Australia went on to secure a famous victory on the final day of the fourth Test, with Pat Cummins' side wrestling the match away from India to win by 184 runs.
It will go down as an all-time classic and one of the most thrilling Boxing Day Tests ever played - but Australia's 184-run win will be a bitter pill to swallow for India thanks to one contentious decision.
Head took the crucial wicket of Rishabh Pant to kick off a mini-collapse for India during an incredibly tense finale to the Boxing Day Test - but it's what he did afterwards that got fans offside.
Mitchell Starc and his teammates were convinced he had trapped Indian star Yashasvi Jaiswal LBW during Monday's tense run chase - but what happened next left them in shock.
The stage was set for a classic seesawing battle between Australia and India at the MCG on Monday - with a record that has stood since Don Bradman's prime falling in the morning.
Nitish Kumar Reddy's father Mutalya had just watched his son score his first Test hundred at the MCG - then he was lucky enough to meet one of the true giants of the game in Sunil Gavaskar.
Marnus Labuschagne was fielding in the slips early on in India's second innings as the visitors tried to break a record and score 334 runs to ensure they keep the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Former England cricket star Isa Guha has become one of the game's top commentators thanks to her wit, humour and insight - but that's not why fans are being blown away by her performance.
Healy is one of the greatest cricketers Australia has produced - and fans of the game have leapt to her defence after she started trending on social media for all the wrong reasons.
Whatever the result of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG, Jasprit 'Boom Boom' Bumrah and Sam 'Kid' Konstas will head to the SCG level on points in their private bout.
Jasprit Bumrah has produced another classic spell to decimate Australia's top-order and give India a fighting chance of pulling off a special Boxing Day Test win.
Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting believes struggling Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is on borrowed time after his 'lazy' dismissal in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
Kohli accepted that his shoulder bump on the 19-year-old opening batsman breached the ICC's Code of Conduct relating to 'inappropriate physical contact with another player'.
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About 24 hours after his ugly incident with the teenage debutant, Kohli was caught up in another concerning scene at the MCG as Australia looked to take the game away from India.
Kohli became the villain once again when he slammed into the teenager on Boxing Day - but while Aussie cricket fans are furious with the former skipper, Konstas has a very different view.
The former Indian Test skipper slammed his shoulder into the 19-year-old between overs in the latest flashpoint in the nation's intense rivalry with Australia - and Indian fans lashed out.
Virat Kohli was hit by a chorus of condemnation when he shoulder charged 19-year-old Konstas between overs on Thursday - and that chorus grew louder once his penalty was announced.
The 19-year-old dazzled fans at the MCG on his Test debut, ramping Jasprit Bumrah twice - with one of his strikes going for six - before he went on to hit 60 runs from 65 balls before being dismissed.
The 19-year-old opener enjoyed a memorable start to his first Test, bringing up a half-century before being dismissed for lbw by Ravindra Jadeja for 60 runs.
The 19-year-old left fans and experts with their jaws on the floor after taking on and beating the world's best bowler on his way to a thrilling 60 from just 65 balls at the MCG.
Aged just 19 and on debut on Aussie cricket's biggest stage, Sam Konstas left fans and experts in disbelief with his stunning innings - despite some shocking treatment from Virat Kohli.