Australia v India: fourth men?s cricket Test, day two ? live
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1m ago 00.29 CET Steve Smith is walking to the crease 123 runs short of the magical 10,000 Test runs milestone. Of course the first two men to achieve that feat are the men whose names adorns the trophy up for grabs in this series: the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Smith has his captain Pat Cummins at the other end and Mohammed Siraj warming up with the ball in hand. Here we go, folks? Share Updated at 00.31 CET
4m ago 00.27 CET Thankfully for Victorians under threat of bushfire, it?s a cooler day in Melbourne today ? currently 18C and rising to 22C . We have cloud cover at the MCG and Ricky Ponting, having eyed off this pitch, predicting a perfect day for batting. Will Steve Smith and Pat Cummins kick on this morning? Or will India?s batters ? minus Shubman Gill who has been controversially dropped in favour of playing a second spinner in Washington Sundar ? get the best of it on day two? Players are warming up on the ground and action will soon be under way. View image in fullscreen Virat Kohli surveys the scene prior to the start of play on day two of the fourth Test at the MCG.
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24m ago 00.07 CET The Konstas blitzkrieg drew an extraordinary response from his cricket hero Virat Kohli who veered across three lanes of traffic to put the shoulder into the youngster. Although Kohli tried to claim it as the teenager?s fault and Usman Khawaja played peacemaker, Kohli has been clipped 20% of his match fee ? a small price to pay for an epic display of petulance. Konstas himself shrugged off the incident as ?just cricket?? Share
29m ago 00.01 CET Watch the Konstas highlights package with this as your soundtrack? Share
31m ago 00.00 CET Here?s how local media saw the Konstas Kaos at the MCG? Share
