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Cricket: Australia beat India in Melbourne to take 2-1 lead in Test series

# Cricket: Australia took a 2-1 lead in the five-match Test series against India when they won the penultimate match in Melbourne by 184 runs. India lost its final seven wickets for just 34 runs on the final afternoon at the MCG. Captain Pat Cummins and Scott Boland both took three wickets, while Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 84 was the visitors’ best score. India now has to win the final Test, starting at the SCG in Sydney on Friday, to level the series and retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy.