12 hours ago As it happened: India fight back after wonder boy thrills monster MCG crowd of 87,242

India fought back with four late wickets to leave Australia on 6-311 on day one of the fourth Test after teen debutant Sam Konstas had lit up the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a thrilling knock in the morning.

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13 hours ago LIVE Boxing Day Test: Another late twist as India strike again, removing Alex Carey

Australia laid the foundations for a strong Boxing Day Test in their attempt to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Sam Konstas thumped a 60 as the hosts put 100 runs on the board before lunch. And Australia’s top four including Steve Smith all reached half centuries.

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14 hours ago ‘It was quite surreal’: Sam Konstas surprised everyone on debut. He shouldn’t have surprised India

Indian players laughed at Sam Konstas when he played a series of reverse ramp shots in Canberra this month. They weren’t laughing on Thursday.

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16 hours ago LIVE Boxing Day Test: Khawaja sent packing in shock wicket; Konstas knock a highlight

Australia has laid the foundations for a strong Boxing Day Test in their attempt to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Debutant Sam Konstas thumped a 60 as the hosts put 100 runs on the board before lunch.

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17 hours ago LIVE Boxing Day Test: Labuschagne in the wars as India bowlers hit target

Australia has laid the foundations for a strong Boxing Day Test in their attempt to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Debutant Sam Konstas thumped a 60 as the hosts put 100 runs on the board before lunch.

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18 hours ago LIVE Boxing Day Test: The Konstas show comes to an end as Australia lose first wicket

Australia has laid the foundations for a strong Boxing Day Test in their attempt to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Debutant Sam Konstas thumped a 60 as the hosts put 100 runs on the board before lunch.

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19 hours ago LIVE Boxing Day Test: A debut for the ages as Konstas thumps a half century with bold tactics

Hello and welcome to a special day on the cricket and sporting calendar. The Australia v India Test series heads to the MCG. The battle for the Border Gavaskar Trophy is reaching fever pitch.

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19 hours ago Residents flee fires and hunker down as winds pick up on Boxing Day scorcher

Residents of a town south of the Grampians have been ordered to take shelter as firefighters battle an out-of-control bushfire threatening their properties.

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26 hours ago Twenty years after photographing the aftermath of a tsunami, I still check for high ground at the beach

Chief Herald photographer Nick Moir flew into Banda Aceh the day after the Boxing Day tsunami. He found a city turned upside down, bodies lying in the streets – and a sense of vigilance that remains with him still.

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36 hours ago Warne, Tendulkar, Muralitharan and (even) Gladstone Small: Eleven Boxing Day Test memories

A red-letter day on the Australian sporting calendar has proven a fitting stage for some memorable cricket moments.

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40 hours ago Firefighters across Victoria brace for extreme risk, residents told to evacuate immediately

There are fears new fires will start and a large blaze in the state’s west will spread further amid 100km/h winds and near 40-degree temperatures predicted for Thursday.

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43 hours ago Firefighters across Victoria brace for extreme risk amid Boxing Day heat, wind

There are fears new fires will start and a large blaze in the state’s west will spread amid 100km/h winds and near 40-degree temperatures predicted for Thursday.

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