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The fourth match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from Thursday. The Perth Test was won by India, while Australia made a comeback in Adelaide and won the Pink Ball Test. The third match ended in a draw due to rain. The fourth match is going to be very important for both the teams in terms of the series. Australia has had a lot of dominance on the Melbourne Cricket Ground and if we look at the records of the last few years, the Australian team has dominated the opposition team in Melbourne.
The Pat Cummins-led Australia team had put pressure on India in Adelaide and Brisbane and were ahead for most of the game. However, the Indian team made a strong comeback in Brisbane and lost seven wickets within 100 runs in Australia’s second innings. However, difficulties are going to increase for Rohit’s team in Melbourne. At the same time, before the fourth match, many controversies have also created a stir in the Indian camp. Questions have also been raised about Virat Kohli stopping the Australian media from taking photographs at the airport, Jadeja not responding to the English report and then the pitch used for practice.
Australian record in Melbourne
Australia cricket team has played 116 test matches on this ground. The first Test was played here in 1877. The Australian team has won a total of 67 matches and lost 32, while 17 matches have been drawn. Since 2010, Australia has played a total of 14 matches, out of which it has won nine, lost three and drawn two. Australia has lost three matches in Melbourne in the last 14 years and India has won two of them. India had won in 2018 and 2020. Earlier in 2010, the Australian team had to face defeat by an innings and 157 runs on this ground.
