Melbourne: Scoreboard after Australia scored 259/5 at Stumps on Day 1 after Steven Smith won the toss and opted to bat first in third test played at Melbourne Cricket Ground here Friday.
Australia 1st innings: 259/5 in 90 overs
| Chris Rogers | c Dhoni b Shami | 57 |
| David Warner | c Dhawan b Yadav | 0 |
| Shane Watson | lbw b Ashwin | 52 |
| Steven Smith | not out | 72* |
| Shaun Marsh | c Dhoni b Shami | 32 |
| Joe Burns | c Dhoni b Yadav | 13 |
| Brad Haddin | not out | 23* |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 6, wd 1, nb 2) | 10 |
| Total | for 5 wickets | 259 |
| Overs | at Stumps, Day 1 | 90 |
| Fall of wickets | 0-1 (Warner, 1.6 ov), 2-115 (Rogers, 36.2 ov), 3-115 (Watson, 37.2 ov), 4-184 (Marsh, 60.6 ov), 5-216 (Burns, 70.5 ov) |
Still to bat: Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Ishant Sharma | 21 | 6 | 54 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 20 | 2 | 69 | 2 |
| Mohammad Shami | 17 | 4 | 55 | 2 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 27 | 7 | 60 | 1 |
| Murali Vijay | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
