Catch the score and updates from Day 1 of the India vs Australia 4th Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

After a rainy draw at Brisbane, the focus shifts to the Boxing Day Test at MCG as India and Australia renew their rivalry in the 4th Test with the day 1 action in front of a sold out Melbourne crowd.

Australia five-match Test series is currently tied 1-1 after the rain-affected third Test in Brisbane ended in a draw.India initially took the lead in the series with a dominant 295-run victory in the first Test at Optus Stadium.

Teen sensation Sam Konstas had the crowd in the palm of his hand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as he smashed India spearhead Jasprit Bumrah around the park and got under the visitors' skin with a half-century on debut in the fourth test.

In-form Australian batter Travis Head will be fit for the fourth test and India are considering restoring captain Rohit Sharma to the opener's slot for the match starting in Melbourne on Thursday. Head is the leading run scorer in the five-test series but the left-hander suffered a quad strain in Brisbane.

Australia heaved a major sigh of relief on Wednesday after skipper Pat Cummins declared run-machine Travis Head fit for the Boxing Day test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Australia run-maker Travis Head is questionable for the fourth cricket test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and teenager Sam Konstas is set to make his first test start for the home side.

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Travis Head has been given the green light to play despite a quad strain sustained on day five of the Gabba Test as Australia’s hopes of claiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy go on the line in Melbourne.

Catch the score and updates from Day 1 of the India vs Australia 4th Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.