Australia run-maker Travis Head is questionable for the fourth cricket test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and teenager Sam Konstas is set to make his first test start for the home side.
In-form Australian batter Travis Head will be fit for the fourth test and India are considering restoring captain Rohit Sharma to the opener's slot for the match starting in Melbourne on Thursday.
Travis Head, in former India coach Ravi Shastri’s words, has been a headache for India during this Border Gavaskar Trophy but Jasprit Bumrah ended his innings early on Thursday. The Aussie dangerman was bowled out for 0 off 7 balls.
Travis Head has landed another TKO on India at Brisbane. Head keeps piling up the centuries against Rohit Sharma's men.
Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Travis Head, the leading run-scorer of this series, for a duck on Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG on Thursday.
India captain Rohit Sharma wants his team’s other bowlers to “step up” and help pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who has been the standout star of the series with Australia.
Australian captain Pat Cummins insists Travis Head has overcome an injury scare and will be good to go for the Boxing Day Test against India. But the searing temperatures at the MCG on Thursday and concerns around the quad strain that left Head under an injury cloud,
Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Australia's leading scorer, Travis Head, for a duck on the first day of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Head, a formidable player with 409 runs in 3 Tests, was out by a back-of-a-length delivery.
Mohammed Siraj was indirectly targeted by Mohammad Kaif after Jasprit Bumrah celebrated Travis Head's wicket with a smile in the Boxing Day Test.
Melbourne: Batsman Travis Head (pictured) was declared fit for the Boxing Day Test against India today in a big boost for Australia while Scott
Travis Head is set to undergo a fitness test on his injured quad, but coach Andrew McDonald remains confident that the star left-hander will be ready to play.