Australia v India: fourth men’s cricket Test, day four - live

now 18.33 EST 1st over: Australia 4-0 (Konstas 1, Khawaja 1) The Double Ks come to the middle, Konstas on strike to Bumrah… and there are boos as he takes a single first ball! Little pull shot. Khawaja glances his first run. Bumrah not quite on the spot yet, sore shoulders from carrying the side, all that. Bowls wide of the off stump and has a word to himself as Konstas stares back at him, then bowls leg stump and deflects off the pads for two. Pace down in the low 130s. Let’s give him an over or two to warm up. There’s the first Konstas shot! Charges, swats, misses with an almost horizontal bat, and the ball bounces over his stumps. Share

4m ago 18.29 EST John Starbuck, our most maritime-coded correspondent, writes in. “‘Morning, Geoff. Oh how I miss Richie saying ‘Morning everyone’. I’m currently drinking golden rum to help me sleep later (he says) and carrying on with re-reading Jasper Fforde’s The Woman Who Died a Lot, which I recommend, even though the dominant sport is not cricket, but croquet. More power to your typing fingers as I’m set to enjoy the OBO, so long as the rain holds off. What’s the weather forecast for the MCG?” I once confused some very pleasant Icelanders who thought I was talking about croquet. Weather is set fair, cool on the walk in this morning, but on the way to the mid 20s and no rain for the rest of the Test. Share Updated at 18.29 EST

9m ago 18.23 EST End of the second innings, Australia lead by 105 runs So the Indian pair added 11 this morning, trimming the deficit usefully. Now everything rides on their efforts with the ball. Will Australia fall victim to the third-innings wobble, as they did in Brisbane? Will they seize control of this match? Sam Konstas is going to bat in a few minutes. Strap in, either way. Share

11m ago 18.22 EST WICKET! Reddy c Starc b Lyon 114, India 369-10 Never mind, the point of contention is soon resolved. Team play from Reddy, he could have just batted for the nice red ink ton, but he keeps taking on Lyon and hits him down the ground again. This time elevated but not enough distance, and Starc at long off has the buckets out. Lyon gets three instead of Cummins getting four. Share

13m ago 18.20 EST 119th over: India 369-9 (Reddy 114, Siraj 4) Cheers as Siraj blocks the first ball. Not many in yet this morning with the early start, though the MCC area is well stocked. Siraj is able to squirt away a run fourth ball, then Reddy adds another. Then a big to-do from the last ball. Siraj jams down on a yorker outside off stump. It squeezes up from the edge to slip. Umpire’s review checks the bump ball, and the Bangladeshi third umpire Sharfuddoula rules it not out! Cummins is astonished, the Australians had already started wandering towards the fence when they saw the replay. Cummins is making the T sign for a review to the standing umpires, over and over again, while Joel Wilson tells him that he can’t review a review. I have to agree with Cummins there. There’s a chance that the ball is touching bat and ground at the same time as it arrives, I guess. That might be the umpire’s thinking. But it comes up off the ground and then subsequently off the bat, I would say. Touches the bat last on its way to slip. Anyway. Not out. Share

22m ago 18.11 EST 118th over: India 367-9 (Reddy 113, Siraj 3) Single first ball! Happy to let Siraj face the spin of Lyon. Interesting. Siraj might need to look for a run here rather than block out five balls. And he does so! A little prod behind point, nicely done. Reddy sweeps a couple of runs square. Then charges Lyon and smites four! That’s the stuff. When you may not have many opportunities to face, got to take the ones you get, and the young century-maker has been happy taking on Lyon all series. Down the ground this time. But can’t find the run from the sixth ball to keep strike. Cummins with a full over to Siraj could be the codicil. Share

28m ago 18.04 EST 117th over: India 359-9 (Reddy 106, Siraj 2) Cummins to bowl, Reddy to resume on a century, the onlookers cheer… and he plays a forward defence. Nice. Blocks out a couple and then decides to take the single fourth ball of the over, not fifth or sixth. So he’s decided to trust Siraj from the outset. Not so much that they take a possible run when Siraj blocks a ball into the midwicket gap. He spars at the sixth, down the line of the stumps, and it goes by the edge. Share Updated at 18.10 EST

32m ago 18.00 EST Players are coming onto the field. Some Indian squad members are still taking high catches as the umpires walk out. That’s dedication. Now they’re on the move. Share

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