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India vs Australia: After Perth, Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch gets "average rating" from ICC
•As per reports, the ICC confirmed the rating on Tuesday, a marked improvement from the three demerit points that Melbourne Cricket Ground earned after last year's drawn Ashes Test.
India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins and Mayank Agarwal stand out in MCG report card; Nathan Lyon for once comes a cropper
Rohit •Here are our player ratings from the 3rd Test at Melbourne, in which India registerd a 137-run victory over Australia to take a 2-1 lead in the four-Test series.
India vs Australia: Twitterati hail 'Fab four of Indian bowling' after Virat Kohli and Co go 2-1 up with 137-run win at MCG
Firstcricket Staff •To celebrate, commemorate and commend India's magnificent triumph at the MCG, here's a look at some the best tweets on the internet
India vs Australia: Virat Kohli and Co's 'winning is everything' mentality helped visitors bag Melbourne win
Vedam Jaishankar •Virat Kohli and Co's unwavering, single-minded focus helped overcome several setbacks and converted every post to a winning one through the third Test at Melbourne. This was made possible solely because winning was the 'only thing' for the team.
India vs Australia: India's opening punt to Jasprit Bumrah's six-wicket burst, defining moments from Melbourne Test
Firstcricket Staff •India's the win was a result of them seizing a number of key moments. Lets look at some of the turning points from the Melbourne Test that swung the match in India's favour.
India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah credits Ranji Trophy experience for learning reverse swing after wreaking hosts
•Bumrah produced a career-best effort of 6/33 in 15.5 overs, becoming the first bowler from the subcontinent to take a five-for or more in South Africa, England and Australia in the same year.
India vs Australia: Don't think any Australian cricketer deserves it, says Travis Head after MCG crowd boos Mitchell Marsh
•The MCG crowd started booing Marsh once his name was announced on the public address system when he came onto bowl on Day 1 of the third Test.
Daily Bulletin: Day-long bank strike today; Congress to revisit Mandsaur farmers' protest case; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Today's top stories: Bank strike to affect services at state-owned lenders; toll in the Indonesia tsunami rises to 429, with 154 still missing; KC Venugopal meets senior leaders amid growing dissent among Karnataka Congress MLAs; and more.
India vs Australia: Mayank Agarwal's coach Irfan Sait expects Virender Sehwag-like innings from his ward
•Mayank scored a triple-hundred and three centuries along with four fifties in last year's Ranji Trophy at an astonishing average of 76.46, scoring 1003 runs.
India vs Australia: Ravindra Jadeja’s ‘injury’ episode raises questions about team management’s handling of fitness issues
Chetan Narula •At this stage, the Ravindra Jadeja injury episode is starting to become a merry-go-round, and looks nothing more than a deflection tactic in the build-up to the third Test in Melbourne.