Day 1 :
Australia won the toss and opted to bat first.
Sam Konstas : Teenager's initial fearless attack has changed everything...snatched momentum right from start.
Hosts cashed on that super explosive start. 1st 4 batters scored 50+.
But after Washington Sundar's wicket of Labuschagne, at 237/2 : Bumrah, with Akashdeep pulled things a bit back for India, who finish the day for 3/75 off 21 to 311 / 6 .
At stumps 311/6 : 86 Ov : Smith 68*, Cummins 8*.
Akashdeep gets Carey on 31 : 299/6 : 82.1 ov, on his first ball with second new one.
New ball taken , but partnership 50+ : 296/5.
279/5 : 75 Ov: Smith 62* + Carrey 18*.
Bumrah leaves field for calf cramp may be, but back.
3 wickets Post drinks in 4 overs for 9 runs.
Yess..Marsh ct Pant b Bumrah 4 : 246/5 :69 ov.
Wow...Rohit Sharma brings back Bumrah for Most Dangerous Travis Head...and gets him on 0 off 7 balls : 240/4 : 66.3 ov.
Travis misjudged incoming delivery for bounce and clean bowled on 0.
Can Indians get 2 more wickets today..?
Post drinks Washington Sundar gets Labuschagne on 72 : 237/3 : 65.1 ov.
Australia getting better and stronger post tea
237/2 : 65 Ov. Very good hour for Australia.
204/2 : 57.4 ov.
At Tea 176/2 : 53 Overs.
165/2 : 50 Overs.
Bumrah gets Usman Khwaja again..on 57:157/2.
For the fifth time in this series.
On a harmless short ball , mistimed pull, on a lossener of starting new spell : 44.1 ov. Soft dismissal, but wicket for Bumrah at last in his 12th over.
Australia getting ahead and strong : 151/1.
Khwaja 57*, Labuschagne 30*.
Post Lunch 1st hour: Cautious batting by Australia just 26 runs off 13 overs, for no loss.
Sam Konstas.
New Australian star is born.
Teenager derailed world no.1 Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia's morning 112/1 : 25 Ov at Lunch.
Can you believe this?
Well on a pacy Australian wicket - in 20th over - Ravindra Jadeja gets breakthrough in his 3rd over , young Sam Konstas LBW on 60 off 65 , with 6 fours and 2 sixes : 89/1.
2 out of Bumrah's 4 most expensive overs - 18 n 14 runs in an over - in Tests have come today courtesy Sam Konstas 😳
There is no place on cricket field for things like this:
With a body contact: shoulder to shoulder: Virat Kohli is unlikely to get away with this. And he should not.
Sam Konstas and Virat Kohli had a heated clash , as the India star looked to unsettle the Australian debutant.
Dear Virat , let your bat do the talking please..!
Let the 🏏 be in action.
50* off 52 and then celebrates with 4.
1st hour belonged to Young and Fearless Sam Konstas: 47 off 47 with 5 fours n 2 sixes.
65/0 : 12 Overs.
Debutant Teenager Sam Konstas is just like Rishabh Pant for Australia.
4,6,4 to Jasprit Bumrah in an over. Australia has found an answer to the Indian pacer,with 2 reverse scoops on both side.
50 off just 11th over With Konstas on 33*(41).
Here's a look at India & Australia's Playing XI in the #BoxingDayTest! 🗞
🇮🇳: Washington Sundar replace Shubman Gill
🇦🇺: Sam Konstas & Boland replace McSweeney & Hazlewood
What's in store this time..???
▪ 8 wins in their last 10 matches
▪ Haven't lost a match since Jan 2016
#TeamIndia certainly loves playing at the iconic MCG! 🇮🇳🙌
#ToughestRivalry #BorderGavaskarTrophy
𝑨 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒎 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒔! 🇦🇺❤️
And he is just 19 years old...!
Scored century in practice one day match versus India.
Virat Kohli bit lucky here to escape one match ban.
🚨 Virat Kohli has been fined 20% of his match fee and handed one demerit point for the inappropriate physical contact (Shoulder Push) with Sam Konstas 👀🏏
Anyway it was the day of Sam Konstas's extraordinary debut:
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