2011 Boxing Day Test: India lose first Test by 122 runs
Melbourne, December 29: The Indian batting crumbled against a lively pace attack as Australia won the first Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) by 122 runs here Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in their bid to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The Indian batting collapsed for the second time in the match. Chasing 292 to win, the visitors lost their top six batsmen for just 64 runs, before being bowled out for 169. Australia were bowled out for 240 in their second innings earlier in the day.
Opting to bat, Australia made 333 in the first innings and took a 51-run lead after bowling out India for 282 runs.
For India it was their fifth successive Test loss overseas, following their 0-4 whitewash during the summer in England.
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