The following is the scoreboard at tea on the first day of the third Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Friday.
Australia:
Chris Rogers c Dhoni b Mohammed Shami 57
David Warner c Dhawan b Yadav 0
Shane Watson lbw b Ashwin 52
Steven Smith batting 23
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Shaun Marsh batting 32
Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 1, nb 2) 10
Total (for three wickets in 59 overs) 174
Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 1, nb 2) 10
Fall of wickets 1-0: (Warner, 1.6 overs), 2-115 (Rogers, 36.2), 3-115 (Watson, 37.2)
Bowling:
Ishant Sharma 15-4-40-0
Umesh Yadav 14-1-55-1
Mohammed Shami 13-4-40-1
Ravichandran Ashwin 15-5-26-1
Murali Vijay 2-0-6-0
Match Details:
Toss: Australia chose to bat
Test debuts: Joe Burns (Australia); Lokesh Rahul (India)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Richard Kettleborough (England)
TV umpire: John Ward (Australia)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Reserve umpire: Geoff Joshua (Australia)
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