Australia v India: fourth men’s cricket Test, day five – live
Australia v India: fourth men’s cricket Test, day five – live
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After stumps today the player of the match will be awarded the Johnny Mullagh Medal. Who was Johnny Unaarrim Mullagh? And why do we celebrate him in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG? Angus Fontaine’s story today has some answers – but also a few questions.
South Africa’s cricketers celebrated overnight, putting the sword through Pakistan and booking themselves a berth in the World Test Championship. Will India or Australia meet them in the Big Dance?. The best bit of yesterday was Bumrah’s wrecking ball through the middle order. It was outrageous quality, and deserved to give India a smaller target. But the others couldn’t finish the job.
Good Melbourne morning to you, wherever you are in the world. Day 5 from the Melbourne Cricket ground, and we are set up for a belter – although Australia’s final-wicket partnership last night tilted this match further in one direction than a neutral would choose for the perfect setup.
At 2 down and 185 ahead, the game looked comfortably Australia’s. Minutes later, at 4 down and 196 ahead, India had stolen that advantage. Labuschagne and Cummins got that Australian lead back on track, and when the last pair came together at 278 ahead, we felt set for a lead of about 280 which would have been perfect. But 55 runs between Lyon and Boland, inexplicably, has taken that out to 333.
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