Australia reduced to 68/2 as rain stops play (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 9:12 am ICT by IANSMelbourne, Dec 26 (IANS) Australia were 68 for two in the first innings against India as rain halted play shortly before the lunch break on the first day of the first cricket Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here Monday.
Debutant opener Ed Cowan was batting on 14 and Ricky Ponting 15 when rain stopped play prompting an early lunch. India pacer Umesh Yadav picked up the two wickets of David Warner (37) and Shaun Marsh.
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