect quite well on them. Rarely has Rohit Sharma endured such a long spell of low scores in Test cricket, even back when he was not a regular in the team before 2019. That seems to have been exacerbated in this series, where he returned to the middle order to keep KL Rahul at the top. Rahul has been brilliant, Jaiswal hasn't quite fired after scoring a century in Perth but he can't possibly be taken away from his opening slot considering his overall success this year. But can Rohit continue this way? His scores in this series have read 3, 6 and 10 and not once has he looked deserving of a better score than those.

    Dec 26, 2024, 03:10:00 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Australia's unreflected dominance

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Australia were beaten to a pulp in Perth. However, they returned the treatment in kind in the second Test in Adelaide. In fact, India have seldom looked completely on top in this series since the last day of that first Test. Which is also why it might be fair to argue that Australia would be more disappointed of the two teams that the series is level at 1-1 after three Tests. Even more so when you consider these three Tests were almost designed for Australia to win - they had never lost a Test before this year at the Optus Stadium in Perth, the Adelaide pink-ball Test is something they always dominate while the Gabba remains a fortress for them, despite India and West Indies breaching it so emphatically in the last four years.

    Dec 26, 2024, 02:56:50 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Weather check

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Well the last Test was ruined by the rain and we are happy to report that nothing of the sort will happen at the 'G. In fact, today is going to be quite a hot day and while there could be some clouds cover for the next few days, they are not the rainy kind.

    Dec 26, 2024, 02:46:15 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: India full squad

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Tanush Kotian, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana

    Dec 26, 2024, 02:38:25 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Australia XI

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: As is always the case, Australia announced their playing eleven on the eve of the Test. Sam Konstas is making his debut as an opener, while Scott Boland comes in place of the injured Josh Hazlewood. Travis Head passed a fitness test to make it to the squad—he hadgroin trouble in the closing stages of the previous Test.

    Australia XIUsman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey(w), Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland

    Dec 25, 2024, 15:08:44 IST

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Hello and welcome!

    India vs Australia Live Score, 4th Test Day 1: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the IND vs AUS Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground! The series is currently level at 1-1 as we move to the fourth Test, following a rain-hit draw at the Gabba. Changes are expected in the Indian XI, and a further batting order reshuffle is also under speculation as Rohit Sharma is touted to return to the top of the order.

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