This was Travis Head's first duck in 41 innings against India across all formats as India got three wickets for nine runs in that short period starting with the dismissal of Marnus Labuschagne. Australia opted to bat first after winning the toss on the morning of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.

Travis Head revealed his key tactic in dealing with Jasprit Bumrah after getting another century vs India, in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The India bowling attack led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj struggled to get a breakthrough in the first session as the Aussies openers continued to build on their partnership. In the 14th over, Konstas smashed his maiden international fifty and became the second youngest to score a half-century for Australia in Test cricket.

Travis Head has scored most of his runs this series against India's top two bowlers of the series Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.

The Boxing Day Test match being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground has been absolutely blockbuster after the end of opening day's play. The first day of the MCG Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series ended on Australia accumulating 311 runs at the loss of six wickets.

Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Travis Head, the leading run-scorer of this series, for a duck on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG on Thursday.