Updates from the Boxing Day Test at the MCGStart time in Melbourne is 10.30am AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an email1st over: Australia 0-0 (Konstas 0, Khawaja 0) There’s a real good lip curl from Konstas on the close-up cam, waiting for Bumrah. The crowd hushes in anticipation and sighs as he leaves the ball. A big jerky action, shouldering arms over the top of the ball and pulling his bat around to face back down the pitch.Plays and misses at the next one, a pearler that goes away off the pitch. Bumrah doing heaps early. Draws another leave third ball, but the fourth and the fifth are lovely. Beaten, beaten again, both times drawing Konstas into the defensive shot before seaming past the edge. Perfect seam position, upright then scrambling away. Continue reading...
The article provides live updates of the first day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India in 2024.
Key highlights:
* Teenage debutant Sam Konstas scored a significant 60 runs for Australia.
* Australia reached a total of 311 runs for the loss of 6 wickets at the end of the day's play.
* Key wickets were taken by Indian bowlers Bumrah and Washington Sundar.
The overall theme is the progress of the match and the cricketing action unfolding on the first day.
The article provides live updates of the first day of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India in 2024. Key highlights: * Teenage debutant Sam Konstas scored a significant 60 runs for Australia. * Australia reached a total of 311 runs for the loss of 6 wickets at the end of the day's play. * Key wickets were taken by Indian bowlers Bumrah and Washington Sundar. The overall theme is the progress of the match and the cricketing action unfolding on the first day.
