Australia vs India, 4th Test [MCG, Melboune]

The Aussie Think Tank is something else, Chrissy and you are right, the India team
was totally unprepared for this approach by a debutant teenager.
The captain Cummins told him to' have fun and don't over think it'
It was planned and it came off as Bumrah who has given all the top order nightmares, was apparently targeted.

Quite refreshing to see and enjoyable no end

83/0

Day 1: 1st Session

AUS 83/0 (16) CRR: 5.19

Sam Konstas 55(59)
Usman Khawaja 27(37

Gawn now - great debut. 60
Love that he walked.

89/1

19.2
Jadeja to Sam Konstas, out Lbw!! Jadeja ends the entertainment. But the MCG stands to applaud a fine knock. Konstas has put Australia in front on the first morning of the Boxing Day. And he was on debut. This looked out but Konstas has a word with Khawaja and decides against the review. He survived a close LBW appeal in Jadeja's previous over but not this time. The length was fuller and the ball skid across, beat the inside edge as Konstas pressed forward and hit him in front of the stumps.

Sam Konstas lbw b Jadeja 60(65) [4s-6 6s-2]

In reply to Chrissy

Was fun while it lasted...crowd got their money's worth already

Day 1: 1st Session

AUS 92/1 (21) CRR: 4.38

Marnus Labuschagne 1(6)
Usman Khawaja 29(55)

Akash Deep
5-1-9-0

103/1 from 22

In reply to Chrissy

Konstas deserved a debut ton for that inning…very enjoyable indeed

Day 1: Lunch Break

AUS 112/1 (25) CRR: 4.48

Marnus Labuschagne 12(12)
Usman Khawaja 38(73)

In reply to hubert
Indeed.

25.1
Akash Deep to Khawaja, no run, beaten straightaway! Full length ball outside off, Khawaja is caught in the crease as he has a feel for it. The ball straightens to beat him on the outside edge

Afer 4 maidens in a row

29.1
Akash Deep to Khawaja, FOUR, Khawaja breaks the shackles! A shortish delivery outside off, comes at a good height to Khawaja. He stands tall and pulls it with aplomb over mid-wicket to get the desired result

33.4
Akash Deep to Khawaja, FOUR, fifty for Khawaja! This will be a great confidence booster for the veteran! He has been struggling in this series but this knock might just change things for him. Not a fluent knock by any means but he has done well to grind it out and keep going. He raises his bat and gets a good round of applause from the MCG crowd. Was on a back of a length outside off, Khawaja pushed at it and got a thick outside edge in between second slip and gully

33.2
Akash Deep to Khawaja, FOUR, sublime! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Khawaja shuffles a bit and push-drives it past mid-on. Mid-off and mid-on are after it. The latter puts in a slide near the fence but it goes in vain. The timing was spot on there

34.4
Siraj to Labuschagne, FOUR, streaky but counts! A bouncer angling in on off,

44.1
Bumrah to Khawaja, out Caught by Rahul!! What's happened there? Bumrah cannot believe it, he hides his face behind his hands and Khawaja walks away with a wry smile on his face. But India have a wicket - a much needed one and Bumrah has struck with his first ball of a new spell. An innocuous short of length delivery, Khawaja is a tad early into the pull and toe-ends it straight to short mid-wicket. Even KL, who took the catch, was a little surprised that the ball came to him

Khawaja c Rahul b Bumrah 57(121) [4s-6]

AUS 154/2 (44.1) CRR: 3.49

Marnus Labuschagne 33[80

Nice day one

Day 1: Stumps

AUS 311/6 (86) CRR: 3.62

Pat Cummins 8(17)
Steven Smith 68(111)

Sam Konstas 60[ 65
Usman Khawaja 57 [121
Marnus Labuschagne 72[145
Travis Head 0[7
Mitchell Marsh 4[13
Alex Carey 31[41

Jasprit Bumrah 21 7 75 3
Mohammed Siraj 15 2 69 0
Akash Deep 19 5 59 1
Ravindra Jadeja 14 2 54 1
Nitish Kumar Redd 5 0 10 0
Washington Sundar 12 2 37 1

Day 2: 1st Session

AUS 319/6 (86.5) CRR: 3.67

Siraj to Cummins, FOUR, full and hint of swing outside off, Cummins opens the bat face and guides it behind square on the off-side. He just used the pace and gave the ball direction

Bumrah bowling well here.
Smith 78*
332/6

Into di 80s

350 up

Cummins 34*
Smith 86*
359/6

Six fi Smith 82*

371/6
Drinks
Smith 96*
Cummins 36*