The First cricket test between India and Australia began today the 26 th of December, 2007,at Melbourn, Australia at the MCG grounds.Austarlia won the toss and elected to bat.At the end of the first day,at stumps Australia was 337 for 9 wickets.The first days honours went to both the teams equally.On the part of Australia, the inform batsman Mathew Heydan and the opener scored a strokeful hundred, his 28 th in his tally of hundreds, proved how he was an adept in playing spin bowling especially the Indian spinners.However, the other batsmen fell cheaply.India to his credit has taken 9 wickets on a single day that too against Australia, of course in a spinner’s friendly pitch.While Anil Kumble took five wickets, yet another five wickets haul, the medium pacers Zahir Khan took 3 wickets and R.P.Singh one wicket to their tally.On the whole the first day of the first test between India and Australia, the honours were shared equally.
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