Ajinkya Rahane's India wrap up famous Boxing Day victory
Debutants Siraj and Gill provide the finishing touches on Day four
25/12Result
2nd Test, India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-29 2020
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![Australia]( "Australia")
195 & 200 -
![India]( "India")
326 & 70/2 (15.5 ov)
Player of the Match
25/12Result
2nd Test, India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-29 2020
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![Australia]( "Australia")
195 & 200 -
![India]( "India")
326 & 70/2 (15.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Unwanted history brings David Warner, Will Pucovski into the frame for Australia
It's been 32 years since Australia have been pinned down so expertly by tourists, and their captain wants clearer plans from his batsmen
India's MCG win: 'Resilience and character' shown by a 'special team'
Players, present and past, sent out congratulatory messages to Ajinkya Rahane's team on social media
Tim Paine: We played poor, sloppy cricket for the majority of the match
Australia have been bowled out for 191, 195 and 200 in three of their four innings so far this series
As it happened: Australia vs India, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 4th day
Updates, analysis and colour from the fourth day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne
Ravi Shastri: India's MCG triumph is one of the great comebacks in Test history
Head coach heaps praise on captain Rahane's influence
The MCG: India's most successful venue away from home
Also, only Malinga has produced better match figures than Siraj among visiting debutants in Australia
Day 3
India in complete control as Australia drag MCG scrap to fourth day
Cummins and Green wipe out the deficit but hosts have just four second-innings wickets left
Tim Paine dismissal controversy - Matthew Wade asks for DRS to be consistent
The decision was made based on a Snicko spike after there was no mark on Hot Spot, which is the correct protocol
Australia vs India, 2nd Test, 3rd day: As it happened
Updates, analysis and colour from the third day in Melbourne
Australia strangled in absence of David Warner's tempo
Ricky Ponting did not hold back in his criticism of the hosts, whose major troubles in approach were exposed by a clinical India
Umesh Yadav taken for scans after straining calf muscle
India quick had to walk off in the middle of his fourth over
Australia vs India, 2nd Test, 3rd day: As it happened
Updates, analysis and colour from the third day in Melbourne
Day 2
Ajinkya Rahane century headlines dominant day for India
His unbeaten 104-run sixth-wicket stand with Ravindra Jadeja gives India the advantage after two days
Pat Cummins' burst gives way to sobering lesson for Australia
Rahane and company could ride out the tough period with greater assurance in the face of a sub-par total
Shubman Gill: The way I got out made me feel very bad
Debutant opener says practising against India's bowlers in the nets made him better prepared for Test cricket
Rahane builds his legacy by staying in the moment
At possibly one of the worst times to take over as captain, he produced a masterclass
As it happened: Australia vs India, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 2nd day
All the big moments from the second day of the Boxing Day Test, dissected
David Warner remains doubtful for third Test against India
The opener is batting without problems but it his overall mobility that remains an issue after the groin injury
Day 1
Bumrah and Ashwin run through Australia on day one
Bumrah was excellent throughout, Ashwin got Smith for a duck and Siraj bowled with pace and movement
Marnus Labuschagne laments 'innocuous dismissals' of set batsmen
"We've certainly showed last game no matter how many you have you're in the game"
Bumrah: 'Unfortunate' that neutral umpires can't travel for Tests
Bumrah was asked about neutral umpires in the wake of the Tim Paine run-out call
R Ashwin makes India believe but difficult times still ahead
Bowling Australia out for 195 was a superb effort, but now the batsmen have to back it up
Unhappy encore for Australia's top-order batsmen
On day one at the MCG, the Australians looked little better technically or tactically than they had in the uncertain summer of 2018-19
Reactions to Tim Paine's run-out call: Replays showed 'Australian view' and 'Indian view'
The discussions on Twitter following the third umpire's not-out call at the MCG
Others
Captaincy styles: Virat Kohli is 'in your face', Ajinkya Rahane 'calm and composed' - Ravi Shastri
R Ashwin points to the stand-in captain's calming influence for giving the team stability at the MCG
Tim Paine queries DRS verdict with umpires
The decision was made based on a Snicko spike after there was no mark on HotSpot - which fits protocol, but Paine felt the decision was made in haste
Modern batsmen don't focus on their feet and that's mostly okay
Their techniques have been shaped by the cricket they play the most, and challenging Test pitches don't often feature
As it happened: Australia vs India, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 1st day
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Five turning points from India's win over Australia in the MCG Test
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Before 2001, Australia had a 28-11 lead, but since then India have won 17 and lost only 15 Tests against Australia
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Gill and Siraj to debut in Boxing Day Test against Australia
India also named allrounder Ravindra Jadeja and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant in their XI
Rahane on bouncing back from 36 all out: 'We have got to back our basics, back our plans'
Rahane says he had a conversation with Kohli after running him out in Adelaide
Gill or Shaw? Pant or Saha? Jadeja at No, 6?
Five tricky selection calls that India will ponder before the Boxing Day Test at the MCG
The rapid rise of Shubman Gill, from the Under-19s to a Test debut at the MCG
All you need to know about the newest face at the top of the order for India in Test cricket
Who is Mohammed Siraj and how did he earn a Test debut?
The key details in Mohammed Siraj's journey from tennis-ball cricket to Boxing Day debut
Captain Paine defying the glovemen's curse
Even the greatest of them start to decline in their mid-thirties, but Paine seems only to be improving
Wade and Green look to leave stamp on series as Warner return looms
Wade will be after a strong display either to hang on to his opener's spot or return to the middle-order berth currently occupied by Green
Langer's men sacrifice family time for MCG spectacle
Australia will spend Christmas without their families, all to make sure the fans have something to celebrate
Nathan Lyon has 'a couple more things up our sleeve' to test Cheteshwar Pujara
"It's one of India's tactics to come at me, which is totally fine, I'm pretty used to having guys come after me"
Sydney Covid-19 outbreak - David Warner, Sean Abbott fly into Melbourne early
The northern beaches cluster has grown to 38 cases, forcing a lockdown of the region by the NSW government
Australia eye unassailable lead against unsettled India
Without Kohli, an unsettled opening pair, and a stand-in captain, India are now comparable to the 2018-19 Australian team
