Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) plays host in the customary 'Boxing Day' Test as Australia play India in the penultimate Test of the five-match series.

The last time India played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, it chased down 70 runs and beat Australia by eight wickets.

A crucial day in the Test match begins. India have been bowled out just 21 balls into the fourth day and now we are in the second innings. Australia have a 105-run lead in the first innings on which they are aiming to build a good second innings score.

India has a new batting hero after 21-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy showed the poise of a veteran to score his maiden century, leading his team’s comeback against Australia on day three of the fourth test.

Check the score and updates from Day 4 of the India vs Australia 4th Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

India has a new batting hero after 21-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy showed the poise of a veteran to score his maiden century, leading his team’s comeback against Australia on day three of the fourth test.

Play will begin at 4:30am IST, instead of 5am IST as was the case on the first three days of the fourth India vs Australia Test. Let's take a look at the weather forecast for Day 4 in Melbourne

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Pace dynamo Jasprit Bumrah blitzed Australia's middle order in a thrilling three-wicket burst on Sunday to turn the fourth test on its head and give India some hope of pulling off an unlikely victory.

Australia claimed a lead of 105 runs on the first innings and stretched its advantage to 158 at lunch on day four of the fourth cricket test against India.

A mini-collapse sparked by a run-out helped Australia stay on top as India reached 164-5 at stumps Friday on the second day of the fourth test of the five-match series. Australia resumed Friday morning at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 311-6 and scored 474,