- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.2 gottim, Jadeja gets a crucial, crucial breakthrough, and you could say it was coming, because he had a big lbw appeal turned down in his previous over too. This time Konstas is on the front foot, looking to defend, and Jadeja gets him in trademark Jadeja manner, turning it less than he expects, sliding it past his inside edge, and smacking his front pad. Gough has no hesitation in raising his finger this time, and Hawkeye shows it hitting leg stump. No review from Konstas. What an innings this has been. What a selection too. Australia took a chance, Konstas took a lot of chances. It may not have come off on another day, but on this day it could be game-changing 89/144.1 and he strikes first ball! You may have expected that, because, well, Bumrah, but you may not have expected it to happen in quite this manner. Khawaja has had a few dicey moments with his pull today, often from going hard at balls that aren't quite short enough. This one's not quite that. It's angling into his body, at about waist height, and maybe he's into the shot too early, and ends up popping it straight to Rahul at midwicket. Off the toe end 154/265.1 taken at mid-off! Labuschagne has given it away. Came down the pitch, connected with a skimming drive and doesn't have the height to clear the field. Neat catch above the head by Kohli 237/3114.1 dragged on in extraordinary fashion! What a way to go. Smith charged down the pitch, aimed through the off side, rebounds off his pads and trickles into leg stump to dislodge the bail as Smith watches helplessly 455/966.3 bowled him, Head is out shouldering arms!!!!!!! All those exclamation marks because it's not only an early dismissal in a series he's dominated, but also an entirely uncharacteristic one. Perfect length to hit the top of off, perfect line to induce the leave, and wicked inward seam movement with a ball that's into its 67th over. May have left it expecting it to bounce over? Misjudgment of length maybe? Or of line, because it was that tight, in-between, confounding line too? Terrific delivery 240/468.6 got him, Bumrah has ripped through Australia's middle order in a hurry! What a spell this is. But again, Australia lose a wicket to an aggressive shot. It's not quite a straightforward pull ball, because it's not quite genuinely short, and he's dragging it from outside off, and I think the ball may have stopped a little, because he's through the shot early and ends up edging it behind off the outside edge, very near the toe end. Kind of similar to the Khawaja dismissal in that sense. Which suggests this is a spongy-bounce kind of surface 246/582.1 and he strikes first ball with an absolute beauty. Hits a length hard in the corridor, and he gets it to bounce disconcertingly and also leave Carey. The line is so close to off stump that Carey can't pull his bat away quickly enough, and the ball kisses his edge through to Pant. Gets his first wicket with the 31st false shot he's induced today. Hasn't had to wait as long as he did in the first innings at the Gabba, where it took him until his 53rd. 299/6104.1 Australia were beginning to press hard on the accelerator, and in that effort they lose their first wicket of the day. This is quite full from Jadeja, outside off, but not quite full enough to hit safely over the top. Was looking to go straight or over mid-on, probably, but he's not quite right to the pitch, and ends up slicing it over the covers, where Nitish Kumar Reddy completes an excellent running, sliding catch moving swiftly to his left 411/7113.3 through him! Round the wicket, slides on across the face and cannons into off stump as Starc plays the wrong line 455/8122.4 appeal for lbw and given...Lyon walks, but also reviews! Short of a length, nipped back, might have kept low as well. Height could be an issue...will everyone have to come back to the middle? No, umpire's call on clipping the bails. Bumrah saves himself from a century 474/10Extras27 (lb 11, nb 6, w 10)TOTAL474 all out (122.4 Overs, RR: 3.86)Fall of wickets: 1-89 (Sam Konstas, 19.2 ov), 2-154 (Usman Khawaja, 44.1 ov), 3-237 (Marnus Labuschagne, 65.1 ov), 4-240 (Travis Head, 66.3 ov), 5-246 (Mitchell Marsh, 68.6 ov), 6-299 (Alex Carey, 82.1 ov), 7-411 (Pat Cummins, 104.1 ov), 8-455 (Mitchell Starc, 113.3 ov), 9-455 (Steven Smith, 114.1 ov), 10-474 (Nathan Lyon, 122.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JJ Bumrah 28.4 9 99 4 3.45 0 3 Mohammed Siraj 23 3 122 0 5.30 2 0 Akash Deep 26 8 94 2 3.61 0 2 RA Jadeja 23 4 78 3 3.39 0 0 K Nitish Kumar Reddy 7 0 21 0 3.00 0 0 Washington Sundar 15 2 49 1 3.26 0 1
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.41
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
27/0 (2.7)
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.41
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
27/0 (2.7)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.6 oh dear! Spooned to mid-on Short of a length, Rohit looking to sort of pull it into the on side, goes high in the air off a leading edge and it's simple catch 8/114.6 bowled him, Cummins has bowled an absolute dream ball! And he's worked on Rahul over many overs by planting the doubt of lbw in his mind. This is angling in, hitting a good length, pitching middle and off and seaming away to take the top of off stump. I think it would have got anyone out at any time anyway, but I think all the balls he bowled targeting lbw kind of added up so Rahul's front pad was slightly more leg-side of the ball than it otherwise might have been 51/2Extras9 (lb 2, nb 2, w 5)TOTAL157/2 (46 Overs, RR: 3.41)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Rohit Sharma, 1.6 ov), 2-51 (KL Rahul, 14.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MA Starc 11 0 43 0 3.90 0 2 PJ Cummins 13 2 57 2 4.38 1 0 SM Boland 10 3 22 0 2.20 0 0 NM Lyon 5 1 18 0 3.60 0 0 MR Marsh 3 0 15 0 5.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Australia , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
26,27,28,29,30 December 2024 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - Australia 1st innings 311/6 (SPD Smith 68*, PJ Cummins 8*, 86 ov)
- day 2 - India 1st innings 157/2 (YBK Jaiswal 82*, V Kohli 35*, 45.1 ov)
Match Notes
- Australia: 350 runs in 95.2 overs (578 balls), Extras 15
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (SPD Smith 17, PJ Cummins 26, Ex 8)
- Drinks: Australia - 371/6 in 100.0 overs (SPD Smith 96, PJ Cummins 36)
- SPD Smith: 100 off 167 balls (9 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 128 balls (SPD Smith 38, PJ Cummins 48, Ex 14)
- Australia: 400 runs in 103.1 overs (625 balls), Extras 22
- Australia: 450 runs in 111.5 overs (677 balls), Extras 27
- Lunch: Australia - 454/7 in 113.0 overs (SPD Smith 139, MA Starc 15)
- Over 117.5: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - SM Boland (Upheld)
- Over 118.5: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - SM Boland (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Australia - 474/10 in 122.4 overs (SM Boland 6)
- Over 122.4: Review by Australia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - NM Lyon (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- India: 50 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 1
- Tea: India - 51/2 in 15.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 23)
- Attendance: 80,560
- Drinks: India - 82/2 in 26.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 38, V Kohli 15)
- YBK Jaiswal: 50 off 81 balls (7 x 4)
- India: 100 runs in 28.5 overs (174 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (YBK Jaiswal 31, V Kohli 20, Ex 1)
- Drinks: India - 134/2 in 37.0 overs (YBK Jaiswal 65, V Kohli 34)
- Over 39.2: Review by Australia (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - YBK Jaiswal (Struck down)
- India: 150 runs in 40.5 overs (247 balls), Extras 9
- India 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (41st over, bowled by SM Boland, called by Umpire MA Gough)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (YBK Jaiswal 59, V Kohli 35, Ex 8)
- End Of Day: India - 157/2 in 45.1 overs (YBK Jaiswal 82, V Kohli 35)
- India 1st innings: 1x1 ball over (46th over, bowled by MA Starc, called by Umpire JS Wilson)
- Over 3.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - UT Khawaja (Struck down)
- Drinks: Australia - 37/0 in 9.0 overs (S Konstas 20, UT Khawaja 16)
- Australia: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (S Konstas 33, UT Khawaja 16, Ex 1)
- S Konstas: 50 off 52 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: Australia - 83/0 in 16.0 overs (S Konstas 55, UT Khawaja 27)
- Australia: 100 runs in 21.6 overs (132 balls), Extras 2
- Lunch: Australia - 112/1 in 25.0 overs (UT Khawaja 38, M Labuschagne 12)
- UT Khawaja: 50 off 101 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 138/1 in 38.0 overs (UT Khawaja 52, M Labuschagne 22)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 115 balls (UT Khawaja 25, M Labuschagne 22, Ex 3)
- Australia: 150 runs in 42.4 overs (257 balls), Extras 4
- Tea: Australia - 176/2 in 53.0 overs (M Labuschagne 44, SPD Smith 10)
- M Labuschagne: 50 off 114 balls (6 x 4)
- Over 56.2: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - SPD Smith (Struck down)
- Australia: 200 runs in 57.2 overs (346 balls), Extras 6
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (M Labuschagne 25, SPD Smith 23, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Australia - 237/2 in 65.0 overs (M Labuschagne 72, SPD Smith 42)
- Australia: 250 runs in 70.3 overs (425 balls), Extras 6
- SPD Smith: 50 off 71 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: Australia - 279/5 in 75.0 overs (SPD Smith 62, AT Carey 18)
- Second new ball taken at 81.1 overs
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 76 balls (SPD Smith 21, AT Carey 28, Ex 1)
- Australia: 300 runs in 82.3 overs (498 balls), Extras 8
- End Of Day: Australia - 311/6 in 86.0 overs (SPD Smith 68, PJ Cummins 8)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKohli's spell of hell at the MCG
At the same MCG where, two years ago, 90.293 people had cheered for Kohli, this Boxing Day Test has panned out very differently
Steven Smith hits a new high, Rohit Sharma falls to a new low
Stats highlights from the second day's play of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne
Smith finds his old self and Cummins finds a new batting spot
"You've got to have a bit of trust in what you're trying to do," Smith says after scoring his 34th Test century on a heady day for Australia
Smith's 140, late flurry of wickets push India on the back foot
After Australia finished on 474, India fought back with a century stand between Jaiswal and Kohli before they lost three wickets late on the second day
Konstas arrives at the Test arena like a supernova
Neither a new-ball spell from Jasprit Bumrah nor a confrontation with Virat Kohli could faze the young debutant