The next i.e. fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne. This will be the Boxing Day Test, which will start from 26th December. Having the home ground advantage will make it easier for Australia to play here. Like other places, there will be difficulties for Team India here too. So in the meantime let us know what is the Test record of host Australia in Melbourne.
Australia’s test record in Melbourne
Australia has played 116 Tests so far at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In these matches, Australia has won 67, lost 32 and the remaining 17 matches have ended in a draw. It is noteworthy that this is the same ground where the world’s first Test match was played in 1877.
Australia’s record of last 14 years in Melbourne
In the last 14 years i.e. since 2010, Australia has played 14 Tests here. In these matches, the Kangaroo team won 9, lost 3 and the remaining 2 matches ended in a draw. It is noteworthy that in the last 14 years, two of Australia’s three defeats in Melbourne have come against India. India defeated Australia in Melbourne in 2018 and 2020. The rest of the team faced defeat against England in 2010.
Changes were made in the Indian team for the fourth and fifth tests.
Let us tell you that Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said goodbye to international cricket after the third test of the series played in Gabba. Mumbai spinner Tanush Kotian has been included in the team for the next two Tests in place of Ashwin. Now it will be interesting to see whether Tanush gets a place in the playing eleven or not.
