Rain threatens to disrupt Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, with showers expected in the afternoon. Cloudy skies and fluctuating conditions could challenge both teams as India fight to avoid the follow-on against Australia.

All the action from the second day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Cricket’s governing body fined Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli 20% of his match fee for d eliberately bumping shoulders with young Australian batsman Sam Konstas in the fourth Test on Thursday.

India and Australia are currently facing each other in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. At the end of Day 2, the hosts are on top having reduced India to 164/5 after posting 474 runs on the board.

Having lost the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy, hosts Australia have come from behind to level the series 1-1 and are in a commanding position at Melbourne.

Australia’s fiery pace attack destroyed India’s top order on Friday to put them in the driving seat of the fourth test after they set a daunting first-innings target on the back of Steve Smith’s 34th test century.

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.

The Indian cricket team completed their final preparations for the Boxing Day Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). On December 25, Christmas Day, the team took a break,

Aussies won the toss and elected to bat first. Both India and Australia have made big changes in their line-ups.

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.