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As It Happened - India vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 1 at Melbourne
Live cricket score and ball-by-ball commentary from the first day of the third Test match between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne on Friday.
Steve Smith plays a shot during Boxing Day Test.© AFP
Steve Smith played another captain's knock and Chris Rogers and Shane Watson hit fifties as Australia shared the opening day of the third Test with India in Melbourne on Friday. Catch all the highlights of the match here: (SCORECARD)
Before a huge Boxing Day crowd of almost 70,000, Smith joined teammate David Warner in reaching 1,000 Test runs for the calendar year with his unbeaten 72.
At the close, Australia were 259 for five after winning the toss with Brad Haddin seeking a confidence-boosting innings as the other not out batsman on 23.
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Good length ball on the pads, tucked to the leg side by Harris.
Straying on the pads, Smith has flicked it to fine leg for a single.
Floated outside off, Harris defends it from within the crease.
Harris has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Ryan Harris comes out to bat.
OUT! Stumped! Johnson is a goner! A straight delivery which sneaks through bat and pad. Johnson comes down the wicket and fails to connect. Dhoni collects the ball and dislodges the bails easily. A useful 50-run partnership between Johnson and Smith comes to an end.
Flatter on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket by Johnson.
Johnson has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Loopy ball on the pads, flicked to the leg side for a single.
The ball has lost its shape. The umpires are having a look at it and getting it replaced.