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

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.

  • by Scott Spits

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Konstas stuns on debut with audacious ramp shots against Bumrah

Konstas stuns on debut with audacious ramp shots against Bumrah

Sam Konstas has produced one of the most memorable Test debuts with a breathtaking innings full of bold shots before a mid-pitch confrontation with Virat Kohli.

  • by Tom Decent
The gift that Jasprit Bumrah wants to get on Boxing Day
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Boxing Day Test

The gift that Jasprit Bumrah wants to get on Boxing Day

Australia have their noses in front for sure, but India know that if they win this Test, then the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be back at the Cricket Centre at the Wankhede Stadium.

  • by Sunil Gavaskar
Warne, Tendulkar, Muralitharan and (even) Gladstone Small: Eleven Boxing Day Test memories

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.

  • by Jonathan Drennan
Head to play on Boxing Day, Cummins’ message to debutant Konstas

Head to play on Boxing Day, Cummins’ message to debutant Konstas

Pat Cummins believes Sam Konstas’ youth will help him on the biggest possible Test debut stage. Cummins should know. He was the previous teenage Test debutant for Australia, 13 years ago.

  • by Daniel Brettig
‘Cricket is like religion’: India fans flock to MCG open training

‘Cricket is like religion’: India fans flock to MCG open training

After a tour in which the visiting Indian team has had to monitor crowd numbers at training including when about 5000 supporters turned up in Adelaide, there was a different mood at the MCG nets ahead of Boxing Day.

  • by Gemma Grant
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Konstas to debut but Head still in doubt for Boxing Day Test

Konstas to debut but Head still in doubt for Boxing Day Test

NSW young gun Sam Konstas will make his debut for Australia in the Boxing Day Test but doubt remains over Travis Head after the batter spent just 25 minutes in the nets at training on Tuesday.

  • by Jon Pierik
‘Funny young kid’: Why cheeky Konstas may be Khawaja’s best hope for a rebirth

‘Funny young kid’: Why cheeky Konstas may be Khawaja’s best hope for a rebirth

They might appear to be an odd couple, but the reason the selectors have 19-year-old Sam Konstas in line to open with 38-year-old Usman Khawaja at the MCG on Boxing Day is that they may just be the most complementary pair of openers available.

  • by Daniel Brettig
Travis Head misses training, will need to prove fitness on Christmas Eve

Travis Head misses training, will need to prove fitness on Christmas Eve

Travis Head has been the only consistent shining light with the bat for Australia against India, but he missed a net session on Monday, days after hurting his quad in the drawn Brisbane Test.

  • by Jon Pierik
Conspiracy denied: MCG curator defends practice pitches used by India, promises pace on Boxing Day

Conspiracy denied: MCG curator defends practice pitches used by India, promises pace on Boxing Day

It’s been an eventful week for India since the tourists landed in Melbourne, the latest issue the state of the MCG practice pitches used by the tourists in their opening training sessions.

  • by Jon Pierik
How a Warnie spoiler alerted Brett Lee his Test debut was coming before Waugh got the chance

How a Warnie spoiler alerted Brett Lee his Test debut was coming before Waugh got the chance

Brett Lee’s blistering Test debut against India happened at the Boxing Day Test 25 years ago. Now another talented young New South Welshman is poised to follow in his footsteps by making his debut at the MCG.

  • by Daniel Brettig

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