Melbourne, Dec 26 - India made a steady start reaching 57/1 at lunch on the opening day of the third Test on Boxing Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Wednesday. SCORECARD

At the break, debutant opener Mayank Agarwal (34 not out) and No.3 Cheteshwar Pujara (10 not out) went back undefeated after Pat Cummins ended the 40-run opening stand between the new opening combo of Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari.

Brief Scores: India 57/1 (Mayank Agarwal 34 not out, Cheteshwar Pujara 10 not out; Pat Cummins 1/11) vs Australia.