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India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 1 Live Cricket Score, Ind vs Aus Live Score Online: India win the toss, elect to bat first
Ind vs Aus 3rd Test Day 1 Live Cricket Score Streaming Online, India vs Australia 3rd Test Live Cricket Score Streaming Online: Indian team management announced their playing XI, a day prior to the match.
India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 1 Live Cricket Score Streaming: India battle Australia at Melbourne. (Source: Reuters)
Ind vs Aus 3rd Test Day 1 Live Cricket Score Online, India vs Australia Test Live Cricket Score Streaming: A desperate India were forced to rethink their strategy after the defeat in the Perth Test and have now put the onus on the rookie opening pair of Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari to regain momentum against a rejuvenated Australia in the Boxing Day Test.
In a departure from convention, the Indian team management announced their playing XI a day prior to the match ending speculations about the possible team combination. Catch live score and updates of the first day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia.
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Lyon comes in
Starc bowled the 7th over and the third delivery of that over took Agarwal's outside edge and flew past Mitch Marsh's outstretched left hand at gully. That was the first four of the match. Another comes off the very next ball and that was because the ball dropped just in front of Tim Paine and ran past him to the fence.
India and Agarwal into double digits
He is on 13 and looks very good so far. Mayank Agarwal's presence in the middle may be a sign of desperation but by no means is he someone to be taken lightly. He has scored an insane number of runs in first-class and List A cricket over the past three years. So good was he last year that his exclusion from the squad that played in the Nidahas Trophy led many to wonder what more he needs to do get an Indian gig.
India 4/0
After 3 overs. Vihari is yet to get off the mark but both openers looking confident. Their presence in the middle may be a sign of India's desperation and trepidation but they are looking good in these early minutes.
Agarwal off the mark
Hazlewood bowls the second over and Agarwal pushes him through covers to take his first runs in Test cricket. They managed to get three runs Vihari sees off the last two balls. India 3/0 after 2 overs.
Starc starts
And Vihari faces. The first ball is a full toss outside off that Vihari reaches for, it takes bounces right after taking the edge before going to second slip. Second is a full toss aimed at the batsman's pad and that is fended off too. This one shaped in but it was a full toss. The third was pumped in at 140kph and that remained the minimum speed for the rest of the over but Vihari fends them all away confidently.
National Anthems
The Indian and Australian teams have assembled at the MCG for their respective national anthems. Still some time to go before the first ball is bowled, you can go ahead and read about why Rishabh Pant's exclusion from the squad for the New Zealand ODIs could be the biggest indication thus far that he is not part of the World Cup plans.
Big changes to the Indian top order
Michael Clarke says in the studio that no matter how out of form they are, a change of the opening pair is always one that will reflect on the rest of the team. But this was required, according to Cricviz data, India have only faired better than West Indies and Banglades in terms of openers' average in 2018. It means that Mayank Agarwal will be making his debut on Boxing Day at the MCG against an Australian team that are fresh off a series-leveling victory. Piece of cake, isnt't it?
Australia: Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine (C & wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Hello and welcome!
First things first, India have won the toss and Kohli says the visitors will bat first at the MCG. The Indian captain confirms that Mayank Agarwal will make his debut at the top of the order alongside Hanuma Vihari. Rohit Sharma is in at no. 6.
India vs Australia 3rd Test Live Cricket Score Streaming: India and Australia are level at 1-1 in the four-match series. (Source: BCCI/Twitter)
Australia squad: Tim Paine(c), Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, Peter Siddle
India vs Australia 3rd Test Day 1 Live Cricket Score Streaming: India battle Australia at Melbourne. (Source: Reuters)
Lyon comes in
Starc bowled the 7th over and the third delivery of that over took Agarwal's outside edge and flew past Mitch Marsh's outstretched left hand at gully. That was the first four of the match. Another comes off the very next ball and that was because the ball dropped just in front of Tim Paine and ran past him to the fence.
India and Agarwal into double digits
He is on 13 and looks very good so far. Mayank Agarwal's presence in the middle may be a sign of desperation but by no means is he someone to be taken lightly. He has scored an insane number of runs in first-class and List A cricket over the past three years. So good was he last year that his exclusion from the squad that played in the Nidahas Trophy led many to wonder what more he needs to do get an Indian gig.
India 4/0
After 3 overs. Vihari is yet to get off the mark but both openers looking confident. Their presence in the middle may be a sign of India's desperation and trepidation but they are looking good in these early minutes.
Agarwal off the mark
Hazlewood bowls the second over and Agarwal pushes him through covers to take his first runs in Test cricket. They managed to get three runs Vihari sees off the last two balls. India 3/0 after 2 overs.
Starc starts
And Vihari faces. The first ball is a full toss outside off that Vihari reaches for, it takes bounces right after taking the edge before going to second slip. Second is a full toss aimed at the batsman's pad and that is fended off too. This one shaped in but it was a full toss. The third was pumped in at 140kph and that remained the minimum speed for the rest of the over but Vihari fends them all away confidently.
National Anthems
The Indian and Australian teams have assembled at the MCG for their respective national anthems. Still some time to go before the first ball is bowled, you can go ahead and read about why Rishabh Pant's exclusion from the squad for the New Zealand ODIs could be the biggest indication thus far that he is not part of the World Cup plans.
Big changes to the Indian top order
Michael Clarke says in the studio that no matter how out of form they are, a change of the opening pair is always one that will reflect on the rest of the team. But this was required, according to Cricviz data, India have only faired better than West Indies and Banglades in terms of openers' average in 2018. It means that Mayank Agarwal will be making his debut on Boxing Day at the MCG against an Australian team that are fresh off a series-leveling victory. Piece of cake, isnt't it?
Playing XI
India: Mayank Agarwal, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (capt.), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah
Australia: Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine (C & wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood
Hello and welcome!
First things first, India have won the toss and Kohli says the visitors will bat first at the MCG. The Indian captain confirms that Mayank Agarwal will make his debut at the top of the order alongside Hanuma Vihari. Rohit Sharma is in at no. 6.