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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.

The young batting sensation played a 60-run knock from 65 balls in his debut match against India. He smashed 6 fours and 2 sixes during his time on the crease. The 19-year-old played fearless cricket on Thursday, however, his knock came to an end in the 20th over when India spinner Ravindra Jadeja dismissed him.

The Boxing Day Test didn't go star Australia batter Travis Head's way as he was dismissed for a seven-ball duck by ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who continued his good run Down Under and now heads an illustrious list of bowlers.

Meanwhile, Australia ended the Day 1 on 311/6, with Steven Smith and Pat Cummins unbeaten on 68 and eight respectively. For India, other than Bumrah, Akash Deep, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar picked one wicket each.

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.

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri compared Bumrah to the legendary West Indies speedster Malcolm Marshall for his ability to promptly assess opposition batters and the conditions on offer. Find out more,

Travis Head, in former India coach Ravi Shastri’s words, has been a headache for India during this Border Gavaskar Trophy but Jasprit Bumrah ended his innings early on Thursday. The Aussie dangerman was bowled out for 0 off 7 balls.

Cricket coaching manuals probably don't recommend scooping Jasprit Bumrah 11 deliveries into your test career but Australia's 19-year-old debutant Sam Konstas was working from his own playbook in the Boxing Day test on Thursday.

Jasprit Bumrah became India's leading wicket-taker in Tests at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The top-ranked fast bowler took 3 wickets on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test.

India pacer Jasprit Bumrah cleared Travis Head with an impeccable inswinger in the fourth Test against Australia at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. The flamboyant batter troubled the visitors throughout the series but at the MCG,