The CA's decision to increase the number of Tests for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from four to five has proved to be a masterstroke as crowd attendance and viewership records are set to surpass the hallowed Ashes.

Nitish Kumar Reddy comes of age at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on day three, scoring a maiden Test century to drag India back into the Boxing Day Test.

Reddy’s stellar knock, supported by Washington Sundar’s composed half-century, has given Indian fans a glimmer of hope.