Konstas didn't shy away from trying to play the same shot in Bumrah's next over as well and finally hit the ball over keeper for two fours and a six

Batsman Travis Head was declared fit for the Boxing Day Test against India on Wednesday in a big boost for Australia while Scott Boland was confirmed as the injured Josh Hazlewood's replacement.

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Former coach Ravi Shastri has backed India to win the Boxing Day Test, saying the visitors have exploited Australia's "brittle" top order to have their "nose ahead" in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

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Travis Head fit to play, as Sam Konstas and Scott Boland join the side for the upcoming contest against India in Melbourne.

Ravi Shastri suggested that going to the Boxing Day Test with the series levelled at 1-1 is the best-case scenario for India to go ahead,

Ravi Shastri feels that India have exploited Australia's "brittle" top order in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Former coach Ravi Shastri has backed India to win the Boxing Day Test, saying the visitors have exploited Australia's "brittle" top order to have their "nose ahead" in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Shastri added that Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is "almost single-handedly" responsible for the visitors keeping the series levelled at 1-1.

Ravi Shastri has backed India to win the Boxing Day Test, saying the visitors have exploited Australia’s ‘brittle’ top order to have their ‘nose ahead’ in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Ravi Shastri backs India's chances in the Boxing Day Test against Australia, citing the hosts' weak top order and Jasprit Bumrah's significant contributions. Shastri praises teenage sensation Sam Konstas and criticizes the exclusion of Nathan McSweeney.