In-form Australian batter Travis Head will be fit for the fourth test and India are considering restoring captain Rohit Sharma to the opener's slot for the match starting in Melbourne on Thursday. Head is the leading run scorer in the five-test series but the left-hander suffered a quad strain in Brisbane.

India and Australia clash in the 4th Test match in Melbourne while the WTC leaders South Africa host Pakistan in their first Test in Centurion. Afghanistan and Zimbabwe also clash in the Boxing Day Test match starting on Thursday.

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Australia heaved a major sigh of relief on Wednesday after skipper Pat Cummins declared run-machine Travis Head fit for the Boxing Day test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Australia run-maker Travis Head is questionable for the fourth cricket test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and teenager Sam Konstas is set to make his first test start for the home side.

Ravi Shastri suggested that going to the Boxing Day Test with the series levelled at 1-1 is the best-case scenario for India to go ahead,

India will be feeling the pressure even though they were the ones celebrating at the end of the drawn third Test against Australia, with the series level at 1-1 with two matches to go. Rohit Sharma's team survived the rain-affected Brisbane Test to keep their hopes alive in the Border Gavaskar Trophy,