The fourth Test match between Australia and India is being played today and Australia is batting in the first innings. Australia has played a great opening batting and they can score a good score with the runs they have scored at the moment. Sam Konstas, who was dismissed for 60 off 65 balls, had a very good batting performance, he batted like a T20 player. At the moment, the two batsmen of the Australian team are trying to control the game, Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja are both batting well. At the moment, Australia has scored 137 runs for the loss of one wicket, the opening pairs are batting patiently at the moment.
Australia have so far scored 176 runs for the loss of two wickets. Both Australia's opening batsmen are already out. Both of Australia's opening batsmen have performed well which is not bad. Sam Konstas was dismissed for 60 off 65 balls and Usman Khawaja was dismissed for 57 off 121 balls. Sam Konstas batting has been like the ODI format, he should have batted patiently. Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are both on strike, now both of them need to perform well. The performance of Australia's batsmen looks like they can score big. Now Indian bowlers have to bowl aggressively. Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah also took 1 wicket each. Now let's see how many runs Australia can score in the 1st innings. 
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December 25, 2024, 11:29:58 PM
December 25, 2024, 10:23:22 PM
In the 4th Test match between Australia vs India, Australia team has come out to bat for the 1st Innings. They have scored 140 runs in 38.4 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Now let's see how many runs the Australian team batsmen can score in the 1st Innings. Sam Konstas was dismissed for 60 runs off 65 balls. India team's bowler Ravindra Jadeja took 1 wicket for 20 runs in 4.1 overs.
December 25, 2024, 10:06:41 PM
The fourth Test match between Australia and India is being played today and Australia is batting in the first innings. Australia has played a great opening batting and they can score a good score with the runs they have scored at the moment. Sam Konstas, who was dismissed for 60 off 65 balls, had a very good batting performance, he batted like a T20 player. At the moment, the two batsmen of the Australian team are trying to control the game, Marnus Labuschagne and Usman Khawaja are both batting well. At the moment, Australia has scored 137 runs for the loss of one wicket, the opening pairs are batting patiently at the moment.
December 25, 2024, 09:50:28 PM
Yes It is very surprising to see Australian batsman Sam Konstas play very well against Jasprit Bumrah one of the best bowlers in world on his first game. People who choose Australian team made good decision to remove Nathan McSweeney and add Konstas instead. On the other hand India keeps choosing players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who are not doing well which is confusing. Thinking about removing Nitish Kumar Reddy does npt make sense. Maybe it is time for India to look again at how they choose their team and make some big changes to start winning again.
Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne at the crease now. And these two are among the most defensive batsmen in the world, in contrast to the attacking Sam Konstas. Indian bowlers look like a frustrated lot. Normally it is Jasprit Bumrah who has the burden on his shoulders, but today even he was expensive. And then, Mohammed Siraj as usual is wayward and unsuccessful. Perhaps it is time for the Indian captain to bring the two spinners - Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar. Also, surprised to see that Nitish Kumar Reddy hasn't bowled a single over yet.
December 25, 2024, 09:28:24 PM
For the first time ever in this series, an Australian batsmen treated Jasprit Bumrah like he is some club bowler. Sam Konstas was exceptional in his debut and he dominated the first session. The Australian selectors did the right thing by dropping non-performing Nathan McSweeney, and then replaced him with Konstas. It worked out very well for them. On the other hand, India is still persisting with non-performers such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. They were even thinking about dropping Nitish Kumar Reddy.
Yes It is very surprising to see Australian batsman Sam Konstas play very well against Jasprit Bumrah one of the best bowlers in world on his first game. People who choose Australian team made good decision to remove Nathan McSweeney and add Konstas instead. On the other hand India keeps choosing players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli who are not doing well which is confusing. Thinking about removing Nitish Kumar Reddy does npt make sense. Maybe it is time for India to look again at how they choose their team and make some big changes to start winning again. December 25, 2024, 09:14:38 PM
For the first time ever in this series, an Australian batsmen treated Jasprit Bumrah like he is some club bowler. Sam Konstas was exceptional in his debut and he dominated the first session. The Australian selectors did the right thing by dropping non-performing Nathan McSweeney, and then replaced him with Konstas. It worked out very well for them. On the other hand, India is still persisting with non-performers such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. They were even thinking about dropping Nitish Kumar Reddy.
December 25, 2024, 07:19:15 PM
India vs. Australia 4th test match has begun. The Australia team has won the toss and decided to bat. They have started strong as Khwaja and Konstas have planned to stand wicket. In 9 overs, the Australian team has scored 37 runs without losing wickets. Bumrah and Siraj have opened the spell for India. This looks like a match in complete control with the Australia team. In a test match, anything could happen, and I believe the Australian team is going to win the match. Let's see what's happening as the match has just started and a drinks break has been taken.
December 25, 2024, 06:40:09 PM
The Test match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will begin again tomorrow. When Zimbabwe defeated Afghanistan in the first T20 match, it seemed like they might perform much better against Afghanistan in this series. But the Zimbabwe cricket team could not maintain their consistent performance, due to which they lost to Afghanistan in many matches.
Tomorrow they will face a strong Afghanistan in another series. I think Afghanistan is a strong team in the T20 format, Afghanistan is a strong team in the ODI format, and they are a much stronger team in the Test format as well.
Tomorrow they will face a strong Afghanistan in another series. I think Afghanistan is a strong team in the T20 format, Afghanistan is a strong team in the ODI format, and they are a much stronger team in the Test format as well.
Afghanistan team performed well in the ODI match and won the series, Zimbabwe team could not perform relatively well. Because in the ODI match they lost all their wickets in just a few overs, so I think the only thing that will be needed in the Test match is a patient batting performance.
The possibility of Zimbabwe team failing to bat patiently is very high, so I will bet in favor of Afghanistan team in this Test match, because in this match they will perform very patiently.
December 25, 2024, 06:27:50 PM
Australia vs India, 4th Test is going to start within short time at Melbourne Cricket Ground statudim, Australia. Both team have 1-1 score where the 3rd match was drawn due to rainy weather. But still two match left, so we are optimistic to have a test winner of this series. Actually both team is stronger team in cricket history. If one team do bad performance in first innings then they have ability to incredible come back in other innings. Both team have skillful batsmen as well as bowlers, That's why the final result of the match can be changed any time and any team can win the match even they did poor performance in one innings. That's very unpredictable and That's why their match is always a hot topic in cricket world. Australia already won the toss and they have opted to Bat first. Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja are the openers batsmen. Today A team need to work hard, dedicative and need to give their best effort today to achieve the victory today against their opponent.
December 25, 2024, 06:12:19 PM
You are right, with the India vs Australia Test series tied 1-1, there is a lot of desire among cricket fans to enjoy the match between these two teams. I hope that in this match we will be able to enjoy the hard-fought battle between the two teams without any problems. I consider Australia the favorite to win the fourth match of this Test series. Because the players of the Australian team showed some improvement in their game in the last match. I am hopeful that the players of the Australian team will be able to continuously develop their game further in this fourth match.
December 25, 2024, 05:11:58 PM
Indian team has the potential to give more better results if there is no grouping as you mentioned. When Kohli was captain he retained Rohit despite poor performance and same was returned by Rohit once he took over the captaincy. On Pakistan side, Babar Azam did damage to team as captain by retaining his friends in the team like Hassan Ali. Australians are on top because there is no room for such nepotism while selecting the team.
Australians never care about personal milestones and they play for their country. However, in India there is a "chalta hai" attitude, and people are quite used to corruption, nepotism and bureaucracy. So when a sub-standard player such as Mohammed Siraj gets retained in the squad just because he is very close to Kohli, hardly anyone questions it. But the same thing doesn't happen with Australia. If Pat Cummins performs poorly in a few matches, then he will be dropped and someone else will replace him.
December 25, 2024, 04:39:30 PM
Australian International test cricket team is best team in test format but in last match, rain interrupted in this match and this was result in the form of draw match. Australian team could win this match if rain did not interrupt in this match. Indian team is less dangerous in this series because Indian team is not playing in their home ground and Indian team is favorite if they are playing in their home ground. Australian team has good stats against India and I think 4th test will be won by Australian team because Travis Head is looking in excellent form and we will see him in next match. Bumrah is not dangerous on Australian pitches and he will not take more wickets in this match.
Even then the Indian team were not playing on their home ground I still don't see them that much kind of bad performance in a series previously. And I think their experienced batsmen are responsible for this poor performance because they batted very responsibly throughout the series. And if they continue this kind of performance, then there is no doubt that they will lose the next match as well and I hope that the match in just 2 hours will not be affected by rain. If I don't know about their weather.
And I agree with you that really good bowlers don't seem dangerous for Australia on this kind of pitch. I would pick the Australian team for this match.
December 25, 2024, 04:04:06 PM
Even in the absence of Travis, the Australia team is in good form to defeat the India team. In the third test match, it is the rain that helped India draw the match. If the climate was fair, the Australia team could've easily won the match. The bottom-order players took responsibility and stood wicket. If not even in the available time, the Australian team might've won the match. The Indian team is quite strong, but the wicket standing ability at the beginning isn't fair to make a big score so that bowlers can perform more confidently.
Third test was closer than it actually looks from the scorecard. In the second innings, Australian batsmen really struggled, with the reliable Travis Head and Steven Smith getting out for cheap scores. Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney as the openers never made any big scores so far in the tournament and now Sam Konstas will be replacing McSweeney for the fourth test. Australian batsmen don't have any defense against Jasprit Bumrah. Fortunately for them, Bumrah never receives enough support from the other bowlers.
December 25, 2024, 03:01:53 PM
Not really, If you and I would be given that much amount of money then we won't mind working on holidays too 
All that India need is a good start to the test match and they will be strong in this test. India are just having a bad form and it is only a matter of time they gain form and start winning. As oppsoite, Pakistan having a good time but the big question are they able to sustain it, i don't think so.
Anyway, I am expecting India and South Africa winning their respective tests though they won't be one sided as you mentioned. Let's see what happens.
All that India need is a good start to the test match and they will be strong in this test. India are just having a bad form and it is only a matter of time they gain form and start winning. As oppsoite, Pakistan having a good time but the big question are they able to sustain it, i don't think so.
We have lots of test cricket coming up tomorrow after Christmas break, PAK/SA, India/AUS and ZIM/Afghan. Pakistan just got a 3-0 win in ODI series and that will boost there moral for coming test series. Pakistan not have a good test record in SENA countries but they made history by becoming first team to whitewash SA in ODI series at there home. This is why we can expect Pakistan to perform well in test series.
India vs Australia test match will be interesting. The series is levelled and both teams will try there best to win this test to take lead in the test series.
December 25, 2024, 01:53:19 PM
We have lots of test cricket coming up tomorrow after Christmas break, PAK/SA, India/AUS and ZIM/Afghan. Pakistan just got a 3-0 win in ODI series and that will boost there moral for coming test series. Pakistan not have a good test record in SENA countries but they made history by becoming first team to whitewash SA in ODI series at there home. This is why we can expect Pakistan to perform well in test series.
India vs Australia test match will be interesting. The series is levelled and both teams will try there best to win this test to take lead in the test series.
That the reason I put Pakistan ahead from south African before start of the series despite having a very bad history of Pakistan in test format before English series and the only reason behind is thier previous performances and player confidence and moral. India vs Australia test match will be interesting. The series is levelled and both teams will try there best to win this test to take lead in the test series.
For me it will not be surprising if Pakistan beat thier opponent with a lead of 2-1 or something around it while on the other hand no doubt Afghanistan will have upper hand on Zimbabwe because of thier player potential and experience while in Aussies series things are very unpredictable but looking to recent performance I think Australian will have dominance over thier opponent.
December 25, 2024, 01:24:59 PM
The Test match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will begin again tomorrow. When Zimbabwe defeated Afghanistan in the first T20 match, it seemed like they might perform much better against Afghanistan in this series. But the Zimbabwe cricket team could not maintain their consistent performance, due to which they lost to Afghanistan in many matches.
Tomorrow they will face a strong Afghanistan in another series. I think Afghanistan is a strong team in the T20 format, Afghanistan is a strong team in the ODI format, and they are a much stronger team in the Test format as well.
Three Test matches are going to start tomorrow, the first Test match between Australia and India, the second between Pakistan and South Africa, and another Test match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan is also going to be played tomorrow. If we talk about the test match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, Afghanistan is a strong team but it does not mean that you will underestimate Zimbabwe team. head to head two Test matches have been played so far between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe and one test match is won by zimbabwe and the other is won by afghanistan so far and i think 50% chances of both teams and it is going to be a good match.Tomorrow they will face a strong Afghanistan in another series. I think Afghanistan is a strong team in the T20 format, Afghanistan is a strong team in the ODI format, and they are a much stronger team in the Test format as well.
December 25, 2024, 01:15:51 PM
Not really, If you and I would be given that much amount of money then we won't mind working on holidays too
All that India need is a good start to the test match and they will be strong in this test. India are just having a bad form and it is only a matter of time they gain form and start winning. As oppsoite, Pakistan having a good time but the big question are they able to sustain it, i don't think so.
Anyway, I am expecting India and South Africa winning their respective tests though they won't be one sided as you mentioned. Let's see what happens.
All that India need is a good start to the test match and they will be strong in this test. India are just having a bad form and it is only a matter of time they gain form and start winning. As oppsoite, Pakistan having a good time but the big question are they able to sustain it, i don't think so.
We have lots of test cricket coming up tomorrow after Christmas break, PAK/SA, India/AUS and ZIM/Afghan. Pakistan just got a 3-0 win in ODI series and that will boost there moral for coming test series. Pakistan not have a good test record in SENA countries but they made history by becoming first team to whitewash SA in ODI series at there home. This is why we can expect Pakistan to perform well in test series.
India vs Australia test match will be interesting. The series is levelled and both teams will try there best to win this test to take lead in the test series.
December 25, 2024, 01:01:58 PM
The Test match between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will begin again tomorrow. When Zimbabwe defeated Afghanistan in the first T20 match, it seemed like they might perform much better against Afghanistan in this series. But the Zimbabwe cricket team could not maintain their consistent performance, due to which they lost to Afghanistan in many matches.
Tomorrow they will face a strong Afghanistan in another series. I think Afghanistan is a strong team in the T20 format, Afghanistan is a strong team in the ODI format, and they are a much stronger team in the Test format as well.
Tomorrow they will face a strong Afghanistan in another series. I think Afghanistan is a strong team in the T20 format, Afghanistan is a strong team in the ODI format, and they are a much stronger team in the Test format as well.
December 25, 2024, 10:09:19 AM
I pity those players frankly speaking because the Christmas-New Year season is one of the best parts of the entire year and they could have spent it with their families and friends, but work is work at the end of the day.
Not really, If you and I would be given that much amount of money then we won't mind working on holidays too
Anyway, I am expecting India and South Africa winning their respective tests though they won't be one sided as you mentioned. Let's see what happens.
All that India need is a good start to the test match and they will be strong in this test. India are just having a bad form and it is only a matter of time they gain form and start winning. As oppsoite, Pakistan having a good time but the big question are they able to sustain it, i don't think so.
December 25, 2024, 08:57:00 AM
Agree with the sentiment but Dhoni's example is unsuitable for this argument.
In test cricket Dhoni retired in the same BGT Australia mid tour, similar to Ashwin and In white ball cricket he continued to play for the next 4-5 years.
In test cricket Dhoni retired in the same BGT Australia mid tour, similar to Ashwin and In white ball cricket he continued to play for the next 4-5 years.
Okay. I accept that. Probably this was not the best example, but aside from that, I believe you would agree with the rest. I don't remember when Dhoni retired from red-ball cricket, but if I am not wrong, he tried to continue for the team in white-ball cricket, but the selectors decided to give other players a chance instead of Dhoni.
I remember seeing some Facebook posts like Dhoni dropped Sehwag when he was captain. Later, BCCI dropped Dhoni because they wanted to prepare other young talents for the upcoming ICC events. It is okay if those young players are performing well.
In White ball cricket too, he played the 2019 ODI World Cup and he was around 37-38 so i would say he played more than enough because you can't expect 40-41 year old to play in the next ODI WC so the transition was natural. Similarly. All transitions are necessary, sometimes players get a kick from the team and the one with the wisdom takes a voluntary respectful retirement.
Fans can look for "irony" or "karma" because sometimes it could look like as controversial and dramatic turn of events but only due to media. In real, it's part of life and happens to everyone in every field.
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It's been a decade since Aus won a Boxing Day test against India so it would be nice to see them win. 2014 - Draw
2018- India
2020- India
2024 - TBD
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