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Australia has been defeated 195 by India with the tourists at the top approaching the end of the first day in the Boxing Day test at MCG.
India has shown no signs of mental scars after its record collapse in Adelaide last week, rebounding with a renewed lineup for Test 2.
MCG’s pitch has been infamously flat in recent years, but Indian bowlers, led by speedy Jasprit Bumrah (4-56) and spinner Ravi Ashwin (3-35), pulled off great stitching and spin. .
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Bowlers from India dominated the first day of the Boxing Day event.
Aside from an 86-run tier in the fourth wicket between Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head (38), Australia was never comfortable as Bumrah, Ashwin and rookie Mohammed Siraj (2-40) increased the pressure.
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Bumrah cleared Joe Burns in the fourth over, before Ashwin claimed makeshift starter Matthew Wade (30) and Steve Smith’s prized scalp in an eventful first session.
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Australian captain Tim Paine survived a tight foul, but left shortly after, by 13.
Smith was caught in a one-legged slip on a scoreless spin, the 31-year-old’s first test duck since 2016.
It wasn’t the only zero of the morning, with Burns’ 10-ball permanence again pressing him to hold his test spot.
Bumrah made Burns take a toll on retired goalkeeper Rishabh Pant, with Queensland’s first game averaging just 24.2 in his last nine test innings since making 97 against Pakistan in November 2019.
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Indian rookie Mohammed Siraj celebrates his first test ground, Australian Marnus Labuschagne.
Labuschagne successfully appealed an lbw decision and was hit in the helmet, causing a prolonged delay during his innings as he scored the leading scorer with 48.
Captain Tim Paine was at the center of some controversy, surviving a controversial 6-out decision, with many experts believing his bat was behind the line.
But the third referee’s decision didn’t cost India, as Australia’s wicketkeeper only made 13 and was fired shortly after promising off-roader Cameron Green (12).
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Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill nearly collided, but the former took the catch to fire Australian starter Matthew Wade.
Nathan Lyon made a late cameo, hitting Bumrah for a six and a four on consecutive deliveries before getting caught lbw on the next ball for 20.
Australia adopted an unchanged lineup and Paine opted to hit first after securing a landslide eight-wicket victory in the opening game, where India collapsed for a record 36.
India made four changes, as their goal is to level the series in a place where they won comfortably two years ago in a game where Bumrah starred with nine wickets.
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Jasprit Bumrah took Joe Burns out for a duck.
Pant got off to a sloppy start behind the stumps, conceding 10 byes, while Gill, the all-rounder Jadeja and Siraj were also inclusions.
A crowd of up to 30,000 people was in the famous field and fans were returning to MCG for the first time since the final of the Twenty20 Women’s World Cup in March.
