The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) witnessed history on the first day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia, as a record-breaking crowd of 87,242 spectators filled the stadium, marking the highest attendance for Day 1 of the match in the last five years.

Usman Khawaja hits his first 50 of the series after 19-year-old Sam Konstas demolishes a half-century off 52 balls on debut, taking the attack to India in the fourth Test at the MCG. Follow live.

Australia produced a collective batting performance in the first two sessions before faltering late into the opening day's play.

A record 87,242 spectators filled the stands at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia, setting a new mark for the highest single-day attendance in a five-day match between the two teams.

India have been undefeated in Boxing Day Tests against Australia at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for over a decade since 2014 across three appearances.

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Most 19 year olds would be overawed by making their Australian Test debut in front of 90,000-plus fans on Boxing Day at the MCG. Not Sam Konstas. The NSW prodigy was parachuted into the Australian XI as an opener after the nation's top order struggles through the first three Tests against India.