Some news on Peter Handscomb
Dropped from the side ahead of this Test, he will still get some cricket this week.
India 0-13
Agarwal milking Starc either side of the wicket. No venom in the deck. Early trouble signs for Australia. They've removed their short leg with so little bounce in the wicket.
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India 0-7
Agarwal gets another three, flicking Hazlewood down to long leg. The MCG is filling up, and looking a treat. Still not much on offer from the pitch.
India 0-4
Ricky Ponting is already concerned about the pitch.
The former Australian captain notes on Channel Seven that the ball is bouncing in front of gloveman Tim Paine. A good toss for Kohli to win, Ponting reckons.
India 0-3
Agarwal got off the mark with three to deep cover. His first Test runs. The openers look comfortable early, however Australia not quite hitting the spot as often as they would have hoped.
Maiden to start
Josh Hazlewood to Agarwal from the Southern Stand end now.
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National anthems
The crowd is slowly building, probably only about 55,000 at the moment. There is a welcome to country, and now the anthems.
What the captains said at the toss
Tim Paine: "I Wasn't too sure what I'd have done, but happy to be having a bowl."
Virat Kohli: "It's going to get slower and slower and tougher to bat on the third and fourth day."
The Indian openers
Australia will get an early look at debutant Mayank Agarwal, who opens the batting for India with Hanuma Vihari after the tourists made a double-change at the top of the order.
Toss
Virat Kohli has called correctly and India will bat first at the MCG.
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