Australia vs India, day 5: Virat Kohli booed off MCG for probably last time as Aussies close in on epic victory – Nine

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Australia: Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Mitchell Starc has bowled superbly this morning and deserved this wicket.
And how about the reaction to Kohli from the crowd?
The fans clearly won't forget him laying the shoulder into a 19-year-old on day one…
And with that wicket the players and umpires walk off for the lunch break.
This match is undoubtedly now in the hands of Australia – India almost can't win it whereas the Aussies need seven more wickets.
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Mitchell Starc gets in on the action!
He nicks off Virat Kohli and the catch is taking at first slip.
Kohli gone for 5 and he is booed off the MCG, just as he was booed on it – the crowd not forgetting his shoulder on Sam Konstas on day one!
How about this for a stat?
Pat Cummins has dismissed Rohit Sharma FOUR times this series for 11 runs!
Yes, 4-11 when it's been captain bowling to captain.
Good chance Rohit won't even make it to Sydney.
This is now officially the highest total crowd number ever to an MCG Test match!
And it seems fans are still coming through the turnstiles with $10 tickets on offer, and kids in for free today.
You will rarely see a more enthralling day of cricket than this.
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Indian captain Rohit Sharma is in terrible form and his captaincy hasn't been much better since returning for the second Test.
Commentators now mull whether he will be axed ahead of the Sydney match, with Jasprit Bumrah likely taking the captaincy reins.
"It's glaring how good India looked in Perth, to how they've looked since," Michael Vaughan says.
"This Indian team has been nowhere near the standard since that Perth match."
Rohit Sharma of India looks dejected after being dismissed by Pat Cummins. Getty
Pat Cummins has another!
KL Rahul nicks off to the Aussie captain and India is suddenly two down.
"Pat Cummins is turning this game around," Harsha Bhogle says in commentary.
Incredible bowling from the Aussies this morning.
Aussies get the breakthrough!
Rohit Sharma – who is in awful form – nicks Pat Cummins and the catch is taken by Mitch Marsh at gully.
Sharma goes for 9. Aussies need nine wickets to win.
We have a drinks break.
So far the Indians certainly aren't pushing to reach the 340 total needed to win this match.
But they do have the batters to score quickly if they can survive this first session.
Aussies bowling very well so far.
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