OVERS 57.2: FOUR! Pujara off-drives a Hazlewood delivery for his third boundary
OVERS 54.6: Kohli flicks to long-on for two to get off the mark
Pat Cummins completes his over after Tea, Virat Kohli on strike
AND THAT IS TEA ON DAY 1
Mayank Agarwal’s 76 is the highest score by an Indian on Test debut in Australia
OVERS 54.5: OUT! Agarwal (76) gloves a Cummins delivery down the leg side for Paine to take a good diving catch. India 123/2
OVERS 52.2: FOUR! Agarwal cover drives a Cummins delivery for his seventh boundary
OVERS 51.3: Marsh continues, Pujara gets an inside edge onto his pads, it balloons to gully but drops just in front of a diving Usman Khawaja
OVERS 47.1: SIX! Lyon continues round the wicket, Agarwal comes down the pitch and hits over long-on for the first six of the match
OVERS 44.3: 100 up for India as Agarwal flicks for a single
Mitchell Marsh replaces Mitchell Starc in the attack
OVERS 43.5: FOUR! Pujara cuts to the third man fence for his second boundary
OVERS 43.2: Pujara hits a Lyon delivery through the covers for three more
OVERS 42.5: Starc comes round the wicket, Pujara hits through the covers for three to bring up his fifty-run stand with Agarwal
OVERS 35.6: FOUR! Fifty on debut for Mayank Agarwal as he comes down the wicket again to hit straight for his sixth boundary
OVERS 35.2: FOUR! Agarwal comes down the pitch and hits over mid-off for another boundary
35 overs gone, Lyon is back in the attack and he comes round the wicket to Agarwal
OVERS 33.6: FOUR! Pujara hits through the covers for his first boundary
OVERS 33.3: Agarwal opens the face of the bat and guides a Cummins delivery to third man for three
OVERS 28.1: FOUR! Agarwal cover drives the first delivery after lunch by Hazlewood for his fourth boundary
AND THAT IS LUNCH ON DAY 1
OVERS 26.4: Pujara cuts a Hazlewood delivery to third man for three runs
OVERS 22.4: Fifty up for India as Agarwal flicks a Starc delivery for a single
Starc replaces Cummins in the attack
OVERS 21.5: Pujara cuts a Mitchell Marsh delivery to third man for three to get off the mark
OVERS 18.5: OUT! Vihari (8) gloves a bouncer from Cummins to second slip for Aaron Finch to take the catch. India 40/1
OVERS 15.6: FOUR! Agarwal hits a Lyon delivery through the covers for his third boundary
First hour of the first session over, Vihari and Agarwal have done well to take India to 31/0
OVERS 14.3: Now Agarwal ducks to a bouncer fro
m Cummins and is hit on the back of the shoulder, Agarwal also took his eyes off the ball and again that was a bit too full to duck
OVERS 12.2: SMASH! Vihari ducks to a short delivery but takes his eyes off the ball and is struck on the helmet, that was a bit too full to duck, Vihari getting treatment and the helmet has been changed
12 overs gone and Pat Cummins has been introduced in the attack
OVERS 7.6: FOUR! Agarwal cuts through point for his second boundary. Fine shot that
OVERS 7.4: Vihari gets off the mark with a single to mid-on
Seven overs gone, Nathan Lyon has been introduced in the attack and Hanuma Vihari is yet to get off the mark
OVERS 6.4: FOUR BYES! Starc strays down the leg side, that hardly bounces and is missed by Tim Paine as well
OVERS 6.3: FOUR! Agarwal goes for a wide delivery outside off-stump and edges over gully to the third man fence for his first boundary in Test cricket
OVERS 3.3: Agarwal flicks a Hazlewood delivery to deep mid-wicket for three more runs
OVERS 1.4: First Test runs for Agarwal as he cover drives for three, India are away
Mayank Agarwal is the 295th cricketer to represent India in Test cricket and the first opener to debut at the MCG
Josh Hazlewood bowls the second over, debutant Mayank Agarwal on strike
Vihari plays out a maiden first over from Starc
Mitchell Starc bowls the first over of the Boxing Day Test, Hanuma Vihari on strike
India skipper, Virat Kohli, feels that it is a nice hard surface under the grass covering, so would like to bat really well as it might get tougher in the 3rd and 4th innings with the surface getting slower. Doesn’t feel that there is any worry about the past and is focused on the present.
Australia skipper, Tim Paine, says that he is happy that they will be bowling. Feels that they are happy to come in with a win and feels that it was a reward for the hard work. States that he is really proud to be captaining his country in a Boxing Day Test.
Indian captain Virat Kohli has won the toss and chose to bat against Australia.
India Playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia Playing XI: Marcus Harris, Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine (capt), Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc.