Join us for updates, analysis and colour throughout the opening day of the second Test
Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia verses India Test series from Adelaide. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here
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9.30am: Boxing Day at the G
A perfect day for the Boxing Day Test at the ‘G.
Coming to the MCG today? All the details you need: https://t.co/EFcilLPi6z pic.twitter.com/jqJg6RwdEd
— Melbourne Cricket Ground (@MCG) December 25, 2020
Welcome, everyone, to one of the iconic days on the cricket calendar: Boxing Day at the MCG. For a long time it looked as though this wouldn’t happen so it’s great that the series has got here and that we’ll have 30,000 spectators. Just to recap where we are in this contest – India have to find a way to bounce back from being bundled out for their lowest Test score (36) in Adelaide a week ago. We already know they have made four changes in an attempt to do that – two of them enforced with the absence of Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami – but it will be a mighty task. Australia are still without David Warner and have named an unchanged team. Not often you have both XIs confirmed 24 hours out from the game. The toss is half an hour away.
India will have two debutants: Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj. If you want to know a bit more about Gill, a hugely talented batsman, have a look at this piece below.
The story of Shubman Gill, who comes from Punjab, to earn India’s Test Cap No. 297 #AUSvIND
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) December 25, 2020
Who is excited for Boxing Day? pic.twitter.com/GeptSvmCVk
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) December 25, 2020