Australia captain Pat Cummins has won the toss and decided to bat first against India in expected hot conditions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the fourth test of the five-match series.

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IND vs AUS 4th Test Live Cricket Score, India vs Australia Test Live Score Online Today Match: Follow the latest match, toss and playing XI updates from the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.

It’s a hot one in Melbourne, and the heat is on Australia as they shake up their lineup for the pivotal Boxing Day Test.

After missing the first Test at Perth, Rohit returned to the Adelaide pink-ball Test but chose to bat down the order following the immense success of the opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul during the Perth Test win.

A big shock prior to the toss in Melbourne as India leave out star batter Shubman Gill and opt for two spinners in their playing XI for the Boxing Day Test.

Aussies won the toss and elected to bat first. Both India and Australia have made big changes in their line-ups.

Australia heaved a major sigh of relief on Wednesday after skipper Pat Cummins declared run-machine Travis Head fit for the Boxing Day test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. India nemesis Head,