The Boxing Day Test in Melbourne saw an exciting finish on the fourth day as Jasprit Bumrah narrowly missed a five-wicket haul. Bumrah overstepped while dismissing Nathan Lyon, giving Australia a reprieve. Lyon, unbeaten on 41, alongside Scott Boland, frustrated India with their last-wicket partnership, taking Australia's lead to 333 runs at stumps.
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