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Boxing Day Test: Travis Head has been passed fit to play while fast bowler Scott Boland returned to Australia's playing XI for the Boxing Day Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India.

Captain Pat Cummins confirmed Australia would make two changes for the fourth Test in Melbourne, with Sam Konstas to debut and Boland coming in for the injured Josh Hazlewood.

Speaking about Head, who had suffered a quad strain during the Brisbane Test, Cummins said the left-hander ticked all the boxes during the stringent fitness test and was ultimately declared fit to play the fourth Test of the five-match series, currently tied at 1-1.