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Kohli free to play after ‘absolutely unnecessary’ clash with Konstas
Virat Kohli is free to play in the Sydney Test after avoiding a suspension for his physical altercation with Australia’s boy wonder Sam Konstas.
- by Andrew Wu
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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.
- by Scott Spits
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Boxing Day Test
What Sam Konstas’ searing debut means for Australia’s future
The teenager’s incredible Boxing Day innings created breathing space by scattering India.
- by Daniel Brettig
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‘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.
- by Tom Decent
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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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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